Session 5: Effective Parent Meetings
Sun, May 04
|Work and Play Center
Supporting Positive Growth: A Behavior is Communication Series is a free hybrid series offering trauma-informed strategies to understand and support behavior as communication for individuals with developmental disabilities.
Time & Location
May 04, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Work and Play Center, 444 North Hewitt Road, Ypsilanti, MI 48197, USA
About the event
Session 5: Effective Parent Meetings
Parent meetings are an excellent opportunity to build and strengthen the family/school partnership, even if centered around a challenge. This session will outline the key components of a school-led meeting with families that underline empathy, compassion, and accomplish the goals of all participants.
Supporting Positive Growth: A Behavior is Communication Series is a free, hybrid program designed for parents and caregivers of individuals with developmental disabilities of all ages. This series explores how behavior serves as a form of communication and offers trauma-informed strategies to support positive growth. Participants will learn relationship-based approaches to encourage connection and prevent challenging behaviors in home, school, and community settings.
The series is led by Melissa Smith, an educator, coach, and trainer specializing in positive behavior and social-emotional development. With a background in early childhood and public schools, Melissa shares her passion for relationship-based behavior change through training, advocacy, and…