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Mark Barber, PhD

Special Educator
Consultant in Profound Learning Disability
 and Severe Communication Impairment

 Contact address: PO Box 2477, Melbourne 3001, Victoria
Email
: drmarkbarber@hotmail.com

 Date of birth

27 March 1958
 Nationality British
 Australian Visa Status Permanent Resident

Sections in this document

Academic Qualifications
Recent employment
Recent consultancies, lecturing and conference papers in Australia, South America and the U.K.
Publications

1 Reports

2 Books
3 Teaching Materials
4 Professional Publications


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Academic Qualifications

 2000 Ph. D.  Psychology & Intellectual Disability  Manchester Metropolitan University
 1990

Advanced Diploma in Special Education Manchester Polytechnic & University of Manchester

 1979 Certificate in Education [awarded by Leeds University]

Recent Employment
[NB. see also section: Recent consultancies, lecturing, conference papers]

 AUSTRALIA  
 Sept 2005-April 2006 Consultant Teacher Redhill Special School, Redhill, Brisbane

6 month position to develop teaching strategies and communication approaches profound intellectual and multiple disabilities [taking leave from Bayside SDS position; see below]
 

 March 2005 - Leading Teacher [‘Intensive Interaction’ Coordinator] Bayside Special Developmental School, Moorabin, Victoria
 
Sept 2003-March 2005 Teacher Mentor Bayside SDS Melbourne.  Supporting and working with teachers to develop and refine teaching strategies and awareness of communication and cognition issues.  This time position also involves conducting a 1 yr research project examining the results of Intensive Interaction, as well specific PD for teachers in the approach and curriculum development.  NB Merit and Equity Training Completed Sept 04 [2/5   part time]
 
Aug 2003 -  Freelance Consultant and Lecturer in Profound Intellectual Disability and Severe Communication Impairment see Consultancy section [next]
 
April 2003 Awarded full registration as a teacher in Victoria
 
March 2003-Aug 2003                Requested to tour Australia by Australian Group on Severe Communication Impairment, presenting seminar days to Special Educators, Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and I.D. professionals
 
Granted ‘Skilled Migration Visa’ by Australian Migration Services. Arrived in in Australia March 1st 2003

 

UK

 
Dec 2001 – Feb 2003 Tutor and lecturer, University of  Manchester, Department of Education Support and Inclusion, also writing Distance Learning Units for PIMD/MSI Courses at MSc., Post Graduate Diploma and Undergraduate Level, and MSc Dissertation supervision
 
Nov 2002   Requested by The British Council and Universidad Nacional de La Plata to make 14 day visit to Buenos Aires and La Plata, Argentina, to work with teachers, Principals, parents, education administrators, and neurologists. The visit also included presenting 4 days of seminars on special education, teaching pedagogies, and inclusion 
 
Oct 2001  Awarded Research Fellowship by University of Manchester
 
Sept 1999 – Sept 2001  Short Course Tutor Department of Education Support and Inclusion University of Manchester [2/5 part-time] Senior Teacher Melland School [SDS equiv.]  [3/5 part-time]
 
Sept 2000–Sept 2001

Manager of PIMD Department, In-Service Training Coordinator, Curriculum Coordinator for Early Cognition & Communication Curriculum, Senior Teacher [with ‘Threshold’], Melland School, [SDS Equiv]  Manchester.  This position included the management and inclusion of 3 classes of pupils with Profound Intellectual & Multiple Disability [PIMD] across the school.  Additional responsibility for the delivery of In-Service Training to teaching and support staff throughout the school. The post also involves liaising with Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy, and Advocacy services to pupils with PIMD/MSI. [part-time 3/5]
 

Sept 1992-Sept 2000 Senior Teacher and Co-ordinator for pupils with profound and multiple disabilities [PIMD], Co-ordinator for Early Cognition and Communication Curriculum, Melland School, [SDS Equiv] Manchester. 11-18 year old pupils with severe - profound learning disabilities. [Manchester Education Committee)
 
NB   Further details available on request

Recent conference papers

Sept 2005 New Zealand Association of Special Education Headteachers National Conference, Keynote Address: Addressing the communicative needs of learners with severe profound intellectual disabilities
 
August 2005

AGOSCI National Conference ‘Together we can’ Brisbane.  Keynote Address: Promoting Sustainable Communicative Involvement with learners with severe/profound intellectual disability and ASD
 

June 2005 National Conference on the Sustainability of Intensive Interaction LEEDS UK Keynote Address ‘Starting Anew’ …Lessons to be learned from an Australian Experience'
 
March 2005

Hemisphere Conference Centre, Moorabbin, Victoria. Communicating with learners who experience Severe/Profound Intellectual Disabilities and ASD using Intensive Interaction Independently organised conference day for professionals from Special Education, DHS, Residential Services and Adult Day Services.
 

