EDUCATION 377-3
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Special Topics:
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Consultative Skills for Special Educators
Summer Session ?
Instructor: A. DeBoer
August 15 - 19, 1988
Monday - Friday
9:00-4:00 P.M.
SFU - MPX 7610
THIS COURSE AVAILABLE TO CERTIFIED TEACHERS ONLY.
Course Description
Successful consultations involve very specialized skills that are not easily or readily
acquired without instruction, modeling, collaboration, coaching, and practice. This course is
designed for educators whose professional success and personal satisfaction depends on
his/her ability to (1) collaboratively work with fellow educators, and (2) use strategies that allow
everyone to feel good.
Course Objectives
Participants in this class will be able to:
1.
Define collaborative consultation and explain why special education is rethinking its current
delivery system.
2.
Employ a collaborative problem-solving process when consulting with colleagues.
3.
Identity interpersonal-cognitive styles of self and others in order to communicate more
effectively.
4.
Design consulting strategies that achieve mutually productive outcomes.
5.
Identify barriers and design strategies for removing them.
6.
Use effective communication skills that include active listening, questioning, and leading
strategies.
7.
Explain stages in the change process.
8.
Design pre-referral consultation processes that decrease unnecessary referrals and
placements in special education programs.
9.
Describe the roles of the principal, general educators, special educators, and support
personnel in the collaborative consultation model.
Readings
Required Text: The Art of Consulting by Anita L. DeBoer. Arcturus Books (2026 W. Iowa St.),
Chicago, 1986.
Recommended Readings:
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreements Without Giving in by Roger Fisher and William Ury,
Penguin Books, New York, 1981.
The Helping Interview (3rd Ed.) by Alfred Benjamin, Houghton Mifflin, Geneva, IL, 1981.
Developing Consultation Skills by Richard Parsons & Joel Meyers, Jossey-Bass, Washington,
1984.
Collaborative Consultation by Lorna Idol, Phyllis Paolucci-Whitcomb, & Ann Nevin. Aspen,
Rockville, Maryland, 1986.
The Theory and Practice of School Consultation by M. Curtis and J. Zins (Eds.), Thomas,
Springfield, IL, 1981.
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Course Re
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uirements and Activities
1.
Attendance atll class sessions.
2.
Active participation in all problem-solving activities and group discussions.
3.
Write reaction papers (minimum one typewritten page in length) to
each
chapter in the text
The Art of Consulting by Anita L. DeBoer. Each paper must deal specifically with
how
and
why
the information applies to your situation. (Chapters 1-3 due August 16; Chapters 4-6 due
August 17; Chapters 7-8 due August 18).
For a grade of B
The above C requirements
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1.
With a partner, design, role play, and self-evaluate two collaborative consultations.
2.
Actively participate in class critiques of collaborative problem-solving vignettes by providing
constructive feedback in written form,
3.
Write reaction papers (minimum ?
typewritten pages in length) to five articles related to the
topic of collaborative consultation. The first page is an overview of the article; the second
page mI be an explanation of
how
and
why
the information applies to your situation. (Due
August 19, 1988)
The above C and B requirements piu
Outline a plan for implementing or expanding your role as a collaborative consultant in your
school/district. issues that should be addressed include: (a) Current status regarding
consultation services; (b) how you plan to provide consultation (the organizational structure);
(C)
when, during the day, you plan to provide consultation; (d) with whom you plan to provide
consultation initially, both teachers and students; (e) how you plan to involve administrators,
teachers, and other support personnel in the planning and implementation process; (f) how you
plan to "sell" the idea to your school district; (g) what you anticipate to be the staff development
needs for the district; (h) when staff development can be provided and by whom; (i) materials
and record-keeping forms that will be needed; and (
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) how you plan to evaluate the effectiveness
of your plan, both quantitatively and qualitatively.
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Design a project of more value to you in your situation. Briefly outline its rationale and major
components. Discuss your project with your professor to secure approval by August 17, 1988.
Select one of the books from the Recommended Readings list. Write a critique (minimum fi
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typewritten pages) discussing
how you plan to apply
the information you acquired from the
reading to your work environment.
