This Strengthening Partnerships for Students with Disabilities webinar session focuses on the topic of Purpose: A Pathway to Nurture Social and Emotional Well-being. The mix of ease and hardship in our work and in our lives requires that we, as parents or practitioners, are nurtured, too. Our social and emotional well-being is intricately connected to our ability to support the well-being of the parents or children we work with and care for. This presentation offers practitioners that work with parents, practical science-based lessons and activities to help you prioritize cultivating an important key to your social and emotional well-being: a sense of purpose. Additionally, we’ll cover related insights and practices from research about a sense of purpose for parents and families to foster their social and emotional well-being. Featured presenter: Maryam Abdullah, Ph.D., Parenting Program Director, Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley.

This two-part series is designed to help parents deepen their knowledge about their legal protections and rights within the educational system as part of effectively supporting students. The first session focuses on understanding key procedural safeguards, such as parental participation in the decision-making processes regarding their child’s education, consent, assessments, and eligibility. Presented in partnership with the State SELPA Association Parent Engagement Committee and the West End SELPA and South Orange County SELPAs.