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Wrightslaw special education law and advocacy training programs are designed to meet the needs of parents, advocates, attorneys, educators, health care providers, and others who represent the interests of children with disabilities and their families.

Wrightslaw training can be a live, in-person program or a virtual training program with remote Zoom attendees. In all training sessions, attendees receive the books as print books and Adobe.pdf files.

Wrightslaw Special Ed Law & Advocacy Training (one day; 6 hours)

From Emotions to Advocacy (one day; 6 hours)

Private Training / Staff Training - Wrightslaw also provides private training for agencies, organizations, private schools, clinics, etc. These programs are meticulously designed to meet the specific needs of the members and tailored to address the issues faced by the entity's staff, with a keen focus on local laws, regulations, and case law.

Many entities found that hosting a private training session for their staff was more cost-effective than sending them to a one-day, six-hour Wrightslaw training session with expenses for travel, lodging, and meals.

In some instances, these entities invited their clientele and/or staff from other entities in their geographical area. While these programs are closed to the public, they may be open to specific invitees at the host's discretion. When a program is "closed to the public" but open to others by invitation only, the host usually charges a registration fee to offset the cost of the training and required book purchase. These decisions are at the discretion of the host entity.

On March 20 + 21, 2024, Pete provided a private training program for several hundred California Regional Center and DDS staff and their invitees.

The cost for a private "closed to the public" training program is similar to the cost of a one-day, six-hour "open to the public" program. Pete will substantially modify the form contract linked on the "Fees" page.

Hybrid Programs - Pete Wright can also create a hybrid program that's specific to the needs of your organization and may include a mix of some of the programs below. Hybrid programs can focus on specific legal issues or be specific to a particular disability.

For example, Pete trained all Juvenile Probation Officers and some juvenile court judges in a state. In another program, Pete created a two-day training program that was specific to the needs of Children's Hospital staff who deal with the needs of children with brain tumors and problems caused by chemo and other treatment regimens. The first day was for hospital school liaison / social work staff. The second day was for the parents and other related service providers.

In other hybrid programs, Pete trained selected State Department of Education staff about the protocol for conducting randomized case audits of LEA student files. He trained the Administrative Law Judges of an East Coast state with a focus on Court of Appeals case law. He trained the Protection and Advocacy (NDRN) staff of a West Coast state. After the publication of a new edition of the DSM-5, he created a "hybrid" program on changes in the DSM-5 related to autism and dyslexia.

One summer, Pete created a specialized, day-long program in NYC for charter school administrators, special educators in charter schools, and parents of children enrolled in charter schools, focusing on unique issues related to special education in charter schools.

At the FARE National Annual Conference, Pete did a daylong program about issues related to allergies and anaphylaxis. Children with these issues may not qualify for an IEP, but because of the "episodic" nature of the issues, they qualify for protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act and are entitled to a Section 504 Plan. This program included a comprehensive discussion about these statutes and case law, with an overview of IDEA 2004.

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To inquire about hosting a program, please send an email direct to Pete Wright at the following email address: petewright | at | harborhouselaw.com (Note - remove the |at| and replace with the @ character.) In the subject line of your email, please type your state and city in ALL CAPS. For example: CONF VA DELTAVILLE - initial inquiry.

"The Wrightslaw Special Education Law Seminar in Michigan was a tremendously rewarding experience and will forever change our practice." - Bryan I. Eder, Esq., Chudnof & Eder, PLC