What Can I do With a Major

Major: Special Education

Description of Major:

In this program, you will learn to work with children and adults with special needs related to physical, psychological, or cognitive disabilities or with persons with exceptional ability in these areas. This field includes a great deal of diversity in the population, disabilities, and settings in which the population is served. You will learn about normal human development and how psychological and sociological issues affect human behavior. You will learn how to help those with emotional disturbances, orthopedic, vision or speech impairments, and those who are developmentally delayed. You will learn about the causes of various disabilities and the methods appropriate for intervention and education of persons with disabilities within different settings. Important issues include: language, motor, and social-emotional development of persons with disabilities, diagnostic and assessment procedures, and effective communications with family members. You will also learn how to evaluate, communicate, and educate persons who exhibit exceptional intellectual, psychological, or artistic ability.

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Related Career Titles:

Adult Education Teacher
Missionary Worker
Educational Therapist
Special Education Administrator
Social Services Volunteer
Elementary School Teacher
Child Life Specialist
Day Car Administrator
Adventure/ Outdoor Education Teacher
Speech Pathologist
Secondary Education Teacher
School Psychologist
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

Employment Areas :
Business and Industry
Camps
Churches
Colleges and Universities
Community Centers
Educational Publishers
Hospitals
Libraries
Non Profits
Public and Private Schools
State and Federal Government
Youth Services

Related Links:

Special Ed resources:
http://seriweb.com/

Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html?src=mr

University of Virginia Special Education
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/specialed/

Federal Resource Center for Special Education
http://www.dssc.org/frc/

The Special Education Homepage
http://specialed.freeyellow.com/

Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.special-ed-careers.org