History
The Special Education Center (SEC) was established in 1980, with one director appointed. After the establishment of the Department of Special Education in 1987, the head of the center was concurrently held by the chairperson of the department. Starting in 2007, due to the expansion of services to cover preschool, elementary, junior high, and senior high school levels, as well as the center's management of the school's resource room, the position of the center director has been concurrently held by a full-time associate professor or higher-ranking faculty member of the Department of Special Education.
Organization
- The center is led by a director, appointed by the university president
from among full-time associate professors or higher-ranking faculty members,
and is responsible for overseeing all center operations..
- The center develops and implements strategies in line with the Ministry
of Education’s special education policies and actively promotes training and
policy advocacy. It handles initial assessments for students requiring special
education in higher education institutions within the Tainan-Penghu advisory
zone, supports services at regional colleges and universities, provides case
counseling, assists in vocational transitions, and offers comprehensive
consulting services to improve the quality and effectiveness of special
education support.
- A special education consultation hotline is operated by the center to
serve the southern region.
- The center employs two project assistants responsible for various
administrative duties.
- A resource room, staffed by three resource counselors, provides
dedicated support for students with special needs at the university.
Services
- Evaluation and counseling services for students with special needs,
including assistance with admission.
- Legal consultation and support related to special education.
- Discussions and consultation on teaching-related issues in special
education.
- Provision and exchange of teaching resources for special education.
- Consultation services for parents of children with special needs.
- Follow-up discussions and support for special or individual cases.
- Continuing education and professional development for special education
professionals.
- Other special education-related services.
Target Groups
Special education teachers, administrative staff, educational support
personnel, students with special needs, and their parents from universities,
colleges, high schools, junior high schools, elementary schools, and
preschools.
Facility
- An office that also houses the consultation hotline.
- A room displaying various testing and instructional materials.
- A resource room shared with the Department of Special Education library.