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SPED 6690 - Consultation and Collaboration


Credit Hours: (2)

Special educators must be able to build effective partnerships with families, general educators, paraeducators, and related service professionals in order to assure comprehensive and quality programs for children with disabilities. Provides special educators with knowledge relating to the role of parents, paraeducators, administrators, other professionals, and students on multi-disciplinary teams, initiatives in building inclusive programs, and the array of services available to children with disabilities. Provides skills in effective communication; promoting family involvement, including families who are culturally diverse; team planning; collaborative instruction; and leadership. Enhances the view of special educators as specialists and a resource to colleagues for instruction, inclusion, transition, and collaboration with outside agencies.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the M.A.T. (Phase II) in Special Education program.


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