Partners Through Collaboration by Nancy https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC For this assignment I interviewed our school's counselor to find their relation with working with SPED. en-us 2016-12-01 22:31:00 UTC 2017-01-26 13:23:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Are school psychologist/counselors involved with parent contact? nrobled1 https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149510505 Parents can always call  or talk to a school psychologist to find out more about the process of their child's referral for SPED.]]> 2017-01-26 06:11:50 UTC https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149510505 What are the roles of a school psychologist? nrobled1 https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149510662 A school Psychologist and Counselor are part of the multidisciplinary team that aids in helping student with special needs. They have many roles including providing the student with social, emotional, or academic support.  The counselor may be of more help in including the family members of the student so that they are well aware of the services.
This link is great for learning the roles of a SPED counselor.
It explains how they go about to be sure they've provided all the necessary resources for the students that they can access. ]]> 2017-01-26 06:15:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149510662 nrobled1 https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149510879 2017-01-26 06:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149510879 Do counselors or psychologist attend IEP meetings? nrobled1 https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149569019 The counselor I interviewed explained to me that she will typically attend any IEP meeting that has a student needed counseling in their IEP. She may also attend meetings if the parents wish that the student begin counseling.

To understand a bit more about what sections they work with you can always look at this PDF.]]> 2017-01-26 12:56:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149569019 nrobled1 https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149569935 2017-01-26 13:01:04 UTC https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149569935 What types of services are given to a student with special needs? nrobled1 https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149570332 The counselor I spoke with mentioned SouthWest Behavioral Health Counseling. This is a service that the counselor on my campus provides to students that are having some difficulties with family matters or are in "a high amount of emotional or behavioral challenges."]]> 2017-01-26 13:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149570332 How do psychologist/counselors collaborate with general education teachers? nrobled1 https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149571675 My interviewee said she frequently communicates with the teachers to ensure that the goals of students are being met. "I communicate with teachers to see what the counseling goals are for the students and how we can work together to help the student, for example, teaching student coping skills or social skills."

Here is a prezi that may help better understand how the two collaborate.]]> 2017-01-26 13:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149571675 Definition of a school psychologist/counselor: nrobled1 https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149574438 Psychologist: a professional that helps students with emotional and mental needs in order to be successful in school.

Counselor: a counselor and an educator that helps students with academic, social and emotional needs in order to be successful in school.]]> 2017-01-26 13:18:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nrobled1/PTC/wish/149574438