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OUTLINE
Unit 1: Partnership and Advocacy: Perspectives of Parents and Schools
Participants:
- Will look at the meaning of advocacy in the context of effective partnerships with the school
- Will examine their thoughts, feelings and beliefs regarding education and schools as these may influence their interaction with the school
- Will consider how to understand the perspective of the school
Unit 2: Strategies and Models for Partnership and Advocacy
Participants:
- Will become familiar with 4 models for planning advocacy efforts on behalf of a child
- Will recognize the role of careful documentation and record-keeping
- Will learn how to handle meetings and effectively use note-taking
Unit 3: Understanding How the Special Education System Works: The Education Act, IPRCs and IEPs
Participants:
- Will learn how current legislation in the Education Act provides for students with special education needs
- Will explore the legal context and processes of the IPRC and IEP
- Will understand how to collaborate in development of an IEP
- Will learn how to work on a ‘living IEP’ within the classroom environment
Unit 4: Understanding Psychological Assessment Reports
Participants:
- Will understand the purpose of psychological assessments and the factors to be considered when recommending psychological testing
- Will understand how core psychological concepts associated with learning disabilities and other disorders are assessed and interpreted
- Will become comfortable in reading psychology reports and asking questions about reports
Unit 5: Understanding How Children Communicate Difficulty at School: Behaviour Problems as Communication
Participants:
- Will understand that behaviour can act as a form of communication from the child
- Will learn how to use a “team approach” to problem-solve and brainstorm possible reasons for inappropriate behaviour
- Will understand how to use Behaviour Plans to prevent behaviour difficulties from escalating into disciple problems
Unit 6: Students with Special Education Needs and School Discipline Policies: Progressive Discipline, Mitigating Factors, Suspension and ExpulsionParticipants:
- Will understand what the school means by progressive discipline
- Will become familiar with rules and requirements around suspension
- Will learn about other ways students can be kept out of school, including Expulsion
Unit 7: Negotiation and Resolving Conflicts: Informal and Formal Processes
Participants:
- Will understand some of the reasons that disputes and conflicts arise
- Will learn methods which will allow them to collaborate with educators to prevent conflicts where possible and to resolve them quickly when they arise
- Will understand options for using formal dispute resolution processes
- Will gain an overview of effective ways to work through conflict by using negotiating skills.
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For questions or to go on the waiting list for a future session contact Diane Wagner: dianew@LDAO.ca