Reference no: EM133942518

Advocacy, Mediation, and Conflict Resolution

Focus:
You will explore how to proactively advocate for students and families, mediate disagreements, and resolve conflicts that may arise among team members, families, or agencies. This includes ethical, legal, and interpersonal considerations in special education collaboration.

Assignment 1: Mediation Role-Play Script or Flowchart
Sample Scenario: Family-School Disagreement on Behavior Intervention Plan
Student: Susan, age 7, is a second-grader who receives special education services under the category of Emotional or Behavioral Disorders (EBD). She has a history of trauma related to domestic instability and was recently placed with a kinship caregiver (her aunt).
Setting: Susan's inclusive general education classroom. Get world-class assignment help from subject experts.
Concern: The school recently developed a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) after several incidents of classroom disruption and physical aggression. Susan's aunt believes the plan is punitive, particularly the use of behavior charts and public consequences. She is requesting changes, but feels her concerns are not being taken seriously.
Tension Point:
The teacher and support staff feel frustrated by Susan's behaviors and report that the BIP "has structure that she needs."
Susan's aunt expresses that the plan causes shame and that Susan has regressed emotionally since its implementation.
The principal has called a meeting with the team, including a school social worker and a family liaison, to find common ground.