The course highlights three distinct streams; all of which address the challenges and issues faced by mainstream teachers in 21st Century educational practice:

• Autism stream – provides educators with advanced knowledge and skills in supporting individuals with Autism.
• Mental Health stream – provides educators with advanced knowledge and skills in supporting individuals with Mental Health challenges, in particular, the three most prominent issues facing contemporary educators, Anxiety, Depression and Eating Disorders.
• Learning stream – provides educators with advanced knowledge and skills in supporting individuals with a range of learning needs.

N.B. This is not an accredited Australian Initial Teacher Education course and therefore does not qualify the student to teach in Australia.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Demonstrate mastery of the ‘person first’ perspective to critically analyse and problem solve issues and challenges associated with a range of special educational needs
• Advanced understanding of Allied Health, carer support and collaboration skills necessary to improve educational outcomes
• Employ complex cognitive, technical and creative skills to plan, implement and evaluate innovative project-based or research-based change/transformation

Australian bachelor’s degree or equivalent