1. Defining the Roles of Services to Students with Disabilities: Creating a Certificate for Service Providers Susan Asselin, Virginia Tech Peggy Weiss, UNC – Chapel Hill Jane Warner, The Citadel Virginia AHEAD Fall Conference October 1, 2009 John Tyler Community College Chester, VA

2. What Are We Doing Today? Starting a conversation with you about the value of a on-line certification program for disability services providers and others in higher education who work with students with disabilities. Starting a conversation with you about the value of a on-line certification program for disability services providers and others in higher education who work with students with disabilities. Asking for your help to begin to develop a curriculum towards a certification process. Asking for your help to begin to develop a curriculum towards a certification process.

3. Beginning Questions What are your thoughts on the need for a certification for disability service providers? What are your thoughts on the need for a certification for disability service providers? Would it make a difference in your hiring practices if an individual had certification in this area? Would it make a difference in your hiring practices if an individual had certification in this area? Would you consider that this program be used for existing staff to update their knowledge? Would you consider that this program be used for existing staff to update their knowledge? Would it make sense to use the AHEAD Professional Standards as a starting point to develop the program? Would it make sense to use the AHEAD Professional Standards as a starting point to develop the program?

4. Today’s Goal Use a DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) approach to solicit expert input on knowledge and skills needed by college disability service providers to determine the feasibility of developing and offering a professional certificate program. Use a DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) approach to solicit expert input on knowledge and skills needed by college disability service providers to determine the feasibility of developing and offering a professional certificate program.

5. Objectives Brainstorm all the position titles in disability services or other programs that provide direct services to students with disabilities (e.g. N4A Athletic Learning Specialists) Brainstorm all the position titles in disability services or other programs that provide direct services to students with disabilities (e.g. N4A Athletic Learning Specialists) Examine AHEAD Professional Standards categories and major duties and prioritize by importance and frequency Examine AHEAD Professional Standards categories and major duties and prioritize by importance and frequency Determine specific professional knowledge and skills for tasks under each duty Determine specific professional knowledge and skills for tasks under each duty List additional experiences outside course that would be beneficial List additional experiences outside course that would be beneficial Describe the ideal delivery model Describe the ideal delivery model Recommend what should we do next? Recommend what should we do next?

6. Think, Think, Think What are your job titles? What traits do you consider essential to this job?

7. AHEAD Professional Standards Administration Administration Direct Service Direct Service Consultation and/or Consultation and/or Collaboration Collaboration Institutional Awareness Institutional Awareness Professional Development Professional Development

8. AHEAD Professional Standards - Administration DutiesKnowledgeSkills Develop Program Policies & Procedures Develops program services Identify & Establish program goals Supervise/train program staff

9. Outside Course Experiences Outside Course Experiences

10. Delivery mode Delivery mode

11. What is next?