{"id":6300,"date":"2011-12-15T11:10:50","date_gmt":"2011-12-15T15:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=6300"},"modified":"2011-12-15T11:13:16","modified_gmt":"2011-12-15T15:13:16","slug":"what-can-one-person-do-you-ask-start-a-feta-study-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/what-can-one-person-do-you-ask-start-a-feta-study-group\/","title":{"rendered":"What can one person do, you ask?  Start a FETA Study Group!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"What%20can%20one%20person%20do%2C%20you%20ask%3F%20%20Start%20a%20FETA%20Study%20Group%21\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p><a href=\"http:\/\/app.e2ma.net\/app2\/campaigns\/archived\/1407992\/b65640e7b627c3009af03ebbb5f8a1c1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin: 5px; border: 1px solid black; float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/images\/php.nltr.dec.11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"146\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a>That&#8217;s what Loni Allen decided to do after reading <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/store\/feta.html\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy<\/span><\/a> (FETA). Loni is an educational resource specialist at Parents Helping Parents (PHP), the Parent Training and Information Center in San Jose, California.<\/p>\n<p>Loni says, &#8220;When I read\u00a0 <em>From Emotions to Advocacy<\/em>, I knew it would be a wonderful tool for parents and would help them understand their role in the special education process.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Loni decided to structure the study group meetings like a book club and use the book as the basis of the meetings.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">What happens at this Workshop?<\/strong><\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The group moves through sections of the book, <em>From Emotions to Advocacy<\/em>, using Power Point, handouts about community and state resources, and online resources to present each evening\u2019s topic.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll take home tips, strategies, and information to empower your ability to advocate effectively.<\/p>\n<p>At PHP, Advocacy Workshops meet the 1st Tuesday of each month.<\/p>\n<p>If you are in the CA area and interested in training workshops &#8211; check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/app.e2ma.net\/app2\/campaigns\/archived\/1407992\/b65640e7b627c3009af03ebbb5f8a1c1\/\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Education Advocacy Newsletter for December 2011<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about this FETA study group and other advocacy workshops and to sign up for the e-newsletter, go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.php.com\/support\/educational-advocacy-workshop\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">PHP website<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Loni shares the secrets of organizing and facilitating a group and gives tips about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.feta.group.allen.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">How to Start an Educational Advocacy Study Group<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how you can start a FETA study group in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/info\/advo.feta.groups.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Take Action, Help Others: Start a FETA Study Group<\/span><\/a>. You&#8217;ll find strategies and pitfalls, how to get free publicity and learn how to change your school&#8217;s culture.<\/p>\n<p>Taking action to help others was part of the advocacy game plan and the final challenge during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/nltr\/08\/nl.0826.htm\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Summer School for Parents 2008<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That&#8217;s what Loni Allen decided to do after reading Wrightslaw: From Emotions to Advocacy (FETA). 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