One-Hour Phone Call

1. Welcome--Beginning a Dialogue
2. Discussion and Guidance: Experts on Integrating Health-Related Needs into Individualized Education Plans and 504 Plans
3. Open Discussion

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Learning Objectives

• Provide a brief overview of federal legislation regarding the health and education of public school children & youth with special health care needs and disabilities;
• Describe the process of integrating health related needs into 504 Plans & Individualized Education Programs;
• Describe how the IEP/504 plan can prepare YSHCN and support their transition from pediatric to adult health care;
• Discuss how Title V CYSHCN Programs can assist families and YSHCN and their schools to support the integration of health needs and competencies supporting transition from pediatric to adult health care into the IEP and 504 Plan.

Facilitators

• Toni G. Wall - PI, HRTW National Resource Center; Director, Children with Special Health Needs Division of Family Health, Maine Department of Health & Human Services

Speakers

• Cecily L. Betz, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director of Nursing Training, Director of Research, USC Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Los Angeles, CA
  
• Stanley D. Handmaker, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Department of Pediatrics, University of New Mexica Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, NM
  
• Beth Swedeen. Waisman Resource Center, Madison, WI
  
• Bridget Via, Parent and Family Leader, Albuquerque, NM

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