Participating Confidently in Difficult IEP Meetings

Name: Participating Confidently in Difficult IEP Meetings
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 5 (5286 reviews)

Course: #10590Level: Intermediate 2 Hours 5286 Reviews

School-based SLPs must sometimes deal with contentious or litigious parents and attend Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings that include advocates or lawyers. Topics that may cause conflict, tactics that advocates and lawyers may use to control meetings, and strategies for pre-meeting preparation and confident participation in difficult meetings are described in this course.

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Learning Outcomes

After this course, participants will be able to identify three topics that can make an IEP meeting difficult.
After this course, participants will be able to list at least three ideas for preparing for a difficult IEP meeting.
After this course, participants will be able to describe tactics advocates and lawyers use to control a meeting and how to manage them.

Course created on June 20, 2023

Agenda

0-5 Minutes	Introduction
5-10 Minutes	Background
10-30 Minutes	Why do parents hire advocates or lawyers?
30-45 Minutes	Areas of dispute that involve SLPs
45-60 Minutes	How to avoid difficult IEPs
60-75 Minutes	What to do when a difficult meeting is unavoidable
75-115 Minutes	Scenarios and Responses: Recognizing and managing psychological warfare
115-120 Minutes	Summary, Q&A

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5286 Reviews

by Heather on March 7, 2025

This was an awesome course! I LOVE the real life information that can easily be provided in difficult meetings!

by Kelly on February 28, 2025

This course gave practical strategies for dealing with difficulty situations and excellent reminders of how I am the professional and to have more confidence in myself and my abilities. I feel empowered!

by Shana on February 28, 2025

Lot's of helpful information for an upcoming meeting with advocates!

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Presented By

Charlette Green
CAGS, CCC-SLP, BCS-CL, ASHA Fellow

Charlette M. Green, CAGS CCC-SLP, Executive Director of 504 and Special Education in Cherokee County School District, GA, received both her Bachelor’s and Master's of Science degrees in Speech-Language Pathology from Florida State University. Charlette has also obtained the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Students (CAGS) in Special Education Administration. Previously, Charlette was the Georgia State Consultant for Speech & Language. In 2014, Charlette was awarded the ASHA Fellow award and in 2021 she was approved as a Board-Certified Specialist in Child Language by the American Board of Child Language and Language Disorders.

Patti L. Howard
EdD CCC-SLP

Dr. Patti Howard coordinates the services of SLPs, OTs, and PTs as the Lead SLP for the Cherokee County School District in Georgia. She received her Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Psychology and her Master of Arts degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Kansas. She received her Doctor of Education with a concentration in speech-language pathology and a Minor in autism from NOVA Southeastern University. Patti was a member of the ASHA SLP School Issues Advisory Board from 2017 through 2019, serving as the Chair in 2019. She served as the President of the Georgia Organization of School Speech-Language Pathologists from 2017 through 2022. She is currently the Past President of GO SSLP and a member of ASHA’s Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, as well as a member of the Georgia Dyslexia Collaborative.

Patti has presented several seminars and posters at state and national conventions. She was an invited speaker at the ASHA Connect Conference in June, 2019 and at the National ASHA Conference in November, 2019. She was also invited to present on the role of the SLP in the RTI process at the SSTAGE Conference in January, 2019.

Presenter Disclosure: Charlette Green - Financial: Charlette Green was paid an honorarium for this presentation. She is Executive Director of 504 and Special Education in Cherokee County School District, GA. Nonfinancial: Charlette earned the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Students (CAGS) in Special Education Administration and is a Board-Certified Specialist in Child Language and Language Disorders.
Patti Howard: FInancial: Patti Howard was paid an honorarium for this presentation. She serves as Lead SLP for the Cherokee County School District in Georgia. Nonfinancial: She is a member of ASHA’s Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, as well as a member of the Georgia Dyslexia Collaborative.

Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by SpeechPathology.com, a Continued site.

Content Disclosure: This learning event does not focus exclusively on any specific product or service.

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