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1. Explain the requirements for locating and identifying students with special needs under the “Child Find” obligation of the “Individuals with Disabilities Education Act”.
2. Describe the components and content of an effective IEP.
3. Determine how to impose discipline for students with disabilities.
4. Explain the evaluation process.
5. Outline strategies to help avoid due process and other issues.
6. Discuss way to avoid the most common mistakes made by special education professionals.

• Significant Legislative, Administrative, and Judicial Developments

Evaluations and Eligibility Determinations

• Child Find: Locating, Evaluating & Determining Eligibility, Response to Intervention (RTI )
• Students with ADHD and Other Health Impairments

IEP Development, Implementation and Review

• Development and Content of IEPs
• Collaboration
• Progress Reporting, Review & Revision of IEPs
• Accountability: General Education, Special Education & Administration
• FAPE, Continuum of Services and LR
• Transition

Related Services, Assistive Technology, Medical Issues, Confidentiality and Statewide Assessment

• Related Services
• Health Related Needs
• Assistive Technology and Physical & Occupational Therapy Limitations
• Student Records and Releases of Information
• Medical Records, HIPAA and FERPA
• Statewide Assessment

Behavior: Assessment, Interventionand Discipline

• Manifestation Determinations
• Disciplinary Procedures
• Behavior Intervention Plans & Functional Behavior Assessments

Most Common Mistakes

• Most Common Mistakes Leading to Due Process Requests
• Due Process Procedures
• Conflict Resolution

Case Studies, Review, Implications and Questions & Answers

• A Closer Look at Recent Cases
• Review of the Basic Process
• Implications for Educational Practice & Program Development
• Questions & Answers

Isaac Ersoff, Esq., with the firm of Andrews and Cramer, LLC, in Lincoln City, OR, is both an attorney and professor. He is a frequent, popular and authoritative speaker in the U.S. and abroad. His legal practice has encompassed both the private and institutional levels, and he has served as both an advocate and an arbitrator specializing in education-related matters. He is a recognized expert, consultant, teacher and presenter - throughout the U.S. and Israel - regarding the areas of education law, special education law, educational program development, and educational policy and reform.

Professor Ersoff's background is diverse. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar and has over 17 years of experience as a specialist in education law. He has been a school district Section 504 coordinator and has over 15 years of experience as a teacher and administrator in regular and special education at the K-12 level. In addition, he has over 12 years of experience as a professor in both the United States and Israel. Professor Ersoff currently teaches in the College of Education at Eastern Oregon University. He has taught in the colleges of education at Oregon State University, Lewis & Clark College, and the Open University of Israel. He served as an adjunct professor of law at Willamette University College of Law, where he concurrently held the position of University Coordinator of Disability Services for Graduate Programs.

Speaker Disclosures:

Financial: Isaac Ersoff is an attorney at Andrews Ersoff & Zantello. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.

Non-financial: Isaac Ersoff has no relevant non-financial relationship to disclose.

For U.S. and Canadian customers, a CE test is available for $9.99 USD per participant. International CE rates may vary; please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 for more details.

Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion may be emailed, faxed or mailed to participants completing the post-test/evaluation and paying the CE fee.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

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Counselors
This intermediate self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

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Educators/Teachers
This course consists of 6.25 self-study clock hours. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this self-study activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

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Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists
This intermediate activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please contact your licensing board to determine if they accept programs or providers approved by other national or state licensing boards. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to participants who are in full attendance and who complete the program evaluation.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Psychologists
This self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline and the certificate of completion you receive from this self-study activity. Contact us for more information on your state board or organization specific filing requirements.

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Social Workers
PESI, Inc., #1062, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. PESI, Inc. maintains responsibility for this self-study course. ACE provider approval period: January 27, 2017 - January 27, 2020. Social Workers completing this course receive 6.25 Clinical Practice continuing education credits. Course Level: Intermediate. Full attendance is required; no partial credits will be offered for partial attendance. A certificate of attendance will be awarded at the end of the program to social workers who complete the program evaluation.

California Social Workers/ Counselors/Marriage & Family Therapists/Licensed Educational Psychologists: The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE programs that are approved by other approval agencies, including several that approve PESI and its programs. A full list of approval agencies accepted by the BBS can be found at www.bbs.ca.gov/licensees/cont_ed.html under “Where to find CE Courses.” This intermediate level activity consists of 6.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction.

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.

Educators, Special Educators, Administrators, Principals, Educational Professionals, Social Workers, School Counselors, School Psychologists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists