Facilitating IEP Meetings

An expertly-led facilitated discussion dramatically increases the likelihood of achieving success in IEP meetings. This course teaches a clear, linear approach to reaching the ultimate goal of every IEP Meeting - typically an agreement on a plan that best supports a student with special needs. This IEP Facilitation Program will teach IEP Team/Committee members the essential strategies and tools they need to lead and manage, or effectively participate in IEP discussions in a manner that achieves a successful outcome.

This new resource can be read as an independent guide for special education professionals or parents of children with special needs, or as a companion resource for the IEP Facilitation Certificate Program offered by Conflict Resolution Training, Inc.

Written by Susan Deveney, Esq., the CEO & Head Instructor for Special Education Mediation and IEP Facilitation Certification at Conflict Resolution Training and Special Ed Mediation LLC, this downloadable book will provide readers with:

• Immediately executable skills that strengthen partnerships between parents and schools.

• The key to building trust and rapport and cooperation between parents and caregivers and school professionals to enhance communication. 

• Am immediate increase in likelihood of success is achieving IEP Team goals.

• Practical strategies for navigating IEP discussions and resolving disputes effectively. 

• The knowledge needed to use collaborative solutions that avoid conflict. 

• Proven facilitation techniques that turn hostile meeting environments into collaborative discussions.

• Skills for managing disruptions and working with difficult people in group meetings.

• Knowledge on how and when to implement intervention techniques in group discussions.

This book may be used as a companion resource for the IEP Facilitation Certificate Program.