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What do we mean by consultation?

Itinerant ECSE Consultative Services… Utilizes a triadic approach: – 3 key players: ECSE service provider, ECE teacher or parent, and child – Special education services are delivered indirectly through consultation with the ECE teacher/parent who then works directly with the child Supports parent/ECE teacher’s distributed instruction with the child: – instructional opportunities occur across the day, across materials, with breaks in between opportunties

Comparing Consultation Models Project DIRECT Consultation Model – you viewed this webinar as part of the online module for 6/1 Buysee & Wesley (2005) Consultation Model – your main text for class – the model we will follow A lot of overlap! Check out the handout available on the online module page for 6/15 that shows a side-by-side comparison. online module page for 6/15

Photo by Matteo Sorba - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License with Haiku Deck These three stages will be the focus of your first week of consultation in your field placement. Plan to make your initial consultation visit with your partner so that everyone is on the same page as the consultation process begins.

What makes a problem? Let your consultee be your guide…

Photo by Lotus Carroll - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License with Haiku Deck A problem may be related to addressing a child’s individual needs, changing/improving the consultee’s practices, or improving overall program quality. What is your consultee’s initial concern for change?

Photo by Luz Adriana Villa A. - Creative Commons Attribution License with Haiku Deck CONSULTATION STAGE 1 You and your partner will work together to collaboratively guide your first consultation discussion, addressing each of these areas as well as other areas identified in Stages 2 and 3.

Photo by Lewis Walsh - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License with Haiku Deck Remember this question! It is a useful tool for maintaining open communication with your consultee. Asking this shows your value for the consultee as an equal partner throughout the consultation process.

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Photo by Auntie P - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License with Haiku Deck Download the Sorting Activity from the Online Module page for 6/15 and sort each statement into examples and non-examples of what you know so far about consultation in early childhood education.Online Module page for 6/15

Sort Answer Key: Examples The consultant and consultee are both actively engaged in the consultation process. Consultation practice is improved when consultants continuously learn through their work and reflection with others about their practice. The consultant must consider the culture of the consultee, the child(ren), families served, setting, etc. The consultee is the main person who will implement a given intervention selected through the consultation process. The consultant and consultee are equal partners in the consultation relationship. The consultant does not necessarily have all the answers. The consultant builds the relationship with the consultee through active listening, clear communication, professionalism, and respect. The consultant avoids making judgments or critical statements.

Sort Answer Key: Non-Examples  The consultant is an expert who can tell the consultee exactly what to do to address a problem situation. The consultant and consultee should arrive at a solution to the problem quickly. The consultant assumes the consultee has had training for working with young children with disabilities and/or high needs. The consultee knows about the consultation process prior to meeting the consultant. The consultee is expected to take the perspective of the consultant. The consultant’s role is to meet with the consultee, not interact with the children. Use your consultee as a guide here…participate in classroom routines and engage with children to the extent your consultee deems it appropriate.

Photo by Cookieater Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License with Haiku Deck Consultation Stage 3 You’ll use the Classroom Strengths, Needs, and Resources form as a guide, but depending on the nature of the problem/focus of your consultation, it is likely you will identify other useful assessments (formal/informal) as well.

Photo by Victor Bezrukov - Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License with Haiku Deck Remember: It is not expected that you will have all the answers! Always be aware of what you know and what you don’t know and use your partner, classmates, and program contacts as collaborative resources throughout all stages of the consultation process.

Resources Buysee & Wesley (2005) text as your guide Blank forms can be copied from your text book and handwritten – OR, access them as Word documents under the “Forms” page on the ECSE 603 course website “Forms” page Inclusion Plan Rubric (available on 6/15 online module page) Inclusion Plan Rubric Your partner, peers, program contacts, me!

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