As a professional working with students with ASD, you will frequently be looked to for guidance and leadership in collaboration, relationship building, and the ethical sharing of sensitive student information between the IEP team members, including parents/guardians and caregivers. It is essential to know the laws and ethics governing how to share information and how to communicate clear processes and guidelines that will ensure all stakeholders are valued as members of the collaborative team.

Imagine you are the autism specialist for your school and the beginning of a new school year is approaching. You have several new students that have been added to your caseload. In addition, there are several new teachers and support staff in the building, and you want to ensure that all IEP team members have a strong understanding of how the team will build relationships and collaborate while following the legal and ethical guidelines for information sharing.

produce a tip sheet or a FAQ document that can be easily shared with members of the IEP team. The deliverable should address the following:

• Describe the legal and ethical guidelines that will be followed when sharing student information. Include a discussion of where and how information will be stored, exactly what information can be communicated to various IEP stakeholders, and how that information can be shared.
• Summarize three relationship-building activities you expect to do with IEP stakeholders to ensure all team members feel valued and that everyone is clear about the importance of person-centered planning that encourages a student-driven IEP process.
• Explain three collaboration and/or communication techniques you expect to use in IEP meetings to ensure that all stakeholders are clear about the data and information they are responsible for providing and how that data will be used in decision-making and student-driven goal setting.

Support the assignment with a minimum of three scholarly resources.