Oct 2004

Hemisphere Conference Centre 'Theory to Practice: Helping people with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities to learn’ Independently organised Day-Seminar delivered to 30 participants from Educational, Residential and Health Service Providers for both children and adults
 

Sept 2004 Education Queensland Training and Development Seminars [TADS], Brisbane presented three papers; Introduction to Intensive Interaction ; Intensive Interaction How to do it ; The use of Multi Sensory Environments
 
  AFSEA [Australian Federation of Special Education Headteachers] National Conference, ‘Beyond Inclusion’ Brisbane presented paper ‘Inclusion and Learners with Profound Intellectual Disabilities; Geography or Values?
 
   Queensland Government Dept of Education Statewide Conference ‘This is our school our future’ Keynote speaker, delivering three presentations; Introduction to Intensive Interaction ; Intensive Interaction How to do it ; The use of Multi Sensory Environments
 
  Speech Pathologists and Occupational Therapists on Developmental Delay [SPOT on DD] 2004 Conference. Keynote Speaker; Day Seminar ‘Assisting people with profound intellectual disabilities to learn'
 
May 2004

Dept of Education and Training; Victoria [Southern Metro Region] Specialist Schools Twilight Forum [Guest Speaker] Presentation :Intensive Interaction in Educational Settings
 

July 2003

Speech Pathologists & Occupational Therapists on Developmental Disability [SPOT on DD] ’Looking back, looking forwards’ National Conference [Keynote presentation] ‘Profound intellectual disability: Time for a change of perspective; Generic Error Modelling - theory to practice’ Sydney
 

March 2003

National Conference Australian Group on Severe Communication Impairment  [AGOSCI]Something to say’, Sydney. Paper presented  "Why  do people with Profound and multiple learning disabilities have such trouble learning?


Recent consultancies

June 2005 Beaumont College, Lancaster UK 'Coordinating Intensive Interaction with curriculum issues' Day Consultancy and presentation to college practitioners and curriculum management team
 
April-May 2005 Monash Special Developmental School, Clayton, Victoria Weekly day-consultancies advising teachers and developing teaching strategies for use with targeted pupils who experience Severe-Profound Intellectual Disabilities and Autistic Spectrum Disorders
 
  Central Bayside Community Health [Adult] Services, Melbourne, Victoria. Professional Development Seminar; Creating a Communicative Environment for Learners with High Support Needs and Profound Intellectual Disabilities
 
  Mt Evelyn Special Developmental School, Mt Evelyn, Victoria. Professional Development Seminar to teachers, SSOs and parents; Intensive Interaction and Interactive Approaches to teaching
 
Feb 2005 Monash Special Developmental School, Clayton, VictoriaConsultancy to make recommendations for teaching approaches and strategies relating to a young learner who experiences PIMD and demonstrates Autistic Spectrum Disorders
 
  Frankston Special Developmental School, Frankston. Victoria Series of three Professional Development Seminars to teachers and SSO’s Assisting learners with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities to Learn
 
Jan 2005 Redhill Special School, Brisbane, Queensland. Curriculum Development Consultancy with reference to implementation of the ‘New Rich Basics’ Curriculum
 
Dec 2004 Wangee Park Special School, Sydney, NSW Consultancy. Assisting the school to develop curriculum responses to learners with high support needs and profound intellectual disabilities
 
Nov 2004    Noble Park Special Developmental School, Victoria Invited to present training seminar to teachers and support workers ‘Assisting learners with PIMD/ASD to learn’
 
  Frankston Special Developmental School, Frankston, Victoria  3 consultancy days, advising teachers with reference to specific pupils with complex needs and providing teachers with teaching strategies
 
  Queensland Community Services & Health Industries Training Council Inc provide training day in Cairns: Developing communication and learning with learners with Profound Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities, using Intensive Interaction
 
Aug 2004 Frankston Special Developmental School, Frankston, Victoria  3 consultancy days, advising teachers with reference to specific pupils with complex needs and providing teachers with teaching strategies
 
