IEP Facilitation Certificate | Online | November 9-12, 2026

Certification Program Details
 
Facilitation is not Mediation. While mediation always involves efforts to resolve disputes, facilitation is a technique for managing discussion in a way that not only supports, but in fact requires collaboration by discussion participants on how to accomplish a stated goal. Facilitators are experts in managing process and content.
 
When done correctly, facilitation is a process that eliminates the all-too-common perception that an IEP meeting is a parents vs school discussion. It improves IEP Team relationships, and parent-school relationships by extension. It maintains collaborative function among group members.
 
While mediation is one skill that facilitators should possess - since conflict may arise during facilitated discussion - facilitation is much broader - it is a way of managing the process and content in a meeting that actually achieves a stated goal.
 
In our view, every IEP meeting should be conducted in a facilitative manner. To achieve this, training is needed for any individual involved in special education discussions - leadership, teachers, resource professionals, parents and others. Training in IEP Team Facilitation teaches participants what to expect from a facilitated meeting and how to effectively and meaningfully participate in one.
 
This 12-hour comprehensive Certificate Program in IEP Team Facilitation will teach you everything you need to know about managing or participating in IEP meetings in a way that fosters collaboration and stronger outcomes for students with special needs.
 
The training includes a participant manual, interactive discussion and group exercises, including case studies and role play.
 
Class Dates: Half days from November 9-12 at 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT (please note the time in your time zone.) 
 
Class Location: Online Zoom classroom