Event title:	Positive Behavior Supports to Prevent Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
Description/type of event (conference, monthly meeting, training, etc.):	The goal of the free training is to provide parents with advocacy and programmatic information that leads to the prevention of restraint and seclusion and or the removal of a student with challenging behavior from the education environment. The training is divided into two sessions. The morning session will be presented by Renaldo Fowler, Senior Staff Advocate and JoAnn Sheperd, Staff Attorney from the Arizona Center for Disability Law. The afternoon session will be conducted by Daniel Davidson, Ph.D. Arizona Positive Behavior Support, Institute for Human Development, Northern Arizona University.  The morning session will provide parents with an overview of their rights under the Special Education Law, (IDEA) Individuals with Disabilities Education, and their Civil Rights under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. This session will focus on the Evaluation and (IEP) Individual Education Program development, implementation and compliance.  The afternoon session will offer in-depth programmatic information on the use of positive supports to prevent restraint and seclusion and will address challenging behavior in the educational environment. The session will provide information on: What is Positive Behavior Support? Why Do We Need Positive Behavior Support? and What's Included in Positive Behavior Support?
Host Organization:	Arizona Center for Disability Law
Target Audience:	Parents
Registration required?	Yes
Date(s) (include start and end date):	September 23, 2009
Time:	9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location:	Disability Empowerment Center of Arizona
Street Address:	5025 East Washington Street
City:	Phoenix
State:	AZ
Zip:	85034
Sponsor(s):	Arizona Center for Disability Law
Website(s):	www.azdisabilitylaw.org
Contact Person:	Kim
Phone/TTY:	(602) 274-6287
FAX:	(602) 274-6779
Contact Email:	kvanhorne@azdisabilitylaw.org
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