Special Education
GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
Certificate Programs
Certificates of Completion
Autism Certificate
The Departments of Special Education and Continuing Education in the Graduate School of Education at Portland State University in collaboration with PSU's Autism Training and Research Center have designed a certificate program for "Educating the Child with Autism. The program can be taken at either the undergraduate or graduate level.
Take coures in any sequence, no prerequisites, no formal admission proceedures.
- Educating the Child with Autism: Certificate of Completion is a 19-credit program designed to teach students to use a comprehensive set of evidence-based instructional strategies and a curriculum that is demonstrated to improve the learning outcomes of children with a range of disorders on the Autistic Spectrum. Open Enrollment (no application required)
- Understanding Asperger's Syndrome and High Functioning Autism is a 12-credit online program providing a framework for understanding Asperger's syndrome, high functioning autism, and other diagnoses including pervasive developmental disorder not otherwised specified (PDD-NOS) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Topics include diagnostic issues, educational implications, and programming recommendations. Open Enrollment (no application required)
Graduate Certificate
Fall start; Application deadline is February 1.
Some credits can be used to complete the elective requirement in the Master's degree.
- Infant Toddler Mental Health: A Relationship-based Approach is designed for professionals who are working with families who have children from the prenatal period to 36-months of age. This program is appropriate for professionals who are mental health, special education, child welfare social service providers; home visits; teachers; child-care providers; and health care professionals. It is also appropriate for supervisors of these direct-service providers. Contact Julie Puris, at 503-725-4628; email: purisj@pdx.edu
ITMH admission materials can be accessed at:
www.pdx.edu/sped/special-education-department-application-packet
