Related Services in Special Education: Working Together as a Team - Paperback

by Lisa Goran (Author), David F. Bateman (Author), Kristin C. Wikel (Contribution by)

Related Services in Special Education: Working Together as a Team is a resource for anyone who works with school-age children with disabilities to showcase the professional expertise and value-add related services providers bring to the IEP team and school community. With a theme of intentional collaboration and communication, this book is written and organized for educators and administrators and designed as a go-to resource--a conversation starter for professional development and ongoing learning about how to increase the effectiveness of the school-based teams who support students with disabilities. The core chapters define related services, review the legal requirements and considerations, offer examples of related services and their providers, and provide strategies to effectively leverage the professional knowledge of all team members. This book is rich in resources, including end-of-chapter thinking and reflection questions, information on the law and Supreme Court cases that guide understanding of related services, an entire chapter of recommended resources to extend learning, and case-study examples to support connection of concepts to practice.

Author Biography

Lisa Goran, PhD, CCC-SLP, is an associate teaching professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Missouri, where she serves as the director of teacher education and director of undergraduate studies for special education. She teaches and coordinates courses in special education for students pursuing teacher certification. She is a speech-language pathologist who has worked in school, clinical, and private practice settings. As a special educator, she taught students with disabilities in self-contained and resource classrooms and cotaught in general education classrooms. She served as a building-level department chair for special education. Dr. Goran earned a PhD in special education from the University of Missouri. She is active in national- and state-level professional organizations related to speech-language pathology (ASHA, MSHA); special education (CEC, CASE, DLD, TED, MO-CASE); and teacher education (AACTE, MACTE). She recently coauthored chapters in Developing Educationally Meaningful and Legally Compliant IEPs and Sexuality Education for Students with Disabilities and an article for a special issue of Teaching Exceptional Children focusing on legally proficient IEPs.
David F. Bateman, PhD, is a principal researcher at the American Institutes for Research and a professor emeritus at Shippensburg University in the Department of Educational Leadership and Special Education, where he taught courses on special education law, assessment, and development of IEPs. He was a due-process hearing officer for Pennsylvania for more than 580 hearings. He uses his knowledge of litigation in special education to assist school districts in providing appropriate supports for students with disabilities and to prevent and recover from due-process hearings. He has been a classroom teacher of students with learning disabilities, behavior disorders, intellectual disability, and hearing impairments. Dr. Bateman earned a PhD in special education from the University of Kansas. He recently coauthored A Principal's Guide to Special Education; A Teacher's Guide to Special Education; Special Education Leadership: Building Effective Programming in Schools; Developing Educationally Meaningful and Legally Sound IEPs; and Current Trends and Issues in Special Education. He was coeditor of a special issue of Teaching Exceptional Children focusing on legally proficient IEPs.
Kristin C. Wikel (contributor, chapter 5) is the manager of the Riley Hospital for Children School Program. She has worked at Riley Hospital for Children since 2003. Her background is in education. She has a master's degree in special education, where she is licensed to work with students who are in kindergarten through 12th grade. She is a licensed special education director for students in preschool through 12th grade. Kristin is completing her dissertation at Ball State University for her PhD in special education with an emphasis on educational leadership. Kristin is extremely passionate about working with and advocating for students with chronic medical, physical, and mental health conditions.