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A professional who teaches elementary and secondary school subjects to students with emotional impairments in schools, institutions, or other specialized facilities. Responsibilities include:
* Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other instructional materials to meet individual needs of students, considering such factors as physical, emotional, and educational levels of development.
* Confers with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and others to develop individual educational plan for student.
* Instructs students in academic subjects and social interaction skills.
* Observes students for signs of disruptive behavior, such as violence, verbal outbursts, and episodes of destructiveness.
* Teaches socially acceptable behavior employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
* Confers with other staff members to plan programs designed to promote educational, physical, and social development of students.
* May be required to have certification from local, state, and federal government.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who teaches basic academic and living skills to mentally impaired students in schools and other institutions. Responsibilities include:
* Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other instructional materials according to achievement levels of students.
* Confers with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and others to develop individual educational program for students who are at different learning ability levels, including educable, trainable, and severely impaired.
* Instructs students in academic subjects, utilizing various teaching techniques, such as phonetics, multisensory learning, and repetition to reinforce learning.
* Instructs students in daily living skills required for independent maintenance and economic self-sufficiency, such as hygiene, safety, and food preparation.
* Observes, evaluates, and prepares reports on progress of students.
* Meets with parents to provide support and guidance in using community resources.
* May administer and interpret results of ability and achievement tests.
* May be required to hold state certification.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who teaches vocational training subjects to students in public or private schools or in industrial plants. Responsibilities include:
* Organizes program of practical and technical instruction, including demonstrations of skills required in trade, and lectures on theory, techniques, and terminology.
* Instructs students in subject areas, such as mathematics, science, drawing, use and maintenance of tools and equipment, codes or regulations related to trade, and safety precautions.
* Plans and supervises work of students, individually or in small groups, in shop or laboratory.
* Tests and evaluates achievement of student in technical knowledge and trade skills.
* May be identified according to trade or theory taught or type of establishment in which training is conducted, such as plumbing, electronics, or dental assistance.
* May place students in job training.
* May teach students with disabilities.
* May be required to have certification from state.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who teaches elementary and secondary school subjects in schools, institutions, or other specialized facilities to students with neurological problems in learning. Responsibilities include:
* Plans curriculum and prepares lessons and other instructional materials to meet individual need of students, considering state and school requirements, physical, emotional, and educational levels of development.
* Confers with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social worker, and others to develop individual educational program for student.
* Instructs students in all academic subjects.
* Creates learning materials geared to each student's ability and interest.
* Instructs students, using special educational strategies and techniques, to improve sensory-motor and perceptual-motor development, perception, memory, language, cognition, and social and emotional development.
* Works with students to increase motivation, provide consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level of functioning, and continuous feedback to student for all learning activities.
* Works with parents to accept and develop skills in dealing with student's learning impairment.
* May work as consultant, teach in self-contained classroom, or teach in resource room.
* May be required to hold certification from state.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who assesses type and degree of disability of handicapped children to aid in determining special programs and services required to meet educational needs. Responsibilities include:
* Reviews referrals of children having or suspected of having learning disabilities, mental retardation, behavioral disorders, or physical handicaps to determine evaluation procedure.
* Confers with school or other personnel and scrutinizes records to obtain additional information on nature and severity of disability.
* Observes student behavior and rates strength and weakness of factors such as rapport, motivation, cooperativeness, aggression, attention span, and task completion.
* Selects, administers, and scores variety of preliminary tests to measure individual's aptitudes, educational achievements, perceptual motor skills, vision, and hearing.
* Reports findings for staff consideration in placement of children in educational programs.
* May test preschool children to detect learning handicaps and recommend followup activities, consultation, or services.
* May administer work related tests and review records and other data to assess student vocational interests and abilities.
* May specialize in evaluating student readiness to transfer from special classes to regular classroom, and in providing supportive services to regular classroom teacher and be designated Mainstreaming Facilitator.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who develops, organizes, and conducts programs for individuals in rural communities to improve farm and family life. Responsibilities include:
* Lectures and demonstrates techniques in such subjects as nutrition, clothing, home management, home furnishing, and child care.
