1. What are your options for involving all stake holders in the process?
2. What are the pros and cons of each possibility?
3. What exactly will you do?
Read the Divorce Case Study: Planning for Angela, and respond with your thoughts on questions that follow the study.
1. What are your options for involving all stake holders in the process? 2. What are the pros and cons of each possibility? 3. What exactly will you do?
13 Comments
Melissa Wilton
5/30/2011 10:49:41 am
1. It is a great thing that both of Angela’s parents are so concerned with her future and have been actively advocating for her. She seems to have a strong support system. Often with ADD, it is hard for the student to find a potential career that they can not only focus on but enjoy, especially as young as 16. In this case, I think it is crucial to keep Angela’s preference in mind. That being said, I would think it important to find out just what Angela is passionate about; what is it that she enjoys doing that might be a possible career path? Sure, gainful employment is the ultimate goal, but perhaps there is something other than the two options presented that would make for a more fulfilling career. I would encourage Angela and her parents to explore all of their options, and possibly take a career test. They could all be a part of this exploration, and might possibly find options that would be pleasing to everyone. If that wasn’t something they wanted to do, and preferred instead to stick with what they have already been doing, I would encourage the three of them to work on networking. It seems that the father has friends that are supportive of his daughter’s needs; perhaps some of his other friends or their friends know of someone who could offer Angela an internship in an office. Angela’s mom may also know of someone who could help.
shannon dehuff
6/1/2011 12:12:53 pm
1. In dealing with difficult family situations when there is a child involved in transition, it is imperative to first gather all educational as well as vocational data in order to present that during a meeting. It appears in this situation that although both of Angelas parents want what they think is best for her, thier ideas are very different. It doesn't appear however that either of them have considered what Angela herself wants. There are several options for involving all stake holders which could include, to name a few, vocational testing at local colleges to see which careers might suit her best, there is functional academic testing such as the Wiat and baseline CBM's that could be administered to find out what exactly her shortcomings are and how we could strengthen those areas. Sometimes we find providing both parents and student with a balance of options makes everyone happy and allows for the best social, academic, emotional and vocational growth. Iwould first meet with Angela and mom, then Angela and dad, then I would meet with Angela individually to see what her thoughts are. It would be extremely important in this situation to make Angela's interests and capabilities paramount. It seems that neither parent has confidence in her ability to succeed as an individual. Dad wants her under the vocational shelter and mom wants her under the educational umbrella, but neither of them are realizing there needs to be balance.
Natasha Ferrel
6/5/2011 03:33:38 am
Michele Walsh
6/5/2011 06:33:46 am
Due to the volatile and potentially emotional discussion from the varying viewpoints, I might start by using technology initially to get stakeholders positions clarified in a controlled manner by using email and ask them to list their top three results/outcome goals. My replies to each individual would be used to validate that the person was both heard and included. I would also use the email replies to disseminate to all parties the engagement rules for the meeting so they would have the same foundation and so facilitation could always use that to reign in discussion and keeps some order with emphasis on productive communication. Ultimately, I would need to know from my administrator if legally there are any issues about who is invited to attend as well. Through all the communications, I would be very direct, professional and constantly restate the goal providing the opportunities that are in the best interest of the student for strong foundation and transition in her young adult life.
Katie Bergin
6/5/2011 12:16:39 pm
1. What are your options for involving all stake holders in the process?
Amanda McBride
6/5/2011 12:42:54 pm
1. What are your options for involving all stakeholders in this process?
Mark Rincon
6/5/2011 01:54:28 pm
1. After reading the case study, it is refreshing to see that both Angela’s parents are involved within her life. Although, it is a very tricky situation since both parents are not on speaking terms. First, I would contact each parent asking them what preference they have for and how I communicate with them. Second, I would ask parents what information or resources that they would find the most helpful in the process. Third, I would ask if the parents would like to meet a school counselor and myself in a separate meeting. 6/6/2011 02:11:16 am
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Brenda Watts da Silveira
6/6/2011 01:14:00 pm
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Toby Wiedenmayer
6/13/2011 06:17:09 am
Loved all your comments on this topic, enhanced further in our class discussion. Some of your ideas were both innovative and right on target. Holding separate meetings is a possibility, as is videotaping Angela to allow her to voice her thoughts about her future in a non-threatening way. Allowing all parties to know that there are many ways for a compromise is also important. It is clear that you are all interested in making sure that all parties are stakeholders in the process, while still being concerned that Angela's voice is heard. This is a key component, and something that is recognized by the law as crucial. As a special educator, you are serving so many roles: professional, mediator, support, teacher. Each of these roles helps support Angela. You are her advocate, almost as much as her parents are.
Ralph A. Vinci
6/20/2011 06:56:29 am
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