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Special Education Advocate Nicole Shelton spoke on "Parent Choices for Struggling Teens," a radio program hosted on L.A. Talk Radio, about how parents can make it through special education. She explained to host Lon Woodbury and co-host Liz McGhee the intricacies of navigating through the School District's Special Education rules and regulations. Her success in helping her clients depended on how willing a school district might be to do all they can for the unique needs of their special students. She also talked about when and why parents might need the aid of Special Education Advocates and Legal representatives.
Lon Woodbury has been assisting families and struggling teens since 1984. He is a well-known Independent Educational Consultant and the publisher of the popular Woodbury Reports.
Liz McGhee, the Director of Admissions for Sandhill Child Development Center, New Mexico, has more than 19 years of clinical, consulting and referral relations experience with adolescents.
Background on Nicole Shelton
Nicole Shelton is the founder of Shelton Consulting, and this private Advocacy Consulting firm works to provide special education advocacy across the country. Her firm also helps with individualized placement services for clients with special needs and consultative services to lawyers and therapeutic programs. Nicole holds a Master of Science in Educational Administration, as well as a Masters in Special Education. Her Bachelor's Degree was in Psychology. She is presently working towards earning her Juris Doctorate.
A New Perspective on How Parents Can Survive Special Education
"What is a special education advocate?" asked Lon after introducing his guest to the listeners.
A special education advocate, explained Nicole, is someone who is thoroughly conversant with the special education rights for students. An advocate can help parents with understanding the special education rights of the child, and, furthermore, is able to advise on the best steps to take to help their child get essential needs met in the school system. An attorney, on the other hand, handles the legal aspects of a case, and was only necessary if the situation needed to be escalated because the child's right were not being adequately addressed by the School District.
A special education advocate was necessary if a parent felt that the school district was denying the child a right to an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or providing an IEP that was not favorable to their child's needs. After understanding what a parent and child needed from the school district and reviewing all the child's records, the advocate would then arrange a meeting with school services to determine a new course of action.
Lon Woodbury has been assisting families and struggling teens since 1984. He is a well-known Independent Educational Consultant and the publisher of the popular Woodbury Reports.
Liz McGhee, the Director of Admissions for Sandhill Child Development Center, New Mexico, has more than 19 years of clinical, consulting and referral relations experience with adolescents.
Background on Nicole Shelton
Nicole Shelton is the founder of Shelton Consulting, and this private Advocacy Consulting firm works to provide special education advocacy across the country. Her firm also helps with individualized placement services for clients with special needs and consultative services to lawyers and therapeutic programs. Nicole holds a Master of Science in Educational Administration, as well as a Masters in Special Education. Her Bachelor's Degree was in Psychology. She is presently working towards earning her Juris Doctorate.
A New Perspective on How Parents Can Survive Special Education
"What is a special education advocate?" asked Lon after introducing his guest to the listeners.
A special education advocate, explained Nicole, is someone who is thoroughly conversant with the special education rights for students. An advocate can help parents with understanding the special education rights of the child, and, furthermore, is able to advise on the best steps to take to help their child get essential needs met in the school system. An attorney, on the other hand, handles the legal aspects of a case, and was only necessary if the situation needed to be escalated because the child's right were not being adequately addressed by the School District.
A special education advocate was necessary if a parent felt that the school district was denying the child a right to an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) or providing an IEP that was not favorable to their child's needs. After understanding what a parent and child needed from the school district and reviewing all the child's records, the advocate would then arrange a meeting with school services to determine a new course of action.
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Find out more about Struggling Teens. Lon Woodbury has the recorded the entire interview on his L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at any time.
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