Dispute Resolution Training & Services
Course Overview
The Special Education Mediation Certificate Program is now available as a self-paced, on-demand online course!
Special education is a nuanced specialty with many facets, rules and requirements. To find success in mediating special education disputes, you need more than basic mediation skills. You need a significant amount of knowledge about the special education process, from referral to IEP meeting and beyond. This course provides that knowledge.
Designed for educators, mediators, school leadership, special education resource centers, psychologists, social workers, professional counsellors, and legal professionals, this comprehensive program will provide participants with the tools and skills they need to help parents and schools reach mutually satisfactory child-centered decisions about the education of a special child.
All of This for Only $249.95
per participant
🔍 What Participants Learn
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How and which federal and state legal and regulatory directives have led to the development of special education as we know it today - basic knowledge that every special education mediator needs to know.
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From Referral to the IEP Meeting, all of the required elements needed to develop an IEP - essential knowledge for anyone who intends to mediate an IEP dispute.
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The essential skills mediators need to be effective and successful in helping parties reach agreement.
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The most frequent issues that lead to disputes between parents and schools and how to approach a resolution to those issues
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The most pressing current challenges facing parents of special needs children and the schools, teachers and other professionals who work with them.
⭐ How's This Course Different?
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Developed by experienced divorce mediators and legal professionals
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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
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We provide graduates with a Certificate as a Special Education Mediator upon program completion.
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Attendees learn how to mediate a special education dispute with confidence in any school district
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Our graduates gain access to a community of trained professionals and mediators to answer questions and provide guidance
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This program equips graduates with all the tools needed to add special education mediation services to an existing or new psychology, legal or education career.
💡 Why Take This Course?
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Learn practical but essential skills that shift conversations from combative to collaborative.
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Support Student Outcomes: Gain techniques for keeping the focus on students while navigating disagreements with clarity.
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Boost Career Opportunities: Whether you're a school administrator, teacher, psychologist, resource professional or a private mediator, this certification helps expand your impact.
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Lower Costs of Disputes: Trained mediators help districts and families avoid costly litigation and foster more trusting relationships between schools and the communities they serve.