Independent Educational Evaluations (IEEs) are one of the most important procedural safeguards available to families under IDEA, yet many school-based speech-language pathologists receive little training on how families actually experience the process. In this course, Elizabeth Perry, MS, CCC-SLP, shares insights from current research and her original doctoral research to help clinicians better understand caregiver perspectives and build stronger, more trusting partnerships throughout the special education process.
Elizabeth introduces evidence-based family-professional partnership frameworks, including the Sunshine Model of Trusting Family-Professional Partnerships, while examining the factors that influence trust, equity, respect, and shared decision-making. You'll also look at the barriers that can make procedural safeguards difficult to understand or access, from educational jargon and communication differences to cultural and linguistic factors, socioeconomic challenges, and unequal access to advocacy resources.
Using case examples and practical implementation strategies, Elizabeth demonstrates how school-based SLPs can make procedural safeguards more accessible and meaningful during evaluations, IEP meetings, and educational disagreements. You'll leave with evidence-based communication techniques, implementation tools, and a curated collection of national family support resources to foster collaboration, reduce conflict, and promote more equitable, family-centered special education practices.
Elizabeth introduces evidence-based family-professional partnership frameworks, including the Sunshine Model of Trusting Family-Professional Partnerships, while examining the factors that influence trust, equity, respect, and shared decision-making. You'll also look at the barriers that can make procedural safeguards difficult to understand or access, from educational jargon and communication differences to cultural and linguistic factors, socioeconomic challenges, and unequal access to advocacy resources.
Using case examples and practical implementation strategies, Elizabeth demonstrates how school-based SLPs can make procedural safeguards more accessible and meaningful during evaluations, IEP meetings, and educational disagreements. You'll leave with evidence-based communication techniques, implementation tools, and a curated collection of national family support resources to foster collaboration, reduce conflict, and promote more equitable, family-centered special education practices.
