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The  following  long term courses are offered at NIMH Secunderabad and its Regional Centers at New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata(Click on the course for further details).

Scope and Prospectus:

DVR (MR):

This course is designed to provide services of vocational training and employment guidance suitable to the persons with mental retardation to develop the following competencies:

v      Identify and assess the readiness of persons with mental retardation to be vocationally trained and employed.

v     Develop appropriate work behavior in the persons with mental retardation.

v      Manage problem behaviors,

v      Develop work skills and to assess them,

v      Be conversant with task analysis and job simplification,

v      Set up appropriate work stations,

v      Counsel the persons with mental retardation, care givers' and society.

v     Assist and set up vocational training and employment facilities for the persons with mental retardation.

DECSE (MR):

Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) focuses on children below 6 years of age and has various modes and approaches in imparting training based on the ability of the target group. This could be home based training, centre based training, placement in regular pre-schools, Anganwadis or Balwadis.  This demands training of human resources suitable to reaching out to the families by being a home visitor or itinerant teacher, to manage children with disabilities in regular or special pre-schools. The early childhood special educator is also expected to work as a member in a multi-disciplinary team for designing and managing the curriculum, to enhance inclusion of the children with disabilities Diploma in Early Childhood Special Education offered at NIMH, Secunderabad, is designed to meet these requirements.

 Dip. In Community Based Rehabilitation

 v      This course will focus on development of Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) management programmes, human resource development training, education, rehabilitation, employment and social development of persons with disabilities. It will promote and conduct research in all areas relating to CBR field management techniques in the area of disability. It will also focus on developing trans-disciplinary models and strategies for social rehabilitation to meet the needs of diverse groups of people with disabilities. This course is recognized by RCI, a statutory body of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India.

Diploma in Early childhood Spl.Education (DECSE (MR)):

            Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) focuses on children below 6years of age and has various modes and approaches in imparting training based on the ability of the target group. This could be home based training, centre based training, placement in regular pre-schools, Anganwadis or Balawadis. This demands training of human recourses suitable to reaching out to the families by being a home visitor or itinerant teacher, to manage children with disabilities in regular or special pre-schools. The early childhood special educator is also expected to work as a member in a multi-disciplinary team for designing and managing the curriculum, to enhance inclusion of the children with disabilities Diploma in Early Childhood Special Education offered at NIMH, Secunderabad, is designed to meet these requirements.

 B.Ed Special Education (MR):

 v      The above functions are envisaged keeping in mind the National Policy on Education 1986, which states (1) children with mild disabilities will be in regular schools, (2) children with severe disabilities will be in special schools, (3) vocationalization of education should be considered in school level, (4) teacher training programmes should be re-oriented to include children with special needs and (5) voluntary efforts must be encouraged. This being the case, the above programme will prepare teacher who can work effectively as resource room teachers in regular school and will have the competencies to teach children with mild disabilities.

 v     Further, the experience shows that the regular schools have been reluctant in starting resource rooms because of lack of trained manpower. This may also help in having a wider scope of employment of the special education teacher in the regular educational setting to act as a resource teacher. The course content includes organization and administration skills, thus preparing them to be in the position of In charge of special schools. The curriculum also covers pre-vocational areas and involvement in community, thus preparing the teacher to plan for total educational programming for persons with mental retardation in the school going age.

 Postgraduate Diploma in Early Intervention:

Children with developmental delays will show significant improvement if they are detected early and professional services rendered at an early age. These services are trans-disciplinary in nature and holistic in approach covering child development, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and family intervention. This course is affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad. 

The professionals have a scope of working in  

v      Pediatric units of hospitals, pediatric clinics, child guidance clinics, at risk follow up clinics, child development centre, rural primary health centre and district health centre.

  v      Comprehensive rehabilitation centre, service centre for persons with visual impairment, hearing impairment, mental retardation, cerebral palsy and locomotor disability.

 v      Early intervention centre, pre-school and nursery programmes.

