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The Federation for Children with Special Needs offers workshops, trainings, and community events designed to support families, educators, and professionals across Massachusetts. Here, you’ll find upcoming sessions on special education, family engagement, early childhood, transition planning, and more—many available in multiple languages.

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  • FCSN and Autism Housing Pathways logos

    Family Action Meetups

    Family Action Meetups

    Autism Housing Pathways/FCSN Join us for our monthly Family Action Meetups (FAMS), hosted by Autism Housing Pathways (AHP), now proudly part of The Federation for Children with Special Needs (FCSN).  […]

    $5.00

  • Let’s Talk Inclusion!

    Let’s Talk Inclusion!

    Professional Learning for Massachusetts Educators & Leaders Fresh perspectives. Honest Questions. Practical conversations about inclusive education. WHY JOIN THE CONVERSATION? If you are an educator in Massachusetts and looking for […]

  • Female teacher leaning down to support three middle school students at a table

    Basic Rights: Referral, Evaluation and Eligibility

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass A comprehensive overview of special education laws and procedures. Covers the special education process, including referrals, evaluations, eligibility, services, placement, and parents’ rights in dispute resolution. […]

  • 4 elementary age students smiling in front of a school building

    FAPE in Action: Driving Meaningful Student Progress

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass Explore how FAPE and effective progress support your child’s learning. You’ll learn how schools measure progress through goals and how to spot signs if your child’s […]

  • Developmental Childhood Trauma Training 10/28/26

    Online Event

    This training will offer a systematic approach to looking at Developmental Childhood Trauma as it impacts our students experiencing the Child Welfare System. This interactive training will study trauma’s effects […]

    Free
  • 4 elementary age students smiling in front of a school building

    Basic Rights: Understanding the IEP

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass Provides information about why the Individualized Education Program (IEP) is important, how it is developed, and the different sections of the document. Further discussion will focus […]

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    Facing School Discipline and Suspension

    Online Event

    This training describes different types of disciplinary offenses, the school responsibilities for discipline, range of consequences for rule violations, the difference between suspensions, expulsions, and emergency removals, different categories of […]

    Free

  • Female teacher leaning down to support three middle school students at a table

    Basic Rights: Referral, Evaluation and Eligibility

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass A comprehensive overview of special education laws and procedures. Covers the special education process, including referrals, evaluations, eligibility, services, placement, and parents’ rights in dispute resolution. […]

  • Male teacher smiling surrounded by high school students

    Basic Rights: Transition Planning

    Host: MassPAC All-Access Pass Overview of the transition planning process for students aged 14-22. We’ll discuss the legal right to transition services, why transition planning is important, what it looks […]

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