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Presenters: Mallory Legg, Esq., is the director of Project HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy, and Law), a community-based program of the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute. Click to read presenter’s bio.


Maureen van Stone, Esq., M.S., is the director of the Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities (MCDD) at Kennedy Krieger Institute and the founding director of Project HEAL (Health, Education, Advocacy, and Law), a MCDD community-based program. Click to read presenter’s bio.

CEUs/Category: 3.0 Cat. 1 CEUs
 

Course Description: Educators, parents, advocates, attorneys and other professionals can effectively respond to informal school removals to protect the rights of children with disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504). This session will include review of federal laws and guidance relevant to informal school removals, types of informal removals, and how to respond to these informal removals. The types of removals that meaningfully reduce the amount of class time per week (including undocumented suspensions, informal removal from the classroom, overuse of quiet or calm down rooms, and misuse of home and hospital teaching as behavioral management) will be reviewed. Highlights from the July 2022 United States Department of Education (USDOE) federal discipline guidance will also be covered.

Instructional Level: Intermediate
 

Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:

• Identify which federal laws and guidance are relevant to informal school removals
• List the types of informal removals and outline relevant federal legal principles such as least restrictive environment, free appropriate public education (FAPE), and the discipline provisions contained in the IDEA and Section 504
• Describe strategies and supports that can be used to address the issue of informal school removals.

Target Populations:

• Psychologists
• Social workers
• Counselors
• Educators
• Parents and caregivers
• Nurses
• Clinical and medical staff
• Direct support professionals
• Other community service providers
• Physical and occupational therapists
• Speech-language pathologists
• Students/trainees

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs, and maintains full responsibility for this program. Kennedy Krieger Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Kennedy Krieger Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 3.0 Continuing Education Credits (Category 1) will be granted to social workers and licensed psychologists. A Certificate of Attendance will be made available for all other disciplines. No conflicts have been identified (this includes commercial support and research grants/funding). The registration fees include: $60 registration fee will be charged for professionals, $20 registration for parents/caregivers/individuals with disabilities, and $15 for students/trainees workshop registrations. Those registering as students must use their school email address at registration to confirm their student status. CEU credits will only be offered to those who registered and paid as professionals. 
 

There is no processing fee required for payment by check. Apply promo code "PAYBYCHECK” at checkout. All checks must be received five business days prior to the training. If you are paying by check, please write the date of the session on the memo line. For example: "SLS June 22, 2023."
 

Make check payable to: Kennedy Krieger Institute (In note section write "MCDD SLS June 22, 2024")
 

Mail check to: Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute, Attn: MCDD Training Program, 7000 Tudsbury Road, Baltimore, MD 21244
 

Kennedy Krieger Institute Employees ONLY:  If your department will be covering the cost of the training, please enter your budget code when prompted. Enter promo code "KKISTAFF" at checkout. Your total will go to $0.00 so that payment can be received via interdepartmental budget transfer. Those registering as KKI employees must use their Kennedy Krieger email address at registration to confirm their employee status.
 

Kennedy Krieger Institute Trainees ONLY:  If you are registering as a student and your department will be covering the cost of the training, please enter your budget code when prompted. Enter promo code "KKITRAINEE" at checkout. Your total will go to $0.00 so that payment can be received via interdepartmental budget transfer. Those registering as KKI trainees must use their Kennedy Krieger email address at registration to confirm their trainee status. Please note: CEU credits will only be offered to those who registered and paid as professionals/KKISTAFF.

Cancellation Policy:  Refund requests must be received by e-mail Training.MCDD@kennedykrieger.org  seven business days before the training. No refunds will be made thereafter.
 

Maryland Center for Developmental Disabilities at Kennedy Krieger Institute reserves the right to cancel any of its workshops due to unforeseen circumstances. In this event, we will refund the registration fee only and not additional costs associated with attending the workshop. Should you have any questions, call 443-923-4114.