In this course, students will examine the impacts of various elements relating to Addictions such as the manifestations, the impact on the person's development and functioning, as well as the legal consequences. Students will also learn how to evaluate the client's strengths and challenges as well as how to analyze the person's adaptation capacities. Concepts such as awareness of addiction and its consequences, health promotion, along with the person's sense of responsibility will be explored. At the end of this course, students will be equipped to determine interventions relating to addictions (individual or group context), as well as how it impacts their family members. They will also learn how to work ethically and collaboratively with other professionals within various working contexts.

In this course, students will examine the impacts of various elements relating to aging such as physical and neurocognitive disorders. Students will also evaluate the person's adaptation potential and learn to select strategies that empower the client. Concepts such as maintaining the person's abilities and social isolation will be explored. At the end of this course, students will be equipped to determine interventions relating to the aging population (individual or group context), as well as their family members. They will also learn how to work ethically and collaboratively with other professionals within various working contexts.

This is the second of two courses that examine observation skills that are crucial to the role of the SET. This course pursues the competencies related to all aspects of the intervention process that were introduced in Observation: An Introduction. Students will further their analytical skills stemming from a rigorous assessment of the client's profile from a biopsychosocial perspective. Clinical writing skills will be refined to include clinical hypotheses and pertinent recommendations that will result from a supported analysis under an ethical framework. Prerequisite: Observation: An Introduction

In this course, students will examine the impacts of Learning Difficulties and Disorders on the clients' functioning. From a neurodiversity perspective, they will gain knowledge about manifestations of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Giftedness, and various Learning Disorders. Interventions relating to attention, impulsivity, organizational abilities, cognitive flexibility, and motivation will be explored. At the end of this course, students will be equipped to determine interventions relating to these clientele's specific learning needs (individual or group context), as well as their family members' needs. Throughout the course, they will learn how to work ethically and collaboratively with other professionals within various working contexts.

In this course, students will learn how to intervene in the context of crisis through evaluation, de-escalation, and follow-up. Elements such as pertinent information gathering, and evaluation of suicidal risk, injury, and aggression will be addressed. This will be further refined as students explore interventions with clients in the context of volatile, unpredictable, and potentially explosive situations. Students will learn how to apply appropriate protective measures that lead to appeasement while also ensuring appropriate follow-up measures after crisis. Students will acquire skills on how to support the person through specific techniques and adapted communication that favors empowerment, within various working contexts leading to possible referrals to other pertinent resources.

This is the second of two courses that examine the core of the role of the SET. This course pursues the competencies related to all aspects of the intervention that were introduced in the course Intervention: An Introduction. At this stage in the program, students have studied several different client populations and have been exposed in fieldwork to different paradigms and practices. They are now expected to demonstrate that they are able to think critically and independently about what approaches, techniques, and tools are better suited to particular clients and needs. Students who can now think with flexibility about both the art and the science components of intervention will display creativity and ingenuity in devising suitable intervention strategies and tools.

In this course, students will learn how to welcome the person through active listening skills under a professional and ethical framework. They will learn how to explore the different dimensions and the emotional background of their clients, and to define the needs to be addressed while determining the appropriate intervention strategies. Students will acquire skills on how to support the person through specific techniques and adapted communication that favors empowerment, within various working contexts leading to possible referrals to other pertinent resources. Prerequisite: Interpersonal Communication

In this course, students will examine the manifestations of Intellectual Disabilities. More specifically, they will explore how development and functioning may be affected by this condition. Concepts such as conceptual, social, and communication skills, along with motor and sensory abilities will be explored. At the end of this course, students will be equipped to determine interventions relating to Intellectual Disabilities (individual or group context), as well as for family members. They will also learn how to work ethically and collaboratively with other professionals within various working contexts. Focus is placed on the importance of working with their level of autonomy through the development of adaptive skills and behaviors.

In this course, students will be introduced to the practice and principles of effective and ethical communication with clients, their families as well as colleagues. Students are taught to recognize and analyze elements that help or hinder the communication process. Concepts such as listening, assertiveness, collaboration, and conflict management will be explored. At the end of this course, students will be equipped to communicate in a professional context, while considering the social and cultural influences involved. They will also learn how to communicate within various working contexts, through appropriate verbal and written means.

This is the first of two courses that examine the core of the role of the SET. In this course, students will learn about different approaches, techniques, and intervention tools used by the Special Education Technician. Students will recognize the characteristics, limits, and appropriateness of these intervention means as well as their complementarity. Students will be introduced to the intervention process as well as the development of an intervention plan under an ethical framework. Students will explore clinical terminology and the importance of objectivity and professionalism.

This course introduces students to the field of Special Education. In this course, students will examine the characteristics of the profession as well as the role and responsibilities of the Special Education Technician. Elements such as the laws and regulations, the structure of the services and resources offered to the clientele, as well as the ethics relating to the profession will be addressed. Students will be introduced to the intervention process and tools used by the SET.

In this course, students will examine the manifestations of Language Difficulties and Communication Disorders as well as their impacts on a person's development and functioning. They will gain knowledge about indicators of typical language development and explore manifestations of atypical language acquisition. Concepts such as language expression, comprehension, and stimulation will be covered. At the end of this course, students will be equipped to determine interventions that are adapted to this clientele's specific needs (individual or group context), as well as for their family members. They will learn how to work ethically and collaboratively with other professionals within various working contexts.