Reducing Seclusion & Restraint for Students with IEPs

Reducing Seclusion & Restraint for Students with IEPs

29nov12:00 pm1:00 pmReducing Seclusion & Restraint for Students with IEPsMore Information12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT-06:00)

Event Details

Seclusion and restraint does not only impact the student. These practices affect the whole school community. Participants will learn the importance of implementing intentional strategies to reduce or eliminate the use of seclusion and restraint. We will discuss district level strategies to reduce seclusion and restraint as well as apply Functional Behavior Assessment to inform effective strategies to reduce seclusion and restraint at the individual student level.

Learning Objectives 

  • Participants will understand the importance of implementing intentional strategies to reduce or eliminate the use of seclusion and restraint.
  • Participants will learn district level strategies to reduce seclusion and restraint.
  • Participants will understand how to apply Functional Behavior Assessment to inform effective strategies to reduce seclusion and restraint at the individual student level.

Presenters: Tim Peerenboom – Prior to joining DPI as School Psychology Consultant, Tim served as a School Psychologist, Autism Specialist, and Director of Special Education and Pupil Services. He has experience working with children aged 3-21 in a variety of public education service models in urban, rural and suburban school districts spanning from Portland, OR to Washington, D.C. Now that he has returned home to Wisconsin, Tim enjoys spending time with friends and family, especially his wife and two children.

Eva Shaw is a consultant on the special education team at the Wisconsin DPI. Her role focuses on work related to social and emotional learning, autism, and emotional behavioral disabilities, functional behavioral assessment, positive behavioral interventions and supports for students with IEPs, and alternatives to exclusionary practices. She has worked in the field of special education for over 25 years, and has had the privilege to serve children, families, and schools in several states and in a variety of roles.

Time

(Wednesday) 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(GMT-06:00)

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