  Redhill Special School Brisbane Consultancy Advise Senior staff about curriculum development and delivery with particular reference to pupils with Profound intellectual and Multiple Disabilities
 
July 2004  Clifford Park Special School, Toowoomba Qld.  Professional Development Day for teachers from Clifford Park Special School and teachers from the surrounding area.  Day Seminar; Early Communication, Early Cognition, Assessment and Intervention, Use of Multi-sensory Environments.
Clifford Park Special School, Toowoomba
Qld.  Consultancy Day advising teachers, Speech and Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists on teaching approaches and strategies with pupils with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities
 
  Requested to deliver series of Twilight Professional Development seminars to teaching teams of Redhill Special School, Brisbane, Qld. Seminars including Early Communication, Early Cognition, Intensive Interaction, Assessment and Intervention, Use of Multi-sensory Environments
 
April 2004 Woodhouse Centre South Australia  Independent Twilight Seminars to IDSC Professionals and Carers Adelaide S.A. 2   Evening seminars ; ‘Theory to Practice ;Assisting learners with PIMD to learn’ and ‘Assessment and Intervention Strategies’
 
Feb 2004  Australian Group on Severe Communication Impairment [Tasmania]  2 x Day seminars in Hobart and Launceston ‘Promoting Learning Through Creating Communicative Environments for Clients with Profound and Multiple Disabilities’
 
Jan 2004 South Australia Intellectual Disability Services Council  [IDSC] Adelaide Day seminar. ‘Enabling people with complex/multiple disabilities to learn’ 
   
Nov 2003 Melba Adult Services. Day Seminar: ‘Intensive Interaction – assisting people with  complex and multiple disabilities to learn’
 
Nov 2003        

Deakin University, Melbourne, Guest lecture for Psychology and Speech Pathology Undergraduates ‘Approaches to Enabling Learning’
 

Oct-Dec 2003 Monash SDS, Melbourne, Consultancy: advise/support teachers and therapists working with children with Profound intellectual disabilities, multi sensory impairments and severe communication impairments.  This consultancy also involves staff training sessions [across 10 weeks]
 
Oct-Dec 2003    Glenroy Specialist School, Melbourne, Consultancy: advising on classroom strategies in use with children who experience Profound Intellectual Disability [across 7 weeks]
 
Sept 2003 SCOPEVIC,’ Intensive Interaction – a communication strategy for clients wjho are withdrawn or hard to reach’ Day Course for residential workers, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists and teachers. Communication Resource Centre Box Hill Melbourne
 
Sept 2003 Glenroy Specialist School, Glenroy, Melbourne Assisting people with profound intellectual disabilities to learn’ day seminar for school staff and parents
 
July-Aug  2003        Australian Group on Severe Communication Impairment [AGOSCI] Presented day seminars: ‘Assisting people with profound intellectual disabilities to learn’ in Adelaide,  Brisbane, Townsville, and Cairns to audiences of predominantly Speech Pathologists, Teachers, Occupational Therapists, Parents, residential and day service workers and Psychologists attending
 
March 2003     Communication Resource Centre, Melbourne, Assisting people with profound  intellectual disabilities to communicate. [workshop for teachers, Speech Therapists and other interested professionals]
 

 

SOUTH AMERICA  
Nov/Dec 2002 British Council & Federacion Argentina de Entidades Pro Atencion a las Personas con Discapacidad [FENDIM] “Education for All “2 weeks of lectures and seminars about teaching pedagogies for people with complex learning difficulties and inclusion issues. Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata Argentina

 

ENGLAND  
June 2002  University of Manchester [Distance learners] Study SchoolEarly communication and early cognition – The Great Borrowing.  Workshop for MSc, P. Grad. Dip and U. Grad Distance Learners. PMLD/MSI Courses
May 2002 W. Yorkshire Learning Disability Trust, One day training course “Why  do people with Profound and multiple learning disabilities have such trouble learning?” Speech and Language Therapists working with adults with profound learning disabilities
Jan 2002 Presented 4 lectures University of Manchester, Educational Support and  Inclusion RTG’s [Research and Teaching Group] MEd & MSc Inclusion Studies and the Research & Teaching Group’s Educational Psychology courses
Oct 2001 Awarded Research Fellowship by University of Manchester to research, evaluate and report on the DfES Speech and Language Therapy Pilot Projects, supported by UK Government’s 2000 – 2001 Standards Funds. This report was commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills [DfES]
Aug 2001 Weekend Workshop for MSc., P. Grad. Dip. and U. Grad. Distance Learners on Profound Learning Disability Course. Birmingham University Department of Education
July 2001 Requested to present seminars & lectures to 3rd year Psychology and Speech Pathology undergraduates on subjects relating to severe and profound learning disability at Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Psychology & Speech Pathology
May 2001 Four day visit to Tor View School, Haslingdon, Lancashire to advise on the moderation process and implementation of the early communication curriculum and to develop protocols and curriculum for the use of their sensory room

