A collaborative team consists of two or more people working together to meet a common goal. A team may consists of a parent and a teacher working together to design supports for the home; in the case of more comprehensive supports across settings, a team may involve many people, such as parents, teachers, school administrators, behavior specialists, social workers, paraprofessionals, and the student with disabilities.
The effectiveness of services for students with severe disabilities will be maximized if various professionals collaborate with each other and with parents and family members. In this way, services can be coordinated and goals and objectives can be developed that address students’ needs holistically. Successful collaboration requires a commitment to both designing and implementing effective positive, person-centered interventions for the student and to building a teaming environment where positive, ongoing collaborative interactions among team members can occur.
Team involvement contributes to the overall effectiveness and meaningfulness of a support plan in several important ways. Firstly, team involvement is needed to obtain a valid, comprehensive assessment. Secondly, team involvement is needed to ensure a good contextual fit between the support plan and (1) the settings in which the plan will be carried out; and (2) the values, culture, and skills of the team members responsible for carrying out the plan.
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