THE EXCEPTIONAL INDIVIDUAL

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This course will prepare students to understand and work with individuals with disabilities within schools by providing accurate information about disabilities and current best practices in education. Emphasis will be on understanding historical, legal, and philosophical frameworks; defining categories of disability; describing legal and ethical perspectives; how issues of accessibility in educational and social arenas affect people with disabilities; learning the role disability plays in the lives of families; becoming familiar with label criteria for disabilities; and the examination of how the referral/placement processes can discriminate against marginalized populations. Recommended: EDU 201 and ( PSY 250 or PSY 360 ). (SBS, SBS-E) PREREQ: C- OR BETTER IN PSY 202 OR INSTRUCTOR CONSENT