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Teach academic, social, and life skills to middle school students with learning, emotional, or physical disabilities. Includes teachers who specialize and work with students who are blind or have visual impairments; students who are deaf or have hearing impairments; and students with intellectual disabilities.
Related: Family & Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Healthcare Social Workers Instructional Coordinators Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Workers Substance Abuse & Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Industries: Education
Teaching others how to do something.
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
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