Educational interveners need specialized skills related to deafblind education in order to provide one-on-one instructional support to students who are deafblind. An intervener’s effectiveness is increased with appropriate supervision and support from the IEP team. To meet the needs of interveners in Texas, the Texas Deafblind Project at Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired is pleased to announce the 2026 Introduction to the Intervener Team Model Training.
This workshop provides information for the intervener and the team on:
- Impact & Implications of Being Deafblind
- Intervener Competencies & Training Updates
- Intervener and Team Roles & Responsibilities
- Interaction & Tactile-Bodily Perspective
- Intervention Issues & Considerations
- Tools and Strategies to Support the Student Profile
- Behavior: Shifting Our Perspective for Positive Change
Important Session Information:
This workshop is for those individuals who are newly assigned in the role as an Intervener, or for current interveners who have not yet had the opportunity to attend this introductory training.
Each intervener should attend this training with a professional member of the educational team (ideally the classroom teacher, but this could also be a teacher for the deaf and hard of hearing or teacher for students with visual impairments or another professional regularly involved with the deafblind student). Family members (parents or guardians) of the student are welcomed to attend, as well.