Communication and Collaboration in Special Education

Catalog description

This course provides content and practice in the skills required to effectively engage as a professional member of a multidisciplinary educational team. Course topics address theory, research, and high leverage practices to support culturally-appropriate family/professional partnerships to maximize beneficial outcomes for students with disabilities. This course also focuses on ethics, equity, and family and professional rights and responsibilities grounded in family-centered, culturally responsive, advocacy, and strength-based perspectives. This course also contains approximately 20 hours of field experience.