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Bullying Prevention

All students have the right to attend school free of fear of harassment and bullying. Who is responsible for stopping and preventing bullying? What actions can be taken to stop and prevent bullying?

Julie Hertzog, PACER's Bullying Prevention Project Director, talks about types of bullying, the increase of cyber-bullying, effective anti-bullying programs and the need for communities to unite in their knowledge and response to the problem. Julie also addresses the role of the bystander, suggesting ways to protest when they see bullying happening - which may prevent bullies from acting in hurtful ways, and protect victims from abuse. PACER Center's Bullying Prevention Project is designed to be used by all students - those with disabilities and those without disabilities; those who are bullied, those who witness bullying, and those who bully (29 min. 50 sec.)
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Eligibility Changes to 504 Plans
The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (Amendments Act), amended the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and included a conforming amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that affects the meaning and broadens the interpretation of disability in Section 504.

Kathy Giordano, TSA Education Specialist, explains the importance of the Amendments Act for students with TS and associated disorders in this 23 minute presentation.
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Click here for article, Important Changes Regarding Eligibility for 504 Plans, by Kathy Giordano.

Executive Function: Overview and Tips for Management
This 30 minute presentation explores the definition of Executive Function (EF) and some signs students often exhibit when struggling with EF (time management, organization and task completion).

First time college students with ADHD and Executive Function Disorders are at even greater risk for failure, so early identification and intervention is critical.

Tips for understanding and comparing learning strengths and weaknesses and techniques to assist in building student executive function skills are discussed.

Presenter:
Sarah Crowther, M.Ed.

Director of Student Success and First-Year Programming at
Culver-Stockton College located in Canton, Missouri
 

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What are Tics and What is CBIT?
This 31 minute presentation has information of particular interest to school psychologists, parents and educators. School psychologists play a key role in the identification of Tourette Syndrome (TS) and its symptoms. And, when possible, work with parents and students finding ways to help manage tic symptoms and improve academic and social difficulties.

Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) is a new evidence-based non-pharmacological treatment option for tic management developed by members of the Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA) Behavioral Sciences Consortium.

CBIT procedures combine elements of habit reversal training with psycho education and function-based behavioral interventions to teach patients effective tic management skills.

Douglas W. Woods, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Training and Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, reviews what tics are and provides an overview of the CBIT treatment intervention.
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Helpful Tips for IEP Meetings
This 35 minute presentation provides extensive advice to parents and educators for keeping an IEP meeting positive and productive. The needs of a child with TS are more likely to be met effectively when there is a collaborative relationship between parents and school personnel. TS can be quite complicated and complex. This presentation supplies information critical to developing an IEP which has the best chance of meeting the unique needs of the student.
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IEPs and 504 Plans for Students with Tourette Syndrome: Compare and Contrast
Under the Federal Law, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, an IEP is to document special education services, for a student with a disability that “adversely affects educational performance...and requires special education services".

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, is a Federal civil rights law that protects individuals with disabilities from discrimination and ensures that students with disabilities have equal access to an education.

This 36 minute audio presentation with accompanying slides, recorded January 14, 2010, provides in-depth information and guidance to parents and educators who are considering IEPs and/or 504 Plans for students with Tourette Syndrome and related disorders.
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The School Administrator:  What You Need to Know About Tourette Syndrome
The role of the school administrator is critical in defining the way a school enables children with Tourette Syndrome (TS) to learn and thrive among their peers. The school administrator can show compelling leadership by promoting best practices, disseminating correct information about the disorder and its effects, promoting good communication between teachers, clinicians and families, and urging program planning teams to put forth creative accommodations in the classroom and school.

This audio presentation, directed to school administrators, recorded in November 2009, offers information about what TS is and isn’t, how to recognize and manage and what entitlements are involved for students with Tourette Syndrome.
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Click here to download TSA publication, "The School Administrator: Ten Things to Know about
Tourette Syndrome"  (Adobe pdf™ format)

Back-to-School: Making Successful Transitions
Recorded on August 18, 2009, this audio conference presentation is aimed at easing back-to-school transitions for students with Tourette Syndrome; it supplies significant information to families and caregivers with transition needs as they pertain to students attending a new school, new grade or a teacher new to them. The original teleconference was presented by TSA Education Specialist Kathy Giordano to an audience of concerned parents and caregivers.
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The information provided in these presentations is supported by Grant/Cooperative Agreement Number 5U38DD000343-03 from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The contents are solely the responsibility of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC or TSA.



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Presenter Notes:
Ellen Meyers, Ms, M.E, national TSA Education Committee.
Ellen is a former high school assistant principal and district wide director of special education. Ellen's son lives with Tourette Syndrome.

Kathy Giordano, TSA Education Specialist, and member of national TSA Education Committee.
Kathy presents nationally for TSA on issues concerning Tourette Syndrome and related disorders, is an experienced advocate on disability issues, and is the mother of three adult children. Her youngest child has Tourette Syndrome.