WINTER IEP SERIES · PART 3 OF 3

When the IEP

Goes Sideways

What behavior analysts can contribute, from evaluation to disagreement

Live webinar · Wednesday, January 13 · NOON ET
$9 · FREE for Part 2 attendees · 1 BACB Learning CEU

Each session stands on its own. Join one, or all three.

FOR BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS WHO’VE BEEN THERE

Sound familiar?

The evaluation didn’t look at the behavior everyone is actually worried about.

The behavior plan looks fine on paper, but no one is implementing it the way it was written.

By the time the family calls you, their relationship with the school is already strained.

Each of these is a point where a behavior analyst can help, if you know where you fit in the process.

Most IEPs don’t fall apart all at once. An evaluation leaves out the behavior that matters most. Goals get written without data. A behavior plan is never implemented the way it was written. By the time the family reaches out to you, everyone is frustrated.

In this CEU, we’ll follow one composite student through a full IEP year, from evaluation to disagreement. At each point where things can go sideways, we’ll look at what a behavior analyst can contribute, within their role, to help the team get back on track.

You’ll leave with a clear picture of the special education process and exactly where your behavior analytic skills fit in it.

Learning Objectives

Participants will:

Describe the major stages of the special education process, from evaluation through IEP development and dispute resolution.
Identify points in the IEP process where problems commonly arise, and the data that can help address them.
Determine appropriate, within-role contributions a behavior analyst can make at each stage of the IEP process.

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Where did it go sideways?

Follow one composite student through part of a school year:

September: Maya’s IEP includes a behavior goal, but no functional behavior assessment has been done.
November: The team writes a behavior plan based on teacher reports.
January: Incidents increase, and the school raises the idea of a more restrictive placement.
March: The family asks you to attend the next IEP meeting.

Where would you have stepped in? What would you have asked for, and when?

We’ll walk through a full IEP year like this one, step by step, live on January 13.

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ONE SERIES · THREE PARTS · ANY ORDER

The Winter IEP Series

Three live CEUs, each focused on a different part of the IEP. Every session stands on its own, so you can join one, two, or all three, in any order.

PART 1 · THE IEP DOCUMENT

Read Between the Goals

Wednesday, November 4
What behavior analysts should look for in IEP goals, and the data behind them.

PART 2 · THE IEP MEETING

Not the Enemy

Wednesday, December 9
Working with school teams as a behavior analyst at IEP meetings.

PART 3 · THE IEP PROCESS

When the IEP Goes Sideways

Wednesday, January 13 (You are here)
What behavior analysts can contribute, from evaluation to disagreement.

Joined Part 2? Use the code from your email to attend Part 3 free. Missed the earlier parts? This session stands on its own.

Who Am I?

I’m Dr. Annie McLaughlin, a doctoral-level behavior analyst (BCBA-D) 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.

Fourteen years later, I run an IEP advocacy business with three full-time IEP advocates, and I’ve trained more than 100 BCBAs in IEP advocacy. 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 walk through an IEP year together, and to see where you fit in it.