Intervener Resources

Intervener Briefing Papers

• Interveners for Students with Deafblindness in Texas  (Spanish)
• NTAC Briefing Paper:  The Intervener in Early Intervention and Educational Settings for Children and Youth with Deafblindness 

Competencies

• CEC Approves Competencies for Teachers of the Deafblind (PDF)
• Competencies for Training Interveners to Work with Children and Students with Deafblindness
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Red Book:  What Every Special Educator must Know- Ethics, Standards, and Guidelines, includes specialization, knowledge and skill set for paraeducators who are interveners for individuals with deaf-blindness (PDF document, page 195-201).
• Intervener Portfolio Summary (Word and PDF)
• Portfolios for Interveners - What is a Portfolio?
• Qualifications for an Intervener (all levels) in the DB-MD Medicaid Waiver

Resources

• Community of Practice: a paraprofessional and intervener training listserv
• Deafblindness and the Intervener (VHS or DVD)
• Determing the Need for an Intervener in Educational Settings (NEW)
• Documenting Instructional Considerations/Modifications (DOC - 152k)
• IEP Quality Indicators ( PDF) (Spanish PDF) (Word) (Spanish Word)
• Interveners in the Classroom: Guidelines for Teams Working with Students who are Deafblind (SKI-HI.org) ORDER FORM - PDF
• SKI-HI Intervener Statewide Packet Order Form - PDF
• Out of the Corner and into the Class: The Role of the Intervener with Deafblind Children
• TEA Services to Students who are Deaf Blind (DB):
• Determining Need for an Intervener - worksheet
• 10 Issues to Always Consider When Intervening for Students with Deafblindness - Article
• 10 Issues to Always Consider When Intervening for Your Student with Deafblindness - Worksheet

Training

• Intervener Training and Credential
• Intervener Training Options
• California Deaf-Blind Services:  Online Introduction to Interveners

Preservice Online Training Program in Deafblindness

• East Carolina University Graduate Certificate In Deafblindness
• East Carolina University Intervener Certificate
• Texas Tech University Deafblind Graduate Certificate
• Utah State University

Courses through Institutes of Higher Education

• B.C. Provincial Outreach Program for Students with Deafblindness
• Intervener for Deaf-Blind Persons Program - GEORGE BROWN FULL-TIME PROGRAMS GUIDE
• Intervenor for Deaf-Blind Persons Program Calendar: Medicine Hat College

Interverner Ideas

• A Bridge Not a Barrier (November.2005)
• Accessing websites and email information (Nov. 2004)
• Connecting with Your Student (Feb. 2005)
• Develop a routine that incorporates one of your student's Likes. (Nov. 2003)
• Learning to Trust, the Key to Quality Intervention (September 2006)
• Portfolios (Feb. 2004)
• Using Landmarks and Clues to Help Your Student Know Where He is in the World (June 2005)

Attachments:

10 Issues for Intervening - Worksheet	395 Kb
Determing the Need for an Intervener	81 Kb
Determining Need for an Intervener (word)	81 Kb
Intervener Guidelines - PDF	40 Kb
Intervener Portfolio Summary	267 Kb
Intervener Portfolio Summary - PDF	213 Kb
Competencies for Training Interveners	150 Kb
NTAC Briefing Paper:	332 Kb
10 Issues for Intervening - Article	43 Kb
SKI-HI Intervener Statewide Packet Order Form	56 Kb