severe disabilities program
ellin siegel ph.d.
 
department of special education & communication disorders
university of nebraska-lincoln
program overview
upcoming courses for fall & spring
endorsement / certification
masters degree
courses
roles for educators
resources in this field
upcoming courses 
   
Permanent Schedule
Course
Number
Course Title and Description 
Credit Hours
Spring 
(Monday) 
SpEd 881

(Required for Endorsement) 

Teaching Students with Retardation or Severe Disabilities  
Planning, implementing, and evaluating effective longitudinal education for individuals with moderate-profound retardation, severe impairments and multiple disabilities.  Knowledge and skill regarding best practices within inclusive education settings for these learners will be emphasized using an ecological and functional model that addresses useful skills in current and future environments.  

      Prerequisite:  SpEd 880 or permission of instructor.

3 
Spring 
(Wednesday)
SpEd 981
(Required for Endorsement)
Functional Alternatives to Challenging Behavior 
Focus is on students with retardation or severe disabilities with examination of the context in which individuals exhibit stereotypic, self-injurious, and aggressive behavior.  Use of an educative approach will include elements of functional analysis of behavior, communicative function and a wide variety of programmatic, curricular, ecological interventions.  Processes of assessment will be conducted in actual classroom and community settings. 

     Prerequisite:  Permission of instructor.

2
TBA
SpEd 896(P)
Directed Field Experience

     Prerequisite:  Permission of instructor.

Credit arranged
TBA 
SpEd 897P
(Required for Endorsement)
Student Teaching:  Severely Multihandicapped 
Laboratory and teaching experience in the area of specialization. 

     Prerequisite:  By application only (March 1 for Fall,  October 1 for Spring) 

6-12
TBA 
SpEd 907P
Seminar in Special Education:  Assessing Behavior State Among Students with Severe Disabilities  
(done independently using CD-ROM format-Revised in 1996)
2
 
UNL Graduate College: (402) 472-2875, or toll-free (800) 742-8800
UNL Graduate Application
Registration and Information Line: (402) 472-3626

Note: Courses may be offered at the University of Nebraska-Omaha campus if enrollment from the Omaha area is 6 or more.
 

Direct questions about Special Education to:
Graduate Secretary
Direct questions or comments to:
Ellin Siegel Ph.D. 

Department of Special Education 
& Communication Disorders

University of Nebraska-Lincoln