Articles
The web is a great resource and gives us immediate access to timely information. We post links on this page on a variety of topics or issues that are impacting families today. The list below includes useful articles available on the web. Click on the link to access the information.
- Advocacy 101 – Strengthen your advocacy skills – (communication skills, parenting skills, letter writing, speaking with professionals, asking questions)
- Financing issues – health insurance and other ways to finance the costs of needed services (including Strategies for Appealing Health Plan Decisions)
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- 504 Accommodation Plans related to Health Conditions (i.e. what are the legal obligations of schools to provide health-related services and therapies? Accommodations needed for equal access)
- Parent-to-parent support skill-building (How can parents provide support and assistance to families without substituting their judgment? How can parents be culturally competent in working with diverse families? How can parents emotionally support, inform, and educate parents so that they are strong, knowledgeable, and confident in caring for their child?
- Keeping Records is a learned skill. Parents will learn what kinds of records are important and how to record necessary information. Your child’s health care providers rely on your records to help them make sound medical recommendations.
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- Health Care: parent-professional collaboration strategies. How can families work with their health care provider to secure quality care and coverage for their child? How can health care providers and families communicate more effectively? What are effective health advocacy strategies?
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- Legal information what are the rights of children to medical coverage under Medicaid, SCHIP, fee-for-service coverage. How can families use complaint, arbitration, and grievance procedures to resolve disputes? What are the legal obligations of schools to provide health-related services and therapies?
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- Scientific Researched Based Instruction No Child Left Behind Act and IDEA 2004 as well as many federal K-12 grant programs, call on educational practitioners to use “scientifically-based research” to guide their decisions about which interventions to implement to improve student achievement.
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