Fw: 4/29 Seclusion/Restraint Regional Training

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Hello Everyone:

Please see below for a very important training we our sponsoring regarding Restraints and Seclusion presented by Sue Tobin from Ohio Legal Rights. The flyer attached is for the training scheduled in the Cleveland area. Please forward this flyer to any and all parents and professionals that may be interested. Registration is a must since we are limited to the first 50 registrants. Barb Rutt

Barbara Rutt, S.W.A., Parent Training Coordinator

OCECD-Cleveland Office

440-617-9544 - Office

440-617-9547 - Fax

800-694-6402 - Toll Free

ocecdbr@...

www.ocecd.org

"If you treat an individual as he is, that is all he

will ever be. Only if you treat him as he ought to

be, will he ever have a chance to become what he

ought and could." -anonymous

FREE REGIONAL TRAINING

SPONSORED BY

Ohio Legal Rights Service, in collaboration with the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD) present…

“Tied Up and Pinned Down: Seclusion and Restraints in Ohio Schoolsâ€

G. Tobin, Chief legal Counsel with Ohio Legal Rights Service will discuss the current/proposed rules on the use of restraints at the state and federal level for schools, including:

Ø The effects on children when they are repeatedly restrained/secluded

Ø Federal law requirements for addressing behavioral problems in schools

Ø Scope of the problem in Ohio

Ø Options for parents in addressing the use of restraints with their children

Ø Use of positive behavioral programs

WHEN: March 25, 2010

WHERE: Guernsey Industries, Golden Rule School

60772 Southgate Rd.

Byesville, OH 43723

TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (Lunch not provided)

WHEN: March 30, 2010

WHERE: Athens Community Center

701 E. State Street

Athens, OH 45701

TIME: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Lunch not provided)

WHEN: April 29, 2010

WHERE: Middleburg Heights Community Center

16000 E. Bagley Road, Room C

Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

TIME: 1:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Lunch not provided)

WHEN: May 26, 2010

WHERE: Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development

3254 Kemper Rd., Scarlet Oaks East Wing, Room 200

Cincinnati, OH 45241

TIME: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Lunch not provided)

Visitors need to enter at Door 3 and show driver's license or other valid picture ID at reception.

REGISTER: Parents of children with disabilities and educators are invited to register for this free training on the OCECD website: www.ocecd.org

OHIO COALITION FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

165 West Center Street, Suite 302

n, Ohio 43302

1-800-374-2806