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Running Head: ACTION PLAN
Action Plan: Working with Schools
Lorraine Delgado
ABA 610 Role & Functions of Schools
Professor Christine Cearley
January 25, 2021
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Action Plan: Working with Schools
Introduction
As a Behavior Analyst, collaborating with other professionals is an essential part of our
jobs. The school is one of the top professionals that Applied Behavior Analysts collaborate with.
Having proper ethics, communication skills, and cooperation are vital to our success. at the end
of the day; we are all working to best support our student or client, whichever it may be. In
“How to Work with Schools ,” we learned a set of basic techniques to collaborate efficiently with
school sites. Some may think that these skills are “common sense”; however, I find them a great
reminder. Often, when we are working, we focus on our job duties and may unintentionally leave
a wrong impression due to our lack of awareness. For example, as a “Dominant” personality, I
learned that listening to others is something that I can implement that can take me a long way
when collaborating with others. Having an action plan will allow us as Behaviorist to understand
the processes that exist within the school system. Knowing the process of becoming an active
role in the school system is essential. This will directly impact our student or client. will be
discussing how to approach working with schools—keeping in mind culture, collaborating, more
specifically, working with other professionals on the Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
How Schools Work
Understanding how schools work is fundamental. For example, having a comprehensive
understanding of the decision-making processes, roles of the school staff (school administrators,
phycologist, special education teachers, general education teachers, counselors, etc.). My action
plan is to familiarize myself with the different professionals that make up the school. More
specifically, knowing how they function within the school system and the various processes in
the decision and collaboration process. As stated in “How Schools Work,” we learned that there
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are different school system sectors. As stated by Earle, J., Kane, W., & Sullivan, C. (2014),
“Like all relationships, a certain amount of giving and take is required when working with the
education sector.” To gain a better knowledge of these sectors, I will research specific schools
and the district, learn their history, focus, etc. Some critical questions to ask in my action plan