Let’s Deal with Conflict! Bridging the Research to Practice Gap for Collaborative IEP Team Outcomes

This presentation is NOT just another IEP meeting workshop! This presentation will bridge the research to practice gap for conflict prevention, resolution and collaborative team outcomes.  Participants will learn specific techniques used to create a collaborative IEP meeting environment in which all voices are heard. In this session, we introduce five high impact strategies to develop and nurture family-professional partnerships and effectively prevent or resolve conflict. Techniques will be discussed through the lens of state and local agency facilitators and mediators. In addition, we will provide guidance for how district level administrators can share the strategies with their staff.