5516 Philosophical & Family Issues In Special Education (3)
This is a methods course in the master's degree sequence in special education
of children and youth with mild/moderation disabilities. The course presents
principles and procedures for fostering collaborative partnerships among family
members, caregivers, educators, and human service personnel that lead to
outcomes of individual and mutual empowerment. Candidates will engage in
reflecting thinking on their personal philosophical beliefs and interweave
these beliefs with the skills needed to work with the multicultural issues
facing families of children and youth with mild/moderate cross-categorical
disabilities.