Core Competencies for Travel Instruction

1. Core Competencies for Travel Instruction

2. Evolution of the Competencies • How • Why • When • Who was it intended for?

3. Academic Competencies Travel Training Instructor • Medical aspect of disability • Sensory motor functioning • Psychosocial aspects of disability • Human growth and development over the lifespan • Travel concepts • Environmental analysis • Systems of transportation • Mobility and information access devices • Travel skills and techniques • Assessment, instructional methods and strategies • History and philosophy of travel instruction • Professional information • Administration and supervision of travel instruction programs • Legal and ethical issues in serving students in travel programs

4. Academic Competencies Travel Trainer • Psychosocial aspects of disability • Assessment, instructional methods and strategies • Travel Skills and Techniques • Environmental Analysis • Sensory motor functioning • Medical aspects of disability • Travel concepts • Mobility and information access devices • System of transportation • Professional information • History of travel instruction • Administration and supervision of travel instruction programs • Legal and ethical issues in serving students in travel programs

5. Field Practice Competencies • Travel Training Instructor • Travel Trainer

6. Domains from Competency • Assessment • Body Position • History, Philosophy and Legislation • Environmental Analysis • Instructional Techniques and Strategies • Documentation • Professional Information

7. Application of competencies • Training new personnel • Providing on-going professional development in specific competency domains • Designing annual performance appraisal for personnel • Structuring program and assuring that all steps have been followed for each instructional plan: pre-assessment, environmental analysis, instructional strategies, safety practices, intersectional analysis, post-assessment • Building a culture based on knowledge of disability history and philosophy of travel instruction • Documentation

8. Competencies • Psychosocial aspects of disability • Assessment, instructional methods and strategies • Travel Skills and Techniques • Environmental Analysis • Sensory motor functioning • Medical aspects of disability • Travel concepts • Mobility and information access devices • System of transportation • Professional information • History of travel instruction • Administration and supervision of travel instruction programs • Legal and ethical issues in serving students in travel programs Domains • Assessment • Body Position • History, Philosophy and Legislation • Environmental Analysis • Instructional Techniques and Strategies • Documentation • Professional Information

9. ATI - Definition of Travel Training Services • Transit Orientation • Familiarization • Travel Training

10. Activity • Which competencies do you consider most important to your practice? • Discuss as a group, come up with a consensus of what is most important • Create groupings based on your list • In what ways should the competencies be updated to reflect current practices • Report back

11. Professional Advancement of Travel Trainers Work done this year: • Professional Advancement committee established September 2012 • Resource development Next steps • Reach out to all members to gather additional resources • Vet resources • Resource library on members only page of new website • Determine what areas we should focus on to further develop resources