KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Patrick Mulick, M.Ed, BCBA \ Thursday, November 18 Creating the Home Field Advantage
Patrick is a board-certified behavior analyst, a certified speaker, trainer, and coach with the John Maxwell Team, and a cancer survivor. He is an educational consultant and the assistant director of autism and student independence for the Auburn School District in Washington state. Patrick has committed his work to “lighting it up” for all those who support special needs learners through a hybrid of instruction and inspiration. His resources and strategies have helped make the complex simple, equipping teachers, administrators, therapists, para-educators and school bus drivers, alike.
Betsey A. Helfrich, Esq. \ Friday, November 19 Lasting Implications of COVID-19 and Recent Case Law on Transporting Students with Disabilities
Betsey practices special education law in Kansas and Missouri. Formerly the special education department lead for Mickes O’Toole, LLC in St. Louis, she now runs her own practice. She has successfully represented school districts against a variety of claims in state and federal courts, including the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, as well as in administrative and special education due process hearings. She provides general counsel to schools on special education matters and conducts local and national training on Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and all areas of the Individuals with Disabilities Education. Betsey presented at LRP’s 38th and 39th Annual National Institute on Legal Issues of Educating Individuals with Disabilities.
Adam Sáenz, Ph.D. \ Saturday, November 20 Mental Health First Aid on the Special Education School Bus
Dr. Adam Sáenz earned his Ph.D. in school psychology from Texas A&M University as a U.S. Department of Education doctoral fellow. He completed his predoctoral clinical training under a fellowship appointment to Harvard Medical School, and he has a post-doctorate in clinical psychology from the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Dr. Sáenz also earned a doctorate of ministry in pastoral counseling from Graduate Theological Foundation with residency at Christ Church college of Oxford University. He currently serves as the executive director of the Oakwood Collaborative, the counseling and assessment clinic he founded in 2003. He consults with school systems, nonprofits, and corporations internationally in the areas of emotional intelligence, self-care, and the dynamics of relationship-based learning.
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