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Supporting students with complex needs

Supporting students with complex needs. MODULE 3 PRESENTATION. Why this module?. Some students require extra support at school for their physical and personal care and communication Teachers’ aides are a valuable resource in providing this Supporting students with complex needs requires:

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Supporting students with complex needs

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  1. Supporting students with complex needs MODULE 3 PRESENTATION

  2. Why this module? MODULE 3: Supporting students with complex needs • Some students require extra support at school for their physical and personal care and communication • Teachers’ aides are a valuable resource in providing this • Supporting students with complex needs requires: • empathy and respect for students’ preferences and dignity • access to appropriate training and support for meeting students’ needs.

  3. Being a role model • Some students needs extra support • How you interact and include students with complex needs influences other people/students and how they treat their peers. MODULE 3: Supporting students with complex needs

  4. Respecting privacy and dignity MODULE 3: Supporting students with complex needs • Some students need help with eating, lifting, positioning, toileting, medicines and moving around • Physical and personal care needs to: • be unobtrusive • respect privacy and dignity • empower the student.

  5. Respecting privacy and dignity • Talk to the student about how to care for them • Talk to family/whānau about how to care for their child • Ask yourself how you would like to be treated if it were you. MODULE 3: Supporting students with complex needs

  6. Seek the student’s views MODULE 3: Supporting students with complex needs Have I allowed the student to tell me what they want? Have I asked the student what they prefer with physical transitions? Do I speak to the student in the same way as other students? Do I know what class or subject the student doesn’t want to miss so I can work around this?

  7. Developing a care plan MODULE 3: Supporting students with complex needs For students requiring a high level of physical care A specialist may help develop the care plan A specialist may show you how to aid the student The care plan is available to those who work with the student, while respecting the student’s privacy See: Health Conditions in Education Settings(Ministry of Education publication).

  8. Supporting a student with high communication needs • A specialist may show you how to work with assistive technology • Teachers’ aides can show others how to work with assistive technology • Teachers and teachers’ aides model respectful ways of communicating. MODULE 3: Supporting students with complex needs

  9. Teamwork, teamwork, teamwork MODULE 3: Supporting students with complex needs Effective teamwork is important when supporting students with complex needs When everyone participates, the student benefits Team members have different skills and knowledge.

  10. Keeping yourself safe MODULE 3: Supporting students with complex needs Ensure you have access to appropriate training Be aware of school policies and procedures See: Collaboration for Success: Individual Education Plans (Ministry of Education publication).

  11. Next step? Download the workbook for this module at: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz/Our-roles/Module-3 To find out more about Teachers and Teachers’ Aides Working Together and to access the other modules go to: teachersandteachersaides.tki.org.nz MODULE 3: Supporting students with complex needs

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