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2009 -2010 Southwest SELPA Services
Family Resource Center (FRC)
All the books, tapes, materials, parent support and information you could ask for... and all free! The Family Resource Center is located at the Southwest SELPA office.
Mary Ann Clark, PhD
Coordinator
(310) 798-2965
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Parent Support Services
Parent support services are offered at the SWSELPA FRC through monthly Parent Orientation meetings, Parent Information and Resource meetings and through parent-to-parent support. Individual appointments are also available as needed.
Christy Cole
Coordinator
(310) 798-2731
Project TAPS (Transition Assessments, Programs and Services)
A project designed to further develop assessment tools to assist students/IEP teams in identifying and developing realistic post secondary goals. Age Appropriate assessments that meet students' needs would enable students/IEP teams in developing an effective Individual Transition Plan and determining transistion needs.
Christine Suh
Transition Resource Specialist
Southwest SELPA and Greendot Public Schools Csuh@greendot.org
Alternative Dispute Resolution Services (ADR)
SWSELPA is committed to supporting parents and School Districts with a variety of ADR services, including facilitating IEPs and Resolution Sessions, providing training and holding pre-filing meetings.
Marc PurchinADR Director
(310) 546-1834 x229
Home Office: (310) 202-1155
mailto:sw_adr@lacoe.edu
mpurchin@purchinconsulting.com
Fast ForWord
The clinic, in its fifth year, provides intensive services during the summer and as needed during the year. Pre-referral discussion with the coordinator is important for challenging profiles.
Coordinator(310) 546-1834 x702
Early Start Services for Infants and Toddlers
Southwest SELPA DHH Programs for Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers - click here for brochure
The SELPA serves infants who are visually impaired, deaf or hard of hearing, or orthopedically impaired via the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Referrals are coordinated via the SELPA Family Resource Center.
Mary Ann Clark, PhD(310) 798-2965
Autism Collaboration Team (ACT)
The Team consists of a School Psychologist, an Occupational Therapist and a Special Education Teacher trained in behavior intervention. The project is supported by part-time management staff to assure accountability.
ACT Office(310) 546-1834 x 227
Assistive Technology Support (AT)
The SELPA Assistive Technology consultant offers training in low- and mid-tech AT in a curriculum development lab to demonstrate how to adapt curriculum, make student-centered communication systems and social stories. The consultant is available to assist district personnel in completing AT evaluations and developing student AT plans. Monthly AT Roundtable meetings are held at Southwest SELPA's office.
Ro SeligsonSouthwest SELPA OTR
(310) 546-1834
Charter Schools Committee Southwest SELPA Charter School Directory
The SELPA coordinates special education services for charters who are members of the SELPA and training support for all charters. This includes application review of potential new charters.
Sydney QuonSenior Program Specialist
(310) 546-1834 x226 Fax (310) 546-8525
Community Advisory Committee (CAC)
In collaboration with parent leaders, meetings and workshops are scheduled for the 2008 - 2009 school year. Linda Guiterrez is the chair for 2009-2010 school year. Bob Farran, Mary Ann Clark and Christy Cole facilitate the CAC Board activities via the Southwest SELPA office and FRC.
(310) 798-2731(310) 798-2965
Desired Results Developmental Profile-R and access (DRDP)
Southwest SELPA continues as a grantee with the California Department of Education to support SELPAs throughout Los Angeles County in arranging training and follow-up support for teachers and staff who will be using the DRDP tools in 2008-2009. All of Southwest SELPA's preschool programs are involved.
Mary Ann Clark, PhD(310) 798-2965
email: sw_frc@lacoe.edu
Non-Public School and Agency Contract Project
In collaboration with the Greater Los Angeles Area SELPAs (GLAAS) and the State SELPA Organization, coordination of contracts and rates will be facilitated via Southwest SELPA's leadership. The goal is standardized rates and contract relationships across the county and state.
Parisa HilalaSouthwest SELPA
(310) 798-2731
Targeted Support/Case Management
For select cases requiring additional support, Southwest SELPA provides targeted services for educational therapy/academic support and targeted case management.
