Zelma Casebier: As far as high school classes, I would say just get a well rounded education. I have been looking for a job in education. There seems to be a lot of job openings for speech pathologist, physical and occupational therapists. As a speech pathologist you could work in a school or clinic or have your own private practice.
Shaquita Wernicki: As far as choosing your high school curriculum, I doubt your school offers courses that will really go in depth on topics related to special ed; however, I do strongly encourage you to pursue a degree in special education or something related! I LOVE what I do, working in this field is a highly rewarding yet challenging career with great opportunities to help others! I do behavioral therapy in education, working with children with developmental delays (mostly autism) using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). ABA is a fast growing field and there is an increasing demand for qualified professionals as the awareness! and diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders is on the rise!!...Show more
Ricardo Rozelle: If your 18 years old you can work as a respite care provider for children of all ages. I know during summer vacation parents are in need of someone to watch their child or teenager with special needs. Respite providers are special care providers who are like babysitters, but because they are special needs they need the extra care. Helping them to the bathroom, feeding them, and supervision....Show more
Olin Hallin: Your hs classes won't affect your career if you choose to go into special ed. Most people in special ed are teachers. You would have to go to a four year college and get a BA or BS degree. You could get it in special ed, education, liberal studies or even something else.Once you get the BA, then you get into a teaching credentialing program. These last about two years and in most places you can teach while you're getting your credential. You would get it in e! ither mild to moderate or moderate to severe, depending on the! population you want to work with.This is how most people get into it. There are other areas too; adapted physical education (what I teach), physical or orthopedic therapists, speech therapists, psychologists, etc. There are even lawyers who specialize in it. The requirements for these are different for each one. But the main thing is that you need the college degree.Without the degree, you won't make enough money to really live. Teacher aides and other low level employees never make more than $20 an hour, do grunt work (diapers), have few benefits and little security....Show more
Ronnie Barcus: specific practise will maximum possibly positioned you in a school putting. Speech pathology would or won't. A speech pathologist is additionally in any type of different settings... from clinics to non-public advertisement firms. a definite practise instructor is in simple terms a commonplace instructor with specific specific-practise coaching and certification. A speech path! ologist is many times seen a healthcare occupation... and demands its own form of coaching. In some states, suggested coaching might additionally be "vocational" in nature... which, if so, skill, for helpful, that it fairly is won greater with out postpone than transforming into a qualified specific ed instructor. As for earnings skill, all of it in simple terms relies upon on the state and the geography interior it, and what sorts of licenses or certifications suggested state demands for the two factors. desire that helps....Show more
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