* Visits homes to advise families on problems, such as family budgeting and home remodeling.
* Organizes and advises clubs, and assists in selecting and training leaders to guide group discussions and demonstrations in subjects, such as sewing, food preparation, and home decoration.
* Writes leaflets and articles and talks over radio and television to disseminate information.
* Participates in community activities, such as judging at rural fairs and speaking before parent-teachers associations.
* May direct 4-H Club activities (four-h club agent).
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who organizes and conducts consumer education service or research program for equipment, food, textile, or utility company, utilizing principles of home economics. Responsibilities include:
* Advises homemakers in selection and utilization of household equipment, food, and clothing, and interprets homemakers' needs to manufacturers of household products.
* Writes advertising copy and articles of interest to homemakers, tests recipes, equipment, and new household products, conducts radio and television homemakers' programs, and performs other public relations and promotion work for business firms, newspapers, magazines, and radio and television stations.
* Advises individuals and families on home management practices, such as budget planning, meal preparation, and energy conservation.
* Teaches improved homemaking practices to homemakers and youths through educational programs, demonstrations, discussions, and home visits.
* May engage in research in government, private industry, and colleges and universities to explore family relations or child development, develop new products for home, discover facts on food nutrition, and test serviceability of new materials.
* May specialize in specific area of home economics and be designated Equipment Specialist; Fashion Consultant; Home Economist, Consumer Service; Nutritionist; Product Representative; Research-Home Economist; Test-Kitchen-Home Economist.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who organizes and conducts consumer education service or research program for equipment, food, textile, or utility company, utilizing principles of home economics. Responsibilities include:
* Advises homemakers in selection and utilization of household equipment, food, and clothing, and interprets homemakers' needs to manufacturers of household products.
* Writes advertising copy and articles of interest to homemakers, tests recipes, equipment, and new household products, conducts radio and television homemakers' programs, and performs other public relations and promotion work for business firms, newspapers, magazines, and radio and television stations.
* Advises individuals and families on home management practices, such as budget planning, meal preparation, and energy conservation.
* Teaches improved homemaking practices to homemakers and youths through educational programs, demonstrations, discussions, and home visits.
* May engage in research in government, private industry, and colleges and universities to explore family relations or child development, develop new products for home, discover facts on food nutrition, and test serviceability of new materials.
* May specialize in specific area of home economics and be designated Equipment Specialist; Fashion Consultant; Home Economist, Consumer Service; Nutritionist; Product Representative; Research-Home Economist; Test-Kitchen-Home Economist.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who organizes and conducts cooperative extension program to advise and instruct farmers and individuals engaged in agri-business in applications of agricultural research findings. Responsibilities include:
* Collects, analyzes, and evaluates agricultural data; plans and develops techniques; and advises farmers to assist in solving problems, such as crop rotation and soil erosion.
* Delivers lectures and prepares articles concerning subjects, such as farm management and soil conservation.
* Demonstrates practical procedures used in solving agricultural problems.
* Discusses extension program with representatives of commercial organizations, county government, and other groups to inform them of program services and to obtain their cooperation in encouraging use of services.
* Prepares activity, planning, and other reports and maintains program records.
* Prepares budget requests, or assists in their preparation.
* May supervise and coordinate activities of other county extension workers.
* May direct 4-H Club activities.
* May be designated by specific program assignment as Agri-Business Agent; Farm-Management Agent; Horticultural Agent; Livestock Agent; Resource Agent.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who instructs extension workers and develops specialized service activities in area of agriculture or home economics. Responsibilities include:
* Plans, develops, organizes, and evaluates training programs in subjects, such as home management, horticulture, and consumer information.
* Prepares leaflets, pamphlets, and other material for use as training aids.
* Conducts classes to train extension workers in specialized fields and in teaching techniques.
* Delivers lectures to commercial and community organizations and over radio and television to promote development of agricultural or domestic skills.
* Analyzes research data and plans activities to coordinate services with those offered by other departments, agencies, and organizations.
* May be designated according to field of specialization as Agricultural-Extension Specialist; Home Economics Specialist.
Industry:Professional careers
