Collaboration in the IEP Environment
Speaker(s): Nicholas Martin |
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Logistics
Recommended book(s) or materials: A Guide to Collaboration for IEP Teams
Seminar length: 1-2 days
Number of participants: 25–35
Who will benefit from this seminar: All who participate in IEP team meetings, including school administrators, general and special education teachers, diagnosticians, physical and occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and parents
Speaker Fees: (What do fees include?)
1 day: $1600
2 days: $2750
3 days: $3950
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Mr. Martin presents seminars on a variety of conflict prevention and resolution topics. Let us know if you’re interested in learning more about conflict resolution in special education, strengthening relationships among parents whose children have special needs, team building for administrators and their staff, or communication pitfalls and diplomacy for school professionals. Mr. Martin also leads experiential workshops for parents of children with disabilities, helping them strengthen marriages as well as highlighting resources in their immediate communities. |
Seminar Description
Designing individual education plans (IEPs) for children with special needs isn’t always easy. When school personnel and parents bring their different ideas and feelings to the table, conflicts can often interfere with successful planning. This exciting two-day seminar can help! Participants will learn specific strategies for preventing and resolving conflicts during IEP meetings, and they’ll discover how to form strong, respectful partnerships with other team members while achieving decision-making by consensus. “Hands-on” experience, supported by personal reflection, individualized attention, and specific feedback, make this seminar the key to stronger teams, smoother meetings and better IEPs.
On the first day, participants examine aspects of effective team management. Through PowerPoint® presentations and structured exercises, the participants learn how to
- recognize and meaningfully address the 12 standard parent complaints
- understand characteristics of the ideal IEP member, team and meeting
- achieve consensus-based decisions through principled negotiation
- identify and handle the “show stoppers” that threaten successful IEP meetings
On the second day, participants deepen their understanding of the psychological and emotional aspects of the IEP team and learn how to promote team harmony and success. Topics include
- “behavior trains” and “power points”
- four keys to effective communication
- the triad of conflict resolution
- 25 specific techniques for conflict prevention and resolution
Before the end of the seminar, participants also develop personal action plans to ensure carry-over of new skills and insights to help them make a real difference in their own IEP teams. This seminar has been offered nationwide for both parents and school staff, with hundreds of school professionals participating thus far.
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| Bonus: Mr. Martin is now offering a new seminar on successful "resolution sessions," as per the recent reauthorization of IDEA. This seminar covers the latest requirements pertaining to conflict resolution, due process hearing issues and trends, potential pitfalls within the new law, making the best use of attorneys, handling impasse, writing durable agreements, and much more. |
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