Related Services in Special Education: Working Together as a Team

A resource for all members of an IEP team to work together more intentionally and effectively to support students, this book showcases the professional expertise and the value related services providers bring to the IEP team and school community and offers multiple resources to support on-going learning and connection.

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.