Workshop Topics
The Advocacy Center offers informational and skill-building workshops on a variety of topics.
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| Workshops are scheduled on a regular basis at The Advocacy Center and can be presented at other locations on request. |
- Collaboration and Team Building
- Developing a Vision
- Effective Communication Techniques
- Effective Record Keeping
- Bullying: Intervention Strategies for Parents of Children with Disabilities
- Committee on Special Education (CSE) / Committee on Preschool Special Education (CPSE)
- Discipline and Suspensions
- Due Process and Procedural Safeguards
- Early Intervention and Preschool Services
- Evaluations
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
- Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs)
- Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
- Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)
- Paraprofessionals: Providing Appropriate Supports for Children with Disabilities
- Positive Behavioral Interventions
- Transition from High School
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
- Work Incentives for Individuals who Receive SSI/SSDI
- Guardianship for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
- Medicaid Service Coordination
- Lay Advocacy – This multi-session series prepares parents to better advocate for their own children and to assist other parents in their area with educational advocacy. Participants are selected through an application process.
- Partners in Policymaking – This multi-session series prepares individuals with developmental disabilities and family members to engage in systemic advocacy. Participants are selected through an application process.
- Presenters for a New Attitude – This two-day workshop prepares individuals with disabilities and family members to deliver disability awareness presentations as part of The Advocacy Center’s Speakers Bureau. Participants are selected through an application process.
- Transition: Creating a Life After High School – This multi-session series helps young adults with disabilities and their families to explore the options available after completing their education. Participants must meet eligibility requirements.
- Community Inclusion
- Heightening Awareness and Acceptance of People with Disabilities
- Personal Perspectives on Disabilities
- Presenters for a New Attitude – a two-day workshop to prepare individuals with disabilities and family members to engage in disability awareness activities
NOTE: The Advocacy Center’s workshops are informative, interactive and designed to meet the varying needs of individuals with disabilities, parents and families, and professionals.
To schedule a workshop or to discuss developing a workshop for your particular needs, please contact us.
