Colleen Hughes-Paterno

Special Education Advocate
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Email: colleen@brighterpath-llc.com
Phone: (774) 278-8979
Website: https://brighterpath-llc.com
City/Town: Milford
Summary: I am a licensed school psychologist in Massachusetts and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist. I’ve had the good fortune of enjoying many varied dimensions of a truly meaningful profession. I’ve served as a contracted evaluator for school districts; evaluating students placed in therapeutic programs out-of-district. I’ve been a McKinney-Vento counselor, supporting students experiencing homelessness. I’ve functioned as the psychologist for a therapeutic learning classroom for students with emotional disabilities, held leadership roles on MTSS teams, been an active member of IEP teams, and completed countless psychoeducational evaluations. Now, while maintaining my licensure, I’ve made the shift from public school work to special education advocacy so that I can work more closely with families, educating them about their rights, guiding them through a complicated special education process, and using my professional knowledge and experience to help them secure a strong IEP for their student. Education Credentials: M.Ed. CAGS. NCSP Founder & CEO of newly formed Brighter Path LLC
Professional Qualifications: Nationally Certified School Psychologist Licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Many years of public-school experience Educational Credentials: Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies: School Psychology Master of Education: School Psychology Bachelor of Arts: Psychology Special Education Advocacy Training: ARC of Massachusetts Federation of Children with Special Needs---PCTI Professional Affiliations: National Association of School Psychologist (NASP) Council of Parents Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA) International Dyslexia Association (IDA)
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I am a licensed school psychologist in Massachusetts and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist.
I’ve had the good fortune of enjoying many varied dimensions of a truly meaningful profession. I’ve served as a contracted evaluator for school districts; evaluating students placed in therapeutic programs out-of-district. I’ve been a McKinney-Vento counselor, supporting students experiencing homelessness. I’ve functioned as the psychologist for a therapeutic learning classroom for students with emotional disabilities