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Montick
1
SPED
854:
Family
and
Interprofessional
Collaboration
in
Special
Education
Family
Interview
-
Reflection
1. Purpose:
The Family Interview Reflection Paper was completed for the course SPED
the original assignment, the purpose of this assignment was to gain a better
For this assignment, I interviewed the mother of a student who I worked with
in the past in a private clinic setting. I chose to approach this mother for this
assignment because I know her well after working with her child for a year and a half
and I know that she is involved in her sons education at school. She is also someone
who I know would feel comfortable discussing these topics candidly. I focused my
questions on: how her experiences have changed as her son has grown, what was
most beneficial when she collaborates with his teachers, and where she sees areas of
need. I was grateful that this mother was so open to having this discussion. For this
assignment, I did not make any revisions and no revisions were required based on
helping to open my eyes to how my own behavior may impact my collaboration with
the families I work with. In my reflection, I took note of making sure to schedule time
with
parents
to
allow
them
the
time
to
discuss
issues
that
may
arise.
I
am
still
quick
Beth
Montick
2
SPED
854:
Family
and
Interprofessional
Collaboration
in
Special
Education
Family
Interview
-
Reflection
to
try
to
fit
in
quick
meetings
at
drop-off
or
pick-up
but
try
to
balance
it
out
with
new parent training model. We are growing as a program and attempting to catch up
with the needs of our families. When it was a smaller program, I had plenty of time
to spend extensive time with each family on a regular basis. As we grow, this is
becoming tougher and tougher. Reading this assignment reminds me of the impact
that quality family collaboration can have on the student and the family.