DEC INITIAL SPECIALTY SET: EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION/EARLY INTERVENTION
PREPARATION STANDARD 7
COLLABORATION
7.0 Beginning special education professionals collaborate with families, other educators, related service providers, individuals with exceptionalities, and personnel from community agencies in culturally responsive ways to address the needs of individuals with exceptionalities across a range of learning experiences.
Key Elements
7.1 Beginning special education professionals use the theory and elements of effective collaboration
7.2 Beginning special education professionals serve as a collaborative resource to colleagues
7.3 Beginning special education professionals use collaboration to promote the well-being of individuals with exceptionalities across a wide range of settings and collaborators
CEC Special Education Early Childhood Specialist Set
Knowledge
K7.1 Structures supporting interagency collaboration, including interagency agreements, referral, and consultation
Skills
S7.1 Apply models of team process in early childhood
S7.2 Collaborate with caregivers, professionals, and agencies to support children’s development and learning
S7.3 Support families’ choices and priorities in the development of goals and intervention strategies
S7.4 Implement family-oriented services based on the family’s identified resources, priorities, and concerns
S7.5 Provide consultation and coaching in settings serving infants and young children
S7.6 Involve families in evaluation of services
S7.7 Participate as a team member to identify and enhance team roles, communication, and problem-solving
S7.8 Employ adult learning principles in consulting and coaching family members and service providers
S7.9 Assist the family in planning for transition
S7.10 Implement processes and strategies that support transitions among settings for infants and young children