Hosted by Carolyn Dolby, MS, CCC-SLP, this episode of School of Speech features Amy Culligan, MA, CCC-SLP, and Laura Gottlieb, MA, CCC-SLP, for a practical conversation on optimizing assessment and dismissal practices for students in public schools. Together, they discuss how school-based SLPs can conduct legally defensible evaluations while navigating the ethical, educational, and procedural complexities that often arise throughout the eligibility and dismissal process.
The episode takes an in-depth look at the three prongs of eligibility, including documenting educational impact and determining the need for specially designed instruction and related services. Amy and Laura also address common challenges clinicians face when considering dismissal, including parent concerns, team disagreements, and difficult IEP conversations. Listeners will gain research-informed strategies for making confident, student-centered decisions while strengthening collaboration with educational teams and families.
School-based SLPs will leave with a clearer understanding of assessment and reporting processes, practical guidance on supporting legally and ethically sound decision-making, and strategies for leading productive IEP meetings that involve complex or sensitive discussions.
The episode takes an in-depth look at the three prongs of eligibility, including documenting educational impact and determining the need for specially designed instruction and related services. Amy and Laura also address common challenges clinicians face when considering dismissal, including parent concerns, team disagreements, and difficult IEP conversations. Listeners will gain research-informed strategies for making confident, student-centered decisions while strengthening collaboration with educational teams and families.
School-based SLPs will leave with a clearer understanding of assessment and reporting processes, practical guidance on supporting legally and ethically sound decision-making, and strategies for leading productive IEP meetings that involve complex or sensitive discussions.
