CURRICULUM
VITAE
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
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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
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 | |
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UK |
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| 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 |
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AFSEA [Australian Federation of Special Education Headteachers] National
Conference, ‘Beyond Inclusion’ Brisbane
presented paper ‘Inclusion and Learners with Profound Intellectual
Disabilities; Geography or Values?’ |
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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 |
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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' |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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Mt Evelyn Special Developmental School, Mt Evelyn, Victoria.
Professional Development Seminar to teachers, SSOs and parents;
Intensive Interaction and Interactive Approaches to teaching |
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| Feb 2005 |
Monash Special Developmental School, Clayton,
Victoria.
Consultancy to make recommendations for teaching approaches and
strategies relating to a young learner who experiences PIMD and demonstrates
Autistic Spectrum Disorders |
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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 |
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| 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’ |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 |
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Redhill
Special School Brisbane
Consultancy
Advise Senior staff about curriculum development and delivery with
particular reference to pupils with Profound intellectual and Multiple
Disabilities |
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| 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 |
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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 |
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| 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 School. Early 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 |
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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] |
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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
to view
publication
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
to view
publication
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
to view publication
Barber,
M., [2005] ‘Intensive Interaction: Some practical considerations’ PMLD Link
to view publication
Full CV details available on request. Please contact drmarkbarber@hotmail.com