Collaborative Advocacy Associates - Services, special education advocates, special education advocacy, education advocates

CAA provides a full range of professional advocacy and educational consulting services, including:

- Complete Educational Record Review                                  - IEP & Section 504 Plan Reviews
- Educational Consulting Services                                          - IEP Development
- Development of Strategy/Action Plans                                - IEP Implementation and Follow-Through
- Parent Coaching                                                                       - Assistance with Drafting Agendas/Communications
- Direct Advocacy at PPT/CSE Meetings                                - Professional Consultations
- Negotiation                                                                                - Counsel on Private School Placement Process
- Due Process Mediations                                                          - Referrals for Diagnostic/Treatment Services
- Referrals for Legal Representation, if needed.

         DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
  Our team of experienced, well-trained professional special education advocates
works with you at all stages of your journey through the increasingly complex
special education system: from first diagnosis of eligibility for special education
services, through development of an individualized education program (IEP), to
ongoing follow-through to ensure the IEP is being implemented effectively.

  Our experience working with several hundred client families has made one fact
very clear: unless you clearly understand your child’s learning issues, what the
effective teaching methodologies are to address them, and the intricacies of the
specialized process you need to use to ensure that your school provides those services,
there is a strong likelihood that your child will be under served.






	CAA seeks to educate, support and encourage parents to become effective partners with schools in developing appropriate, individualized education programs for their children. We will provide you with as much or as little support as you desire, from coaching and counseling you to advocate for your child yourself, to having CAA assume that role on your behalf. In the words of Noreen J. O'Mahoney, CAA founder and director: "We believe that a parent is the most effective advocate a child can have , and our mission is to empower you, rather than replace you in that role."