| 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
educational environment. 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? For more information or to reserve space in the training, please contact the Center, at(602) 274-6287 (voice/TTY) 1-800-927-2260 (toll free) or e-mail kvanhorne@azdisabilitylaw.org Please notify the Center as soon as possible if you need any special accommodations or are unable to keep your reservation. |
| Host Organization: | Arizona Center for Disability Law |
| Target Audience: | Parents and educators of children with disabilities |
| Registration required? | Yes |
| Date(s) (include start and end date): | April 14, 2010 |
| Time: | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
| Location: | Radisson Woodland Hotel |
| Street Address: | 1175 W. Route 66 |
| City: | Flagstaff |
| State: | AZ |
| Zip: | 86001 |
| Sponsor(s): | Arizona Center for Disability Law |
| Website(s): | www.azdisabilitylaw.org |
| Contact Person: | Kim VanHorne |
| Phone/TTY: | (602) 274-6287 or 800-927-2260 |
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| Contact Email: | kvanhorne@azdisabilitylaw.org |
| The submitting organization has confirmed that the event is accessible and accommodations are available. | |
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