M.Ed Special Education (MR):

 v     The M.Ed Special Education (Mental Retardation) has been launched. If we look at the scenario of educational services in the country, we have a large number of special schools, special classes in regular schools, integrated schools, inclusive education and special education programming in community based setting. The M.Ed Special Education (Mental Retardation), aims at training special educators to work with children having mental retardation, in different settings as mentioned above. A person qualified in M.Ed Spl. Edn (MR) can serve as master trainer to teach special educators under going training at diploma or graduation levels in special education (MR). In addition they can assume the role of researchers, leaders, capacity builders, developer and catalysts in the area of special education (MR).

M.Phil in Rehabilitation Psychology:

 The course is organized as rigorous two year programme with extensive theoretical inputs and intensive practical skills in disability rehabilitation.

 The function of rehabilitation psychologist will involve a convergence of three roles, namely, Clinician, Counselor, and Social/Community Psychologist. 

 On completion of the course, the trainees are expected to perform the following functions:

v      Screening and early identification of persons with disabilities.

v      Comprehensive psychological assessment and diagnosis of persons with disabilities.

v      Apply psychological principles and techniques in rehabilitation of persons with disabilities.

v      Work towards social and community integration of persons with disabilities.

v      Undertake research in the areas of disability and rehabilitation psychology.

v     Undertake teaching assignments in rehabilitation psychology

Master in Disability Rehabilitation Administration:

v         The MDRA programme has been designed to instill and develop theoretical and practical Knowledge base. It will also stress on  the technical and human components to develop the necessary leadership qualities and values to the trainees. It is felt that     the platform for these contents should be to a higher level, on par with management programmes in other sectors like Corporate, Hospitality and other Service Sectors.

 v     The role of a disability rehabilitation administrator is multi-dimensional. He has to converge many roles like those of organizing disability rehabilitation programme, project management, environmental and community management, organization development and HR, finance and accounts, information technology, rehabilitation policies and law, human rights, performance management and R&D management.

 M. Sc (Disability Studies) (Early Intervention):

 

     Prevention, early Identification and Early Intervention are of utmost importance in the field of disability. Children with developmental delays require a      holistic transdiciplinary approach covering therapeutic inputs, medical, child development and family intervention services. The professional rendering services to children with developmental delay in early stages of life require specialized training inputs. Keeping this in view, a Master Level Course titled “M. Sc Disability (Early Intervention)” has been designed and launched.

     The professional completing this two years course will have a scope of working as a team leader in pediatric units of hospitals, child guidance clinics, at risk baby clinics, child development centers, early interventions centers.The professional will be involved in providing services, planning, policymaking and implementation of comprehensive rehabilitation services to having developmental delays. This course is affiliated to Osmania University, Hyderabad

B.Ed. Special Education (Distance Education from Bhoj University)

        Minimum Eligibility Conditions: The applicant should :

1. Have a Bachelor Degree from any UGC recognized University; and
2. Fulfill any one of the following conditions:

 (i) be a parent of a child with disability

 (ii) be a person with disability

(iii) possess a RCI recognized Diploma in Special Education ( DSE)

(iv) have undergone Bridge Course of RCI

(v) have completed the recognized Foundation Course ( FC-SEDE) conducted by MPBOU

(vi) have a minimum of two years experience in a special school environment in any disability area, after his/her graduation. 

Note: The following supporting documents should be attached along with the application form as per the candidates  respective eligibility criterion

•  for those eligible at (i) / (ii) the attested copy of a disability certificate issued by a competent authority as per PWD Act norms. ( in the case of parents, the certificate of the child with disability should be submitted )

• for those eligible at (iii),(iv) & (v) attested copies of mark sheets and certificates

• for those eligible at (vi) attested copy of the experience certificate by any designed authority of RCI recognized institutions / organization registered under section 52 of the PWD Act at the state/central Govt. level.

Admission Procedure:

         Admissions are made on the basis of academic qualifications required and in accordance with the prevailing rules of the Institute and the affiliated Universities. Seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST) / Physically Handicapped (PH) candidates as per the Central Government rules.

For further information, Contact :

        Asst. Admn. Officer (TP&S),
        National Institute for the Mentally Handicapped,
        Manovikasnagar,

Secunderabad – 500 009.

Tel: 040-27751741-45.  Fax: 040-27750198

Website: www.nimhindia.gov.in

Email : academic@nimhindia.org,c_siddeshwar@yahoo.com

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