亨伯的发展服务工作者（DSW）–加速文凭课程教您有效地促进有特殊需要的人的身体，心理和情感健康的技能。您将由活跃于该领域的发展服务专家在学生与教师比例相对较低的班级中授课。我们的课程是根据发展服务领域的意见而设计的，以确保课程是最新且相关的。您将通过学习人类发展的阶段，发育障碍的类型以及针对该人群的可用社区支持服务的范围来开始学习。接下来，您将学习干预技术，以人为本的计划，异常心理学/双重诊断，基本药理学，为患有自闭症和其他复杂需求的人提供支持，加强沟通方式以及对受虐待者的有效应对措施。最后，您将发展建立
Humber's Developmental Services Worker (DSW) – Accelerated diploma program teaches you skills to effectively promote the physical, mental and emotional health of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. You'll be taught by developmental services professionals who are active in the field, in classes with comparatively low student to teacher ratios. Our curriculum is designed with input from the developmental services field ensuring courses are current and relevant. You'll begin your studies by learning about different types of developmental disabilities and the range of available community support services for this population. Next, you'll learn intervention techniques, person-centered planning, abnormal psychology/dual diagnosis, basic pharmacology, supporting people with autism and other complex needs, augmentative forms of communication, and effective responses to people who have been abused. Finally, you'll develop skills in building interpersonal relationships and counselling. You will also build your expertise in our counselling labs which provide an ideal setting to develop competencies for working with individuals with limited verbal skills.