SPD 510 WK 5 Benchmark-Case Study

Review the “Case Study: Stephen.”In an essay of 1,000-1,250  words, use your foundational knowledge of the special education process  and related issues to describe your recommendations for assisting the  case study student. Include the following in your essay:Detail  the steps you recommend be taken, including the roles of the specific  stakeholders who legally and ethically need to be involved in  determining and implementing those next steps.Explain the  ethical dilemma in providing Stephen an education that will allow him to  flourish, including why moving LRE placements is not an option at this  time due to the standard special education process.Incorporate the CEC  Ethical Principals and Professional Practice Standards into your  analysis and explanation.Discuss the possible involvement of  paraeducators, tutors, volunteers, or related service providers. If  paraeducators, tutors, or volunteers were brought into the classroom to  assist Stephen, what guidance and direction would you provide to those  stakeholders?Discuss legal, ethical, and quality requirements  related to managing confidential student information when working with  paraeducators, tutors, or volunteers.Support your findings with 3-5 additional scholarly resources.Case Study: StephenStephen is a youngboy with autism who receives most of his education inaninclusiveclassroom. Hespeaks in one-and two-word utterances and can say “book,” “food,”“more,” “hi,” and “drink.” However, hismainmode of communication is a picture-exchange system.Although Stephen hasdemonstrated that hereallyenjoys group activities, hehas latelybegun bitinghis fellow students.Inaddition, he has begun pinching his teacher duringone-on-one instruction. After he engages in one of these behaviors, he yells, “It hurts!”and starts laughing.A behavior analyst has conducted a structured interview as partof afunctional behaviorassessment for Stephen. The teacher and parents’ responses indicate that the function ofStephen’s aggressive behaviors is to seekattention.Keeping this information in mind, theanalyst needstodirectlyassessStephen’sbehavior.Stephen’s generaleducation teacher, Ms. Gonzales,has recorded data regarding thefrequency ofhis behaviors, but with inconsistency as she is the only adult intheclassroom.  The special education teacher, Mr. Kuchar, has not been able tospend muchtime in the inclusion classroom to support Stephen and Ms. Gonzales and toobserveStephen’s behavior. Ms.Gonzales has requesteda meeting withthe Child Study Team todiscuss thepossibility of changingStephen’splacement.Ms. Gonzales frequently communicates withStephen’s parents and has mentioned apossible placement change to them.  Stephen’s parents do not want him to be pulled outof the inclusion classroom even though otherstudents arebeing hurt.Currently, there arefive other studentsin the inclusion classroom who receive special education servicesforbehavior issues.  Stephen’s behaviors are the most severe.  Ms. Gonzales does not feelshe caneffectively meet Stephen’s needswith regards tohis behaviors and keep the otherstudents from beinghurt.Mr. Kuchar agrees that Stephen needsto be placed ina different classroom tobetterfithis needs; however, he has realizedthat there is inconsistent data collected thus far tosupport thisneed.Theschool principal alsoagrees with the suggestionof aplacementchange and has asked Mr. Kuchar to set up a meeting to discussthiswithStephen’sparents.

 

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