Needed a Team Approach: Providing Programs for Handicapped Learners in Vocational and Technical Education.

Overview & Synopsis

The paper specifies competency domains for multidisciplianry teams involved in vocational and technical education for handicapped secondary learners. Six competency domains (including collaborating with other professions and parents in the student assessment process and identifying available assessment instruments) are listed, and 10 common skills and knowledges for all team members are set forth, specific skills and knowledges are then listed for secondary special educators, school psychologists, and vocational educators. The authors provide an occupational analysis of the area of carpentry (residential construction and a task analysis of rough framing) for the development of an individual educational plan. The authors conclude that changes must be made immediately and suggest that inservice programs be initiated to develop competencies necessary for educating handicapped learners in vocational and technical education programs. (CL)