SPE 3332 - Parent, School, and Community Relations

Credits: 3 hrs

This course is devoted to the study of the major principles upon which effective school-community relationships are based. It also emphasizes the ways in which parents and teachers may make effective use of community agencies that may have a beneficial effect upon the development of children. This course emphasizes techniques used in parental interviews, conferences and referrals by school personnel with parents of children with and without disabilities, and strategies practiced by agencies working with families.