| Job Title |
Teacher, Home Therapy |
| Job Description |
Instructs Parent Of Mentally- And Physically-handicapped
Children In Therapy Techniques And Behavior Modification:
Observes And Plays With Child And Confers With Child's Parents
And Other Professionals Periodically To Obtain Information
Relating To Child's Mental And Physical Development. Evaluates
Child's Responses To Determine Levels Of Child's Physical And
Mental Development. Determines Parent's Ability To Comprehend
And Apply Therapeutic And Behavior Modification Techniques And
Parent's Social And Emotional Needs To Formulate Teaching Plan.
Develops Individual Teaching Plan Covering Self-help, Motor,
Social, Cognitive, And Language Skills Development For Parents
To Implement In Home. Instructs Parents Individually Or In
Groups In Behavior Modification, Physical Development, Language
Development, And Conceptual Learning Exercises And Activities.
Revises Teaching Plan To Correspond With Child's Rate Of
Development. Counsels Parents And Organizes Groups Of Parents In
Similar Situations To Provide Social And Emotional Support For
Parents. Refers Parents And Child To Social Service Agencies And
Facilities For Additional Services And Financial Assistance.
Consults And Coordinates Plans With Other Professionals. Teaches
Preschool Subjects, Such As Limited Vocabulary Sign Language And
Color Recognition, To Children Capable Of Learning Such
Subjects.
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