One difference between the two situations is that auto accidents are
(hopefully) one shot occurrences while psychotropic medication is
often ongoing, with the result that one (and one's colleagues) must
deal with the same student/situation repeatedly over a number of
years.
A better parallel might be a student dealing with some sort of
chronic disease that did not have obvious external signs.
And yes I have had students occasionally treat me as if I were a free
clinician (I'm neither), but not enough to be a problem.
At 10:02 PM -0600 2/24/08, William Scott wrote:
Claudia Stanney said:
In response to the comments about the student who requested an
adjustment in a deadline because his/her medication was changed and
created some nasty side effects.
I wonder - how would you respond if the student has written that he/she
had been in an auto accident and the pain medication prescribed for
their injuries has interfered with their ability to concentrate?
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I am happy to recognize disability whether chronic or acute and will
accommodate students not only in testing but in their instructional
needs. I would easily accommodate the student you describe as I
accommodated the student who had psychiatric medication problems I
described earlier. My question was how many of these problems arise
and whether or not I am being singled out with these problems
because I am a clinical psychologist. I also wonder whether or not
we are creating these problems as a result of the ways we
characterize our relationships with students.
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