EDUC 206 - Professional Communication and Collaboration

Institution:

Saint Francis University

Subject:

Education

Description:

This course provides students with theory, general principles, and procedures for fostering collaborative partnerships among families, professionals, students, and other stakeholders. Assignments will allow students to demonstrate culturally responsive strategies that promote effective communication and collaboration with students, families, school and agency personnel and community members. Professional and ethical communication practices will be addressed. The course also presents methods for enhancing parent involvement, due process rights of parents and the mediation process. Conflict resolution strategies and qualities of resilient communities will be explored. This course fulfills all of the PDE Special Education candidate competencies for Collaboration. Students will complete four hours of field experience in an area school or educational setting.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.francis.edu

Phone Number:

(814) 472-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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