Dear Sheila
Surely if communication and participation is an assessable outcome you would
be compromising "academic standards" by having to make the kind of
adjustments he is demanding.
Regards
Phil
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From: Sheila Watts [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 29 January 2003 11:24
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Subject: Counselling course/student with mental health difficulties
Comments please.
We have a third year psychology/sociology student who has mental health
difficulties. He is very withdrawn, isolated, never speaks to anyone, has
been exempt from the occasional groupwork and presentations throughout his
course and has had extra written assignments instead. He is quite happy
with the way things are and he is a successful student in terms of his
grades. For his final module he has chosen a Counselling course which as
you will all know includes groupwork every session, students communicating
their fears, thoughts etc etc. He is insisting an attending the course, not
being put in any group when the group is doing coursework and just listening
without saying anything. Also to be exempt from any presentaions.
The module handbook explained the contents of the module and what would be
included, the tutor feels the effect on the rest of the group would be
unacceptable as they will be expected to communicate with each other and
work together and there would be an observer who would be one of their peers
and it would effect the dynamics of the group. They feel he would be
better placed to choose another module - he has 7 others to choose from. The
student is stating 'discrimination' - any comments. If the student was
communicating in some way there would not be an issue but the fact that he
refuses to communicate at all.....
Any thoughts please.
Sheila Watts
Sheila Watts
Co-ordinator for students with disabilities
Liverpool Hope University College
Hope Park
Liverpool
L16 9JD
Tel/Minicom 0151-291-3065
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