New!
The Down Syndrome Society of South Australia proudly announces the auspicing of KIDS, a new service being offered to families, professionals, school personnel, therapists and other staff who are invovled in supporting the ongoing development and education of children and students with with Down syndrome and similar chromosomal disorders, global developmental delay and intellectual disability.
This service is available to South Australian, interstate and international customers.
This includes a Helpline and Consultancy Service. For further information click on the KIDS logo.
Training & Consultancies - Courses for Education Staff
The DSSSA offers an extensive range of training and development programs for preschool and school personnel.(see list below).
Some courses are run regularly throughout the year whilst others are run on an ‘as needed’ basis.
Search our training database to see the courses on offer as part of the 2010 Training and Development program. Membership of the Society provides a discount on course fees (and for some courses attendance is free).
If you are interested in a course that has not been scheduled in 2010 please contact us to discuss your needs.
Courses available:
- Toward a Better Understanding of the Child with Down syndrome
- Behaviour Management (pre school/primary/secondary)
- Developing Pre-writing/Drawing /Scissor Cutting skills
- Developing Reading Skills - Getting Started/ Moving On
- Literacy Skills - Spell to Write/Written language.
- Effective Collaborative Programming - A Whole School Approach
- Management of Transition
- Maths – Time, calendar, money, numeracy
- Right to Know…. (about friendships, personal safety & sexuality) (5-18 yrs)
- Transition to Secondary School
- Inclusive Programming in Secondary School
- Guidelines for Teachers of Students with Down syndrome in Upper Primary, Middle and Secondary School
- Survival Signing
- Williams Syndrome / Prader-Willi
Training Database
Search our training database to see whether there is a course coming up that interests you.
To find courses specifically designed for education staff (and/or other professionals), choose the ‘All’ option. The results returned will be those where various types of education staff (eg. Principals, Teachers, Support staff etc) and/or other professionals have been nominated in the Audience field. The Audience field gives an indication of who would most benefit from attending a particular course.
Searching for courses by an individual category will return any course in that category targeted towards education staff and/or other professionals.
Click on a course title to view more information about the course including a description, course duration, and any feedback that may have been received.
Note, all prices are inclusive of GST. |
| Course Name & Date | Audience | Member Price |
Non Member Price |
| Behaviour Support
18 Mar 2011 |
All, Parents, Principals, Teachers, School Assistants, Therapists, Other Professionals, Community Groups | $115.00 | $130.00 |
| Introduction to Key Word Signing
1 Apr 2011 |
All, Parents, Principals, Teachers, School Assistants, Therapists, Other Professionals, Community Groups | $65.00 | $75.00 |
| Literacy
19 Mar 2011 |
Parents, Principals, Teachers, School Assistants, Therapists, Other Professionals, Community Groups | $115.00 | $130.00 |
| Maths & Money
9 Apr 2011 |
All, Parents, Principals, Teachers, School Assistants, Therapists, Other Professionals, Community Groups | $115.00 | $130.00 |
| Pathways to Successful Work
13 May 2011 |
Parents, Principals, Teachers, School Assistants | $45.00 | $55.00 |
| Right To Know....about Freindships, Personal Safety and Sexuality
8 Apr 2011 |
All, Parents, Principals, Teachers, School Assistants, Therapists, Other Professionals, Community Groups | $115.00 | $130.00 |
| Toward a Better Understanding of the Student with Intellectual Disability/Global Developmental Delay (Junior Primary/Primary/Secondary)
19 Feb 2011 |
Parents, Principals, Teachers, School Assistants, Therapists, Other Professionals | $115.00 | $130.00 |
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