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Working with Groups with High Support Needs & Severe Disabilities (Advanced Certificate)
Complete programme: 5 theory units + a 7-phase supervised practicum. One enrolment, one certificate.
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MIHE ADVANCED CERTIFICATE · COURSE PLAN
A complete journey — from understanding to certified practice
पूर्ण पाठ्यक्रम — समझ से लेकर प्रमाणित अभ्यास तक
One of the world's first structured courses dedicated to High Support Needs. Bilingual, AI-enabled, and aligned with the RCI D.Ed.Spl.Ed.(IDD) 2023 syllabus.
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75 hours
Theory, self-paced
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Certificate
At 80% progress
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Bilingual
English + हिंदी
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Free
No fees
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On any device
Mobile-friendly
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5 units
+ practicum
🗺️ Your learning journey
1
Understand
who high-support learners are & their rights
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2
Assess
with WSNA & the blended tools
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3
Plan
IFSP / IEP / PCP with AAC & therapy
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4
Teach & log
sessions with AI-assisted documentation
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5
Get certified
at 80% completion
📘 Part 1 · Theory — 5 units · 75 hours · 75 marks
Unit 1 · Understanding high support needs
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- ICF & the meaning of disability
- The legal ladder: PwD → benchmark → high support
- Severe, profound & multiple disabilities
- Causes & course of conditions
- The four levels of support
- Strengths & the four-corner matrix
- Support across life stages (SOC)
- UNCRPD values
- Service avenues & schemes
- Activity + quiz
Unit 2 · Assessment of high support needs
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- Principles of assessment
- Indian tools (FACP, MDPS, VSMS…)
- International tools (Vineland, AFLS…)
- Communication Matrix
- AAC assessment & DAGG-2
- Sensory processing
- Family & support system
- Device/SETT assessment
- WSNA scoring
- Activity + quiz
Unit 3 · Management & planning
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- The planning pipeline
- Choosing the plan (IFSP/IEP/PCP)
- Writing goals that work
- Person-centred planning
- Team & case conference
- Integrating therapy into the plan
- Working with families
- Government supports in action
- Documentation & monitoring
- Activity + quiz
Unit 4 · Caregiver competencies & therapeutic care
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- Knowledge, insight & acceptance
- Programme planning
- Common medical issues
- Positioning & handling
- Reasonable adjustments
- Privacy, dignity & safeguarding
- Emotional health & leisure
- Behaviour as communication (PBS)
- Caring for the caregiver
- Activity + quiz
Unit 5 · Technology, AAC, AI & automation
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- Assistive technology overview
- Low-tech AAC
- High-tech AAC
- AT for daily living
- Tech for emotions & social skills
- AI in special education — honestly
- AI-assisted documentation
- AI-assisted planning & analytics
- Ethics, consent & data protection
- Activity + quiz
🛠️ Part 2 · Practical — 7 phases · 150 hours · 150 marks
A supervised field practicum with four real learners, using the digital assessment suite and AI-assisted documentation. Every step produces evidence in your e-portfolio.
P1 · Orientation & consent
Platform + ethics; select 4 learners; consent
P2 · Comprehensive assessment
Blended Master Assessment → auto report
P3 · WSNA scoring
Deep WSNA + SIS profile → domain report
P4 · Planning
IFSP / IEP / PCP + AAC pathway + goals
P5 · Intervention
60 logged sessions with prompt tracking
P6 · Caregiver training
Techniques + burden screen + respite
P7 · Evaluation & AI report
Re-assess + AI-drafted report + viva
✨ What makes this course special
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A real assessment engine
WSNA + blended tools that auto-generate professional reports — meaning, science, and "what we can do" for every finding.
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AI that helps, not replaces
Drafts goals, progress notes & reports — you always review and sign. Never diagnoses or decides.
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Truly bilingual & accessible
Every lesson in English + हिंदी, easy-read design, ISL key-word links, listen/read/watch.
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Simple yet scientific
Grounded in ICF, AAIDD, SIS, strengths model & SOC — taught so it's easy to apply tomorrow.
Who is it for? Special educators trained through D.Ed.Spl.Ed. / B.Ed.Spl.Ed., and professionals supporting persons with high support needs. Certificate: awarded at 80% completion, with QR verification.
© Manovikas Charitable Society / MIHE Academy · Free · Bilingual · Certificate at 80% progress