Martha BerryAssistant Director, Southwest SELPA
(310) 546-1834 x225
Project Optimal
Project Optimal is dedicated to ensuring optimal behavioral educational opportunities for all children and their families through collaboration and capacity building.
Annette Y. Dahlman, PhDDirector of Research and Evaluation, Southwest SELPA
(310) 798-2731
Realizing Early Achievement in Children's Hearing (REACH) Program
REACH is an award winning, specially designed auditory-oral program providing services for children with cochlear implants. The strong emphasis on oral speech and language development in young children is achieved through a team approach, maximizing the expertise of the teacher of deaf and hard-of-hearing children, the speech and language pathologist, and the educational audiologist. The program provides intense services for children from infant to school-age through home visits, preschool, mainstream consultation, student tutoring and parent education and more. The preschool classroom is uniquely tailored to student needs by controling classroom acoustics and static electricity to ensure optimal listening conditions for children with cochlear implants.
Beth Freed(310) 325-7489
Special Education Preschool Programs
School districts provide special education services for children ages three to five who have been identified as having a disability. These disability categories include: speech and language delays, developmental delays, autism spectrum disorders or displays of autistic-like behaviors, orthopedic impairments, medical disability, learning disability and emotionally disturbed.
Los Angeles County Office of Education Program (LACOE)
LACOE provides classes and services for children with a wide range of disabilities. Three Principal Administrative Units (PAU) exist in the area:
Imperial PAUDr. Marsha Shultz, Principal
(310) 536-9112
Larson West PAU
Joe Godfrey, Principal (310) 679-9705
PRIDE PAU
Susan Weinberg, Principal
(310) 373-2281
LACOE Services
Speech and Language Services
Beth Lippes-Inabinet
Program Administrator
(310) 546 1834
Sydney Quon
SW Support Services - Charter Schools
(310) 546 1834 x226
Special Education Information System (SEIS)
Southwest SELPA utilized a Web-based approach to developing IEP's. For information about the system contact:
Marjorie Rudy(310) 546-1834x249
Southwest SELPA Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training
Overview of Prevention Training
Day 1You'll gain a basic understanding of crisis intervention methods. This first day of Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training emphasizes early intervention and nonphysical methods for preventing or managing disruptive behavior. Personal safety techniques for staff are also demonstrated and practiced to prepare staff to safely remove themselves and others from a dangerous situation.
You'll learn:
- How to identify behaviors that could lead to a crisis.
- How to most effectively respond to each behavior to prevent the situation from escalating.
- How to use verbal and nonverbal techniques to defuse hostile behavior and resolve a crisis before it becomes violent.
- How to cope with your own fear and anxiety.
- How to use principles of personal safety to avoid injury if behavior becomes physical.
Day 2
You'll learn to reinforce preventive techniques and learn principles of non-harmful physical intervention. The second day of training expands on crisis intervention methods to include the study and practice on non-harmful Non-Violent Physical Intervention methods, used as a last resort when an individual becomes an immediate danger to self or others.
You'll learn:
- When it's appropriate to physically intervene.
- How to develop team intervention strategies and techniques.
- How to assess the physical and psychological well-being of those involved in a crisis.
- How to safely and effectively control and transport an individual.
- How to maintain rapport with the acting-out individual.
- Key steps for debriefing after a crisis.
- How to properly document an incident.
Specialized Refresher Courses:
Expand staff knowledge in targeted areas.
Receive training credit (includes completion cards).
Training Options
New!!! Autism Spectrum Disorders: Applications of NCI
| Developing an Effective School Crisis Response Team | Under the Influence and Out of Control |
| How to Set Limits with Students | Managing your Anger |
| The Power of Listening | Reading, Writing and Weapons |
| Fights at School | How to Excel at Verbal Intervention |
| Effective Documentation of School Incidents | Negotiating your Way Through Conflict |
| Establishing Therapeutic Rapport | Staff Debriefing Strategies |
NCI Inservice Topics
The Preventive Techniques
Therapeutic Physical Intervention
The Assaultive Student
Mark Scott
(310) 546-1834
Scott_MarkNCPI@lacoe.edu