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TOP 10 SPED Advocacy Issues of 2024 advocacy documentation fape parent participation in iep Dec 06, 2024

National Survey - Top Ten Issues  in Special Education Advocacy for 2024

Empowering Special Education Advocates with Strategies

The landscape of Professional Special Education Advocacy has evolved dramatically in the past 5 years. In 2024, Professional Special Education Advocates...

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WHAT SHOULD A PARENT DO WHEN TRUANCY RAISES ITS UGLY HEAD? anxiety school aversion school phobia May 21, 2024

Part 6 

By following these steps and maintaining open communication with healthcare providers and school personnel, parents can effectively support their child's well-being and academic success despite mental health issue leading to school refusal.

This is what parents can do to help their...

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TRANSFORMING TRUANCY PREVENTION mental health needs assessment school refusal special education advocacy truancy truancy advocacy May 21, 2024

 

IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES AND

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES NEEDED

Community Involvement

Establishing a community truancy prevention committee, involving school, law enforcement, parents, and the community, can enhance prevention efforts. Activities like clarifying school policies, educating about...

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TRUANCY INTERVENTIONS cognitive behavioral skills training cognitive behavioral therapy dialectal behavioral therapy medication school phobia school refusal truancy assessment tools May 18, 2024

PART 4

A COMPREHENSIVE MODEL OF INEFFECTIVENESS

 The current disciplinary approach to truancy often relies on punitive measures, which research clearly shows to be highly ineffective. A shift towards primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programs is recommended. Primary prevention...

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Understanding the Root Causes of School Refusal" adjustment disorder anxiety disorder asd bullying mental health ptsd school aversion school phobia school refusal somatizations truancy May 10, 2024

PART 3

DEFINING TRUANCY VS SCHOOL AVERSION – SCOLIONOPHOBIA

 

SYSTEMIC CHAOS

When Schools Pretend To Be Doctors And Doctors Pretend To Be Special Educators

 

Navigating the intersection of mental health care and special education advocacy is a complex endeavor that requires...

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When Supports Do Not Support accommodations adjustment disorder cognitive behavioral skills training education advocates school psychologist school refusal school social worker school trauma truancy May 05, 2024

 

 PREVENTING TRUANCY ISN'T WORKING &

COST IS HIGHER THAN YOU THINK

 

HISTORY OF TRUANCY LAWS

The establishment of compulsory attendance laws in the 1800s marked a pivotal moment in educational history, reflecting society's shift towards valuing education and child...

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BREAKING THE CYCLE OF TRUANCY adjustment disorder administrative convenience anxiety behavioral issues child find dropout rates justice system mental health school phobia social justice trauma truancy Apr 26, 2024

 

BREAKING THE CYCLE OF TRUANCY

Truancy is more than a disciplinary issue; it's often a symptom of deeper challenges, especially for students with mental health disabilities like adjustment disorder with school phobia. Criminalizing absenteeism without understanding its root causes...

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Truancy vs School Refusal: A Crucial Insight Series add/adhd adjustment disorder administrative convenience anti-social behaviors anxiety bullying child find cognitive behavioral skills training cognitive behavioral therapy cross trained advocates defiant disorder dialectal behavioral therapy idea mental health school aversion school phobia school psychologists school refusal school social workers school trauma scolionophobia separation anxiety substance abuse truancy Apr 21, 2024

Discover the Hidden Depths of Truancy vs School Refusal: A Crucial Insight Series

 

When you think of truancy, what comes to mind? Perhaps images of rebellious behavior, a child who is using drugs, or juvenile delinquency surface. How about a student with overall disdain for authority and...

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Alternative Facts, Intentional Ignorance, or Misrepresentation bcba bip behavior intervention plan fba functional behavior assessment idea iep team rbt registered behavior technician Feb 02, 2024

 Alternative Facts, Intentional Ignorance, or Misrepresentation

As a Board-Certified Education Advocate, I often work with parents who are understandably frustrated after attending numerous meetings with their child's school that seem to go nowhere. All parents want for their child is to...

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Education Advocates Fill in the Blanks aac accommodations advocacy assistive technology collaboration goals monitor progress needs assessment sgd speech generating device speech&language professional Jan 26, 2024

Key Advocacy Techniques for AAC/SGD Implementation

Welcome back to our blog series on Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Speech Generating Devices (SGDs). As advocates we are always filling in the blanks looking for the needs missed, incompetence presumed, challenges not...

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Crucial Role for Speech & Language Pathologists II aac aba therapy accommodations assistive technology autism communication non verbal non-verbal communication sgd speech generating device Jan 05, 2024

SLPs Drive the Success of ACC & SGD Implementation

Welcome to the final part of our blog series on Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Speech Generating Devices (SGDs). In our last post, we delved into the key responsibilities of speech and language pathologists (SLPs). Now,...

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The Role of Speech & Language Pathologists in ACC/SGD Implementation accommodations assessments assistive technology cognitive development communication data collection educational equity fluency functional communication functional outcomes social skills speech generating device training Dec 15, 2023

Welcome back to our blog series on Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) and Speech Generating Devices (SGDs). Now that we have debunked the common myths surrounding AAC/SGDs, let's move on to understanding the roles and responsibilities of speech and language pathologists (SLPs).

The...

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