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Living in a diverse society provides special education teachers and support personnel the opportunity to encounter a wide array of cultures in their educational settings. The course, designed for special education stakeholders (i.e., teachers, staff, support personnel, administrators), considers issues of human diversity, broadly defined to include ability, ethnicity, culture, gender identity, linguistic background, race, religion, socioeconomic status, and sexual orientation. This course challenges biased assumptions that influence the provision of educational services, and examines issues related to promotion equal learning opportunities in the classroom and other education settings. It is designed to facilitate student examination of how diversity and diverse experiences shape systems that affect individuals, families, communities, and society. It allows students to explore their own cultures and the biases and internalized messages about those who are different from themselves. Students will be introduced to specific approaches to practice, and frameworks for equity, advocacy, and empowerment to support students who receive special education and/or applied behavior analysis (ABA) service, as well as their families. The course also includes information and discussion topics pertaining to the culturo-behavior science (CBS) specialization of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) and to interpersonal communication skills to include speaking, listening, reading, and writing - and their effect on students and families. Permission of instructor required.

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