Professionals you may work with
● Special Ed teacher
● Counselor
● Other teachers
● School psychologist
● School nurse
● Title I teacher
● ESL teacher
● Paraprofessional
● Gifted students teacher
Different Ways of Working with Other Professionals
1. Consultation
○ indirect relationship (where the client is not directly involved in the conversations)
○ volunteering (volunteer participation from everyone involved)
○ expert and directional relationship (role of the consultant is to provide expertise
and guidance)
○ problem-solving process (involves steps and stages)
○ shared but differentiated responsibilities and accountability
2. Collaboration
○ initiation of facilitation
○ clarifying questions
○ summarization
○ interventions and predictions
○ evaluation
3. Co-teaching
○ long range co-planning (overall goals and plans)
○ lesson co-planning (planning for specific lessons to be taught)
○ lesson co-teaching
○ grading
○ indirect relationship (where the client is not directly involved in the conversations)
○ volunteering (volunteer participation from everyone involved)
○ expert and directional relationship (role of the consultant is to provide expertise
and guidance)
○ problem-solving process (involves steps and stages)
○ shared but differentiated responsibilities and accountability
2. Collaboration
○ initiation of facilitation
○ clarifying questions
○ summarization
○ interventions and predictions
○ evaluation
3. Co-teaching
○ long range co-planning (overall goals and plans)
○ lesson co-planning (planning for specific lessons to be taught)
○ lesson co-teaching
○ grading