SPED 9200 - Consultation and Collaboration Strategies

3 cr.

Students study theory and practice skills related to communication skills and processes as well as effective consultation and collaboration strategies for working with school personnel, human service agencies and key special education stakeholders. Theory is grounded in the interpersonal issues arising from a variety of school teams (grade level, IEP, Eligibility, departmental, transition planning). The course focuses on emerging issues related to student assistance, inclusion, peer to peer consultation, IEP design/elements, IEP implementation and monitoring and transition planning/post-secondary requirements in light of differing agendas of key stakeholders including parents, district, building, grade level, and departments. The process of differentiating between collaboration situations and consultation options is practiced. Students learn how to evaluate their consultation skills, target collaboration opportunities and maintain themselves as consultants/collaborators in a variety of school, community and agency situations.