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Course Overview

The skill of Facilitation is no longer a luxury in education - it's an essential leadership skill.

 

Use the power of facilitation to transform the way your team conducts IEP meetings. Our comprehensive IEP Facilitation Certificate Program is available live and on-demand.

 

The program equips educators, administrators, and special education professionals with the tools they need to effectively lead collaborative, productive IEP meetings that lead to valuable engagement by all IEP Team members, resulting in better informed, mutually supported decisions about the education of a special child.

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Whether you're new to special education or looking to strengthen your ability to manage high-stakes conversations, this course offers a practical, repeatable, easy-to-follow, linear process for facilitating meetings that result in better outcomes for students and schools.​

All of This for Only $249.95
per participant

🔍 What Particpants Learn

  • The facilitator’s role as an expert in managing both IEP Meeting content and process 

  • A structured, step-by-step IEP facilitation model you can apply immediately at your next meeting

  • Key strategies to increase engagement, build trust, and foster consensus

  • Strategies and communication techniques for handling disagreement and conflict when it arises during the IEP Meeting

  • How to recognize and resolve impasses before they escalate to disputes

  • How to manage group dynamics, emotions, and conflict with confidence

  • Transferable skills that can be used in any other type of school or school district meeting

⭐ How's This Course Different?

  • Developed by experts in special education mediation, facilitation, and conflict resolution

  • ​​​​We use a blend of learning tools, including professional slides, professional lecture by top-tier faculty, interactive exercises plus templates and other tools that focus on making this program accessible to all learning styles​

  • We provide graduates with a Certificate as an IEP Facilitator upon program completion​

  • Graduates gain access to a community of trained facilitators to answer questions and provide guidance​

  • This program equips graduates with all the tools needed to add IEP Facilitation services to a psychology, legal or education career

  • Fully self-paced and accessible online, participants may complete the program anytime at their own pace ​​​​

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💡 Why Take This Course?

  • Learn how to reduce tension and create a more welcoming, collaborative environment in every IEP meeting.

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  • Retain teachers and attract top talent by building a better school work culture.

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  • Avoid the excessive cost of post-IEP adjudication through due process litigation when parents of special needs children dispute school decisions. 

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  • Improve Family-School Partnerships: Build skills that help educators and families work together effectively, minimizing disputes.

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  • Professional Development - Graduates stand out as a skilled IEP Facilitator who can guide difficult conversations toward productive outcomes.​​

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