My Exploration of Legal and Ethical Principles for School Counselors by https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa Denise O'Bannon EDG 6305 Legal and Ethical Principles en-us 2019-03-23 15:11:50 UTC 2019-03-25 01:46:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Professional Perspective dobannon1 https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344463121 After completing my Master of Education in Guidance and Counseling, I plan on continuing my education and obtaining my principal certification. My hope is to become a vice principal and part-time elementary counselor at my current district. ]]> 2019-03-23 15:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344463121 Exploration Method 3 (1) dobannon1 https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344471629 Education Week

Feds Plan Fresh Oversight of Texas Special Education Plan

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/10/31/feds-plan-fresh-oversight-of-texas-special.html

]]> 2019-03-23 16:35:10 UTC https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344471629 Exploration Method 1 dobannon1 https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344487376 I talked to M.K. Davis (personal interview, March 23, 2019), an elementary school counselor for more than 25 years. She shared some legal and ethical issues she has to deal with on a regular basis. She also informed me that she carries liability insurance, attends a legal and ethical session each year at a counseling conference, keeps her ASCA ethical guidelines on her desk at all times, and consults with other counselors or an attorney when necessary.

#1- Child abuse reporting
Often times, teachers are reluctant to report because of fear of retaliation, so the counselor must sit with them while they make the report.

#2 Maintaining confidentiality
When parents or teachers refer a child, they naturally want to know what is going on or what they can do to help. The counselor can only say, "It's confidential".

#3 Documentation
Everything must be documented, but anything documented belongs to the school and the parent has a right to them. So documentation must be done very carefully.

#4 504 Coordinator
Even though this is not a role for counselors, many schools require their counselors to be the 504 coordinator. 504 is full of legal landmines and documentation is critical.

#5 Long-term therapy
Many parents do not realize that the counselor can only provide short-term counseling. Anything more than about six weeks must be referred to an outside counselor.]]> 2019-03-23 19:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344487376 Chosen Legal and Ethical Issue dobannon1 https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344487470 As a current special education teacher, I chose to delve further into the Texas Special Education Plan. I hope to discover how Texas is not meeting the federal guidelines and what the remedies are.]]> 2019-03-23 19:35:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344487470 Academic Resource dobannon1 https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344487570 The Texas Special Education Cap: Exploration into the Statewide Delay and Denial of Support to Students with Disabilities

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]]> 2019-03-23 19:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344487570 Reliable Source dobannon1 https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344487609 Texas illegally kept thousands of students out of special education programs, U.S. Education Department says

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]]> 2019-03-23 19:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344487609 Summary dobannon1 https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344487659 Texas has been denying special education students services even though they qualify for them. According to American School & University (2018), "Texas has violated federal law by failing to ensure students with disabilities were properly evaluated and provided with an adequate public education". This failure to follow federal law has created some legal and ethical issues for Texas that could potentially cost schools financial problems in the future. As the state gets punished, it will invariably reduce funding to schools.

Texas, or the Texas Education Agency (TEA) encouraged schools to cap its special education population to no more than 8.5 percent in order to avoid TEA visits (DeMatthews & Knight, 2019). In the future, Texas will be watched closely by the Department of Education. It is the hope of educators that this watchful eye will help more students qualify for the special education services they need. Ethically speaking, it is wrong to deny students services based on percentages. Legally it is against federal law to deny students services they are qualified to receive.

]]> 2019-03-23 19:38:51 UTC https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344487659 Exploration Method 3 (2) dobannon1 https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344640356 Education Week

Feds Can't Delay Special Education Bias Rule, Judge Says

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/03/13/feds-cant-delay-special-education-bias-rule.html

]]> 2019-03-25 00:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344640356 References dobannon1 https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344642196 Texas illegally kept thousands of students out of special education programs, U.S. education department says. (2018). American School & University (Online Exclusive). Retrieved from https://easydb.angelo.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsbig&AN=edsbig.A522826727&site=eds-live

DeMatthews, D. E. 1. ddematthews@austin. utexas. ed., & Knight, D. S. 2. dsknight@utep. ed. (2019). The Texas Special Education Cap: Exploration into the Statewide Delay and Denial of Support to Students with Disabilities. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 27(1/2), 1–31. https://doi-org.easydb.angelo.edu/10.14507/epaa.27.3380]]> 2019-03-25 00:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/dobannon1/3kji8xdhtosa/wish/344642196