Hi all... Well my husband has just started at an online college that caters to military families.. It is free for him and I can get a really good discount if I want to take courses through there. Anyway, I would like to do something involving working with kids with special needs/autism as I have a son with autism and I feel like I have alot of experience in this area.. This college offers behavioral and health science associate's degrees. So what Im wondering is, with one of these degrees, what kinds of jobs would be available to me? I have been looking at speech language pathology and occupational therapy assistant jobs and you need to complete separate programs for these.. But what could I do with just the behavioral or health science AA degree that would not require completing additional programs?? This is all just kind of overwhelming to me and I appreciate any advice. Thanks!! Jennifer
What is the name of your college? BTW - There is a Senior Member named Hille who should have info on autism degrees.
I am also interested in ABA therapy, maybe working as an assistant to a board certified applied behavior analyst, but Im wondering if this requires more than an associates degree.. if anyone can help, I would definitely appreciate it!!
Hi Jen - Yes, you need to have at least a Bachelors degree to become certified. Look here: http://www.bacb.com/ However, it may be possible to take the required courses concurrently or to use the ABA courses as a part of your Bachelors degree program. If you look through that site you'll find a list of schools that offer programs. I didn't look through them all but I'd be surprised if there wasn't at least one online program. For example, I know that Florida Institute of Technology has an online Masters in ABA. Good luck.
Hi, I'm taking my second class through Coastline CC. So far it has been great for distance learning. Drawback is that they do not have many 200 level courses. Living in California means I get courses for $26 per unit. Ian
[quote ]thanks everyone... Ian, what is a 200 level course? [/quote] Typically, the course numbering follows this model: 100-level: freshman 200-level: sophomore 300-level: junior 400-level: senior
What Sentinel said. Some colleges/universities have limits on the amount of 100 level courses that they will accept. TESC is one - see these concentration requirements for example: http://www.tesc.edu/3665.php
Thanks everyone for your help... I probably will do the behavioral science degree with coastline and then do another 2 years at a university to get a bachelors degree ..