Interprofessional Education Conference

During the Spring 2021 semester, I attended the Interprofessional Education Conference with my assistive technology class. Students from diverse majors came together to share their perspectives and tackle a case study with this conference. Before my group and I approached the case study, we listed and discussed the assumptions we had about each major. This activity allowed me to learn about other majors and share knowledge about being a special education major. This activity also acknowledges the roles each major plays when it comes to tackling the case study.

As a special education major, this conference served as a practice opportunity for when I am in an IEP meeting for a student on my caseload. This conference led me to learn two important things: (1) working in a team provides opportunities to bounce ideas with each other, and (2) the goal of determining what is best for the student and their success is the same regardless of your profession. When bouncing ideas with other professionals, I realize that I do not know everything about other professionals, but another professional will know. Therefore, it was interesting to see how other professionals handle the same situation differently from their professional lens. With this notion in mind, each professional comes together to discuss the best approach for the student to succeed in and out of the classroom.

I genuinely enjoyed participating in the interprofessional education conference. I expanded my knowledge about other majors and their roles and responsibilities and tackled a case study with other professionals. In addition, this conference helped me to improve on skills that I will need as a special education teacher, such as communication, collaboration, and problem-solving. It was nice to sit with my peers from my assistive technology course and reflect on our experience at the end of the conference. I have included the notes I took during the conference below: