SDPA Webinar Event - Covid-19 and Special Education Eligibility

Covid-19 and Special Education Eligibility

March 4, 2021
10:00 - 11:00 am

Zoom

Tailored for psychologists who provide neuropsychological, psychoeducational evaluations or work with children with ADHD and Learning Disabilities.

Designed to provide psychologists with information to help and empower their clients, this webinar will offer a look at the latest challenges parents are facing due to the impact of Covid-19 on the IEP eligibility process. The session will address the following topics:

• Common school dissuasion tactics
• Introduction to the “Placebo Technique”
• A trend: 504 plans

Leo Marchena, aka “The IEP Guy” is a professional special education advocate passionate about helping parents of children with ADHD and learning disabilities succeed in all stages of the IEP process by leveraging over twelve years of industry experience.

Prior to opening his private practice, Leo spent nine years as a staffer of a school district’s special education department attending over two thousand IEP meetings. This unique experience gave Leo an insider’s perspective on the many cunning strategies schools employ to underserve students.

Leo lives in North County where he enjoys the outdoors riding bike trails and playing golf.