Understanding ED Eligibility for SPED Advocates*

Peaceful IEP Navigators™
More Transparent, Less Stressful through Equal Education.
* This training is geared toward an advocate audience. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Ellie Morrissey

Ellie Morrissey

Licensed Educational Psychologist (LEP): #3165
Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA): #1-12-12327

DATE
Aug 15
9–12 AM
LOCATION
Monrovia
In-Person
COST
$120
Per Person
Inaugural Training Special Rate

Limited to 10 Participants

Are you plagued with Zoom burnout? Join us for a real, in person workshop where we put our phones away, take copious notes for use in daily practice, and actually learn something new. There is no education prerequisite for this class, but all attendees should come ready to learn.

Emotional Disability (ED) is at once one of the most contentious, complicated, and confusing elements of special education eligibility. If you are an advocate who has the basics down, but needs real education, information and tools for your ED clients, this workshop is for you. Topics covered do not include advocacy — but rather real, salient techniques and information on navigating ED eligibility criteria taught by an impartial regional expert.

What You'll Learn

  • Surveys: Determine which surveys are most relevant for your clients based on the referral question — and when the test publisher manual says to discard normal results.
  • The "Diagnostic Trio" ED/OHI/SLD: Learn just how challenging it is to differentiate between them and what that means for eligibility.
  • "But they are so great at school": Ensuring internalizing students aren't denied services due to a lack of observable behaviors.
  • Social Maladjustment: Learn federal definition (hint: there isn't one), why the psychologist who created the term hates it, and whether it can be used as an exclusionary factor.
Ellie is a Licensed Educational Psychologist (#3165), BCBA (#1-12-12327) and founder of SoCal IEE, a boutique private practice specializing in differential eligibility determinations, holistic FBAs, and complicated cases. Peaceful IEP Navigators™ was brought forth as a marriage between her two decades in special education (including six years as a SELPA Program Specialist and reluctant CALPADS operator) and her experience as a parent to neurodivergent children, one with Level 2 Autism and Stargardt disease. PIN aims to make the IEP process more transparent and less stressful for families through accessible education that allows all members of the IEP team to act as truly equal and informed members.

Important Attendee Information

Certificate of Attendance

All attendees will receive an official Certificate of Attendance upon completion of the 3-hour workshop session.

Punctuality & Capacity Notice

Please arrive on time. This is an intimate, small-group training strictly limited by the physical seating capacity of the room.

Refund Policy

Full refunds are available up to 7 days prior to the workshop date. Due to the limited seat capacity (10 participants maximum), cancellations made within 7 days of the event are non-refundable, but registrations may be transferred to another attendee with prior notice.

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✦ Special Inaugural Training Rate: $120.00 (Discounted)

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