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Don't Say That at IEP Meetings:

An ethical guide for behavior analysts

One ETHICS CEU

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One hour webinar

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You attend IEP meetings as either a school based behavior analyst, home/clinic based behavior analyst, or an IEP advocate and love helping families, but the red tape, different 'rules' among districts and lack of support from your employer to understand special education are slowly killing your passion for making a difference.

But branching out into the IEP world is something that you're curious about, whether it's to support current clients or to possibly branch into private pay IEP advocacy.

In this training, I will show you an introduction of how to:

  • Identify statements to avoid escalating conflicts or hinder collaboration in IEP meetings, and apply specific strategies for effective communication so that you can align recommendations with IDEA requirements.
  • Utilize your behavior analytic knowledge to support your recommendations for IEP meetings

$17 for 1 BACB Ethics CEU

One hour prerecorded webinar

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Who Am I?

I’m Dr. Annie McLaughlin, a behavior analyst who is passionate about helping other behavior analysts learn about special education and IEP advocacy.

I've been a behavior analyst in the public schools, a special education school, and in clinics since 2010.

My PhD is in Special Education from the University of Washington. That is really where I fell in love with the intersection of behavior analysis and the public school system.

After becoming a mother of a medically complex child, I needed to navigate the public system for early intervention. Even with my background and training, I really felt lost and overwhelmed. 

Around 2012, I decided to lean into a curiosity I had about IEP advocacy.

After a lot of trial and error, humbling mistakes, consultations outside of behavior analysis, and calling in all of the favors I could, I was able to start and grow a thriving private pay IEP advocacy business, training, and public speaking company!

As I attended numerous IEP meetings each week, I continued to hear things like, "You are the only BCBA who I've met who knows special education." and "Wow, can we have more behavior analysts who know about special education?"

It is truly what has led me to disseminate special education to behavior analysts in a way that allows them (YOU!) to understand and apply it.

I currently have two full time behavior analysts who work in IEP advocacy and school consultation with me. We are passionate about walking with families through the special education process and supporting behavior analysts in understanding special education.

I hope you join me to learn more about how you can navigate IEP meetings and avoid the common pitfalls that I see behavior analysts and related service providers fall in to.

Come join me for your ethics CEU!

$17 Ethics CEU

One hour webinar. 

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© Annie McLaughlin Consulting. Nothing presented in the AMC & Pivot into IEP Advocacy free or paid course materials creates a client – professional or patient-provider relationship between you and Annie McLaughlin, Annie McLaughlin Consulting, or Pivot into IEP Advocacy. These free and paid courses and materials were developed strictly for informational purposes and should not be considered medical, behavioral, legal, or therapeutic advice. *All direct quotes are unsolicited from workshop and course participants. Annie McLaughlin is a nickname and can be found on the BACB registry as Constance McLaughlin.