SPECIAL REQUEST
WORKSHOPS
For more
information or
to schedule a
workshop, please
contact the
center new
you. Each
workshop is 90
minutes long
including
question and
answer session.
The
Individuals
with
Disabilities
Education
Act (IDEA)
protects
student's
right to a
free,
appropriate
public
education in
the least
restrictive
environment.
This
workshop
will inform
you
step-by-step
of your
rights and
responsibilities
in
developing
an education
program for
students
with
disabilities.
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STEP AHEAD
AT AGE 3:
TRANSITION
TO PRESCHOOL
The
transition
from
Infant-Toddler
services to
education
can be a
scary
process.
This
workshop
will provide
parents with
an
understanding
of the
process so
that the
transition
is as smooth
as possible.
This
workshop
will enable
parents to
be
constructive
members of
the IEP
(Individual
Education
Program)
team. We
begin with
the basics;
what an IEP
is,
brainstorming
on
preplanning,
effective
communication
skills and
measuring
success in
the IEP.
Discover
strategies
to work as
an effective
IEP TEAM
member and
get what
your child
needs to
succeed
written into
their IEP.
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THE YELLOW
PAGES ON
INCLUSION
This
workshop
provides
participants
with an
understanding
of the legal
basis for
inclusion
and a vision
that all
students
with and
without
disabilities
can learn
side by side
though they
may have
different
educational
goals.
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PLANNING FOR
THE
TRANSITION
FROM SCHOOL
TO ADULT
LIFE
If you are
the parent
of a child
14 or older,
this session
is a must.
Discover how
the
transition
plan can
(and should)
reflect your
youth's
dreams for
his/her
future.
Participants
will explore
the process
of
transition
from school
to adult
life
including
independence,
employment
and
education.
Participants
will learn
how to
effectively
use the
IEP/Transition
plan to
prepare for
these
issues.
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TAKING CARE
OF YOURSELF:
STRESS
MANAGEMENT
The purpose
of this
workshop is
to let
parents know
that they
are not
alone.
Stress is a
part of
everyone's
life. We
each need to
find ways to
ease the
stress that
we put upon
ourselves.
We need to
remember to
laugh, smile
and enjoy
our children
and take
care of
ourselves
each day.
What does it mean to be an
advocate?
This
workshop
shares ideas
and
strategies
on how to be
an assertive
rather than
aggressive
advocate.
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GRADE TO
GRADE?.
SCHOOL TO
SCHOOL
Sometimes it
takes a
whole school
year to feel
comfortable
and then
it?s time to
transition
to another
grade or
even to
another
school. This
session is
packed with
ready-to-take-home-and-use
strategies
to make
these
transition
times easier
and smoother
for all
involved.
Section 504
of the
Rehabilitation
Act
prohibits
organizations
that receive
federal
funds from
discriminating
on the basis
of
disability.
The workshop
will help
you learn
how this
civil rights
act affects
your child?s
education.
This
interactive
workshop is
designed to
help parents
better
understand
the needs of
siblings
when a
family
includes a
child with a
disability.
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STRATEGIES
TO HELP
UNCOVER
CAUSES OF
CHALLENGING
BEHAVIORS
We all know
what
behaviors
are, or do
we? This
interactive
presentation
will enable
a team to
truly
understand a
child's
behavior
challenges.
In this
workshop we
examine
possible
reasons why
children
misbehave
and methods
for
increasing
positive
behavior.
This
workshop
will discuss
the
protections
available to
students
served by
the IDEA and
the rights
of the
school to
suspend a
student with
a
disability,
etc.
There are
over 500
children
with
disabilities
in Kansas
whose
parents are
unknown,
unavailable
or whose
parental
rights have
been
terminated.
These
children
need someone
to represent
them in
special
education
matters.
This program
was
developed to
meet this
need. Before
an
individual
can be
appointed as
an education
advocate,
he/she must
attend
Special
Education
law,
Discipline
and
Education
Advocate
training.
Learn first
hand
students
with
disabilities
perceptions
and sensory
needs affect
their
behaviors
and ability
to learn,
socialize
and
communicate.
