Supporting Students with Special Health Care Needs Course Description: This course prepares the Instructional Assistant student to work with students in the school setting who have special healthcare needs. Management and care of chronic or acute physical health conditions, as well as students with mental health issues will be examined. Adaptive equipment and assistive technology will be introduced and explored. Laws, policies and the roles of school personnel and health care professionals will be outlined. The role of the Instructional Assistant in the emergency management of students with various health conditions will be explored.
Reflection As a para, knowing these terms and how to operate and use this equipment can be very important for the health safety of certain students. Parents are relying on you to take care of their child and sometimes that involves health related care.
Reflection Knowing the technology that students with special health care needs can use is very important too. This is important because this technology can be use to help the student to become more independent in society. Because of this reason it is important, as a para, to know the different types of technology and how to use them.