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Parent/Professional Training Seminars for Families of Children with Disabilities

Phase I: Portfolio

Tenaya Watson

CUR/516

July 13, 2015

Dr. Mary Poe

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Title of the Training Session:

Parent/Professional Collaboration Training Seminars for Families of Children with Disabilities

Description: Parent/Professional collaboration can be possible in the community to enhance support for families of children with disabilities. Providing training seminars for targeted audiences, such as parents and professionals, could allow for positive support and collaboration. Various modalities will be delivered in these training seminars to express targeted goals and objectives for parent/professional collaboration, educational guidance, emotional support, and understanding of legal rights and procedures. There will be visual presentations, guidebooks, and hands-on activities provided during the training for 2-4 hours per day, Monday thru Friday, and over a 2 week span.

Target Audience: The target audience is parents of children with disabilities and professionals providing communication therapy for children with disabilities.

Delivery Modality: Visual presentations (e.g. videos, PowerPoint slides, etc.) Training and communication guidebooks Hands-on activities

Length of Course: 2 weeks Monday-Friday 2-4 hours per day

Goals of the Training Session:

Establish connections between families/professionals to collaborate communication needs for the child

Understand laws pertaining to disabilities, personal rights, and compliance procedures