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Parents
Teaching Parents
"Parents Teaching Parents"
provides parents with the skills they need to effectively work with schools on
behalf of their children within the special education system and, secondly,
provide peer support for parents. A Parent Advocate from the Arc and a parent
volunteer from the Arc are the training facilitators. This parent-training
curriculum aims to improve educational outcomes with the lowest level of
conflict and least amount of professional involvement possible. The Arc of
Livingston offers training in the following areas:
- Understanding Special Education Law
- The Individualized Education Plan and Its Purpose
- Conflict Resolution
- Facilitating Your Child's IEP
This project looks to meet the following objectives:
- Increase the strength and the stability of families
- Increase parents' confidence and competence in working with schools to
produce positive, functional outcomes for their children
- Enhance the maximum potential for child development by increasing
effective communication between parents and schools
- Increase parents' access to tools that can support and empower them
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