April 2001

Requested to present a series of lectures on early cognition and communication on the MSc Course at Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Psychology & Speech Pathology
Oct 2000 One week visit Tor View School, Haslingdon,Lancashire to advise on the design and implementation of early cognition and communication curriculum and to work with architects on the design of the sensory room and interactive hydrotherapy pool.  This included one-day communication workshop with teaching staff.
June 2000 Engaged to advise and revise the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority Advisory Committee’s final ‘National Curriculum Guidelines for Pupils Attaining Significantly Below Age-related Expectations’ document
Nov 1999 Requested to advise Qualifications and Curriculum Authority [QCA] Advisory Committee in the drafting of ‘National Curriculum Guidelines for Pupils Attaining Significantly Below Age-related Expectations’ document in the role of ‘Critical Friend’
Nov 1999 I took joint responsibility with Dr Juliet Goldbart, for writing and presenting a 10 session module on Early Cognition and Communication in relation to clients with PMLD [MSc in Psychology and Speech Pathology, Manchester Metropolitan University]

Sept 1998

Guest speaker: One day of lectures on pre-intentional communication the use of the Affective Communication Assessment to the Support, Teaching and Educational Psychology Service, Sheffield Hallum University
Jan 1998 One day of lectures on the use of micro technology with learners who experience [PMLD/MSI] to MSc and Post Graduate Diploma students. University of Manchester Joint Training Initiative

 Publications

1 Reports

Barber M, Farrell P, Parkinson G. [2002] Evaluation Report of the Speech and Language Therapy Pilot Projects that were supported by 2000 – 2001 Standards Funds Report by University of Manchester for Department for Education and Skills. [DfES] 

2 Chapters contributed to Books & Co-authored publications

Coupe, J., Barton, L., Barber, M., Levy, D., Collins, L. & Murphy, D. [1985] ‘Affective Communication Assessment’ Manchester Education Committee

Coupe, J., Barber, M., Murphy, D. [1988] ‘Affective communication’ in J.Coupe & J. Goldbart [eds] ‘Communication Before Speech’ Croom Helm, London

Barber, M. [1994] ‘Contingency awareness: putting research into the classroom’ in J Coupe O’Kane & B.Smith [eds] Taking Control David Fulton, London

Barber, M. & Goldbart, J. [1998] ‘Accounting for learning and failure to learn in people with profound and multiple learning disabilities’ in P. Lacey  & C. Ouvrey [eds] People with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities [A collaborative approach to meeting complex needs]  David Fulton London
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Barber, M. [2002] ‘The teacher who mistook his pupil for a nuclear incident: Environmental influences on the learning of people with profound and multiple learning disabilities.’ in P. Farrell and M. Ainscow [eds] Making Special Education Inclusive: From Research to Practice David Fulton, London
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3 Teaching Materials

Barber, M. & Goldbart, J. [2000] ‘Unit 5: Communication’ Course title: ‘Interdisciplinary Work with people with Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties’.  Birmingham University

Barber, M. [2001] ‘Communication’ Distance Learning Course Units 1-15 Profound Learning Disability and Multi Sensory Impairment Programme University of Manchester: Department of Educational Support & Inclusion

Barber, M. [2002] ‘Special Education’ Distance Learning Course Units 1-10 Profound Learning Disability and Multi Sensory Impairment Programme University of Manchester: Department of Educational Support & Inclusion

 4 Professional Publications

Barber, M. [1993] ‘The use of cognition and communication theories in the classroom’ in SLD  Experience 7

Barber, M., [2001] ‘The Affective Communication Assessment; An owners manual’ PMLD Link
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Barber, M., [2005] ‘Intensive Interaction: Some practical considerations’ PMLD Link
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Full CV details available on request.  Please contact drmarkbarber@hotmail.com

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