Main description:

* Helps the reader conceptualize interpersonal dynamics in the special education process, provide examples of effective oral communication, and describe essential meeting facilitation practices that collectively make facilitation a professional art
* School psychologists from around the country share how they structure meetings, provide examples of language they use to communicate important educational and psychological concepts, and describe the persona they present to support the meeting process
* Highlights meeting facilitation as a unique professional skillset and art, probing practitioners' experiences in the setting where school psychologists advocate for students, empower families, build consensus among team members, and make meaningful change for individuals they serve

Contents:

1. An Introduction to Oral Communication and Meeting Facilitation; 2. Foundations of Effective Communication; 3. Meeting the Objectives of the Context of Communication; 4. Foundations of Meeting Facilitation; 5. Planning and Facilitating Problem-Solving Meetings; 6. Planning and Facilitating Suspicion of Disability Meetings; 7. Planning and Facilitating Eligibility/Feedback Meetings; 8. Planning and Facilitating Individual Education Plan Meetings; 9. Planning and Facilitating Manifestation Determination Meetings.