Academic Support:
From my years in education and various trainings, I am skilled at gathering, synthesizing, and coordinating
information from other specialists in order to develop and implement remedial
programs. In addition to working closely with parents and school personnel,
I interface regularly with a multitude of allied
professionals. These allied professionals may include: speech and language
pathologists, educational psychologists, school counselors, occupational therapists, neuropsychologists,
physicians, or optometrists.
Contact between myself and other professionals may be made at the initial time of referral and then may continue throughout the intervention. Exchange of reports, telephone conferences, and email are the most common means of communication. Through the client’s consent, each professional can share relevant background information, diagnostic testing, and clinical impressions to broaden and further each other's knowledge. Goals and strategies that complement the work of each professional with the client can be developed and carried out.
This collaboration frequently leads to a more powerful intervention than work done in isolation. Confidentiality is held in high ethical regard and I must obtain a written consent to release information prior to conferring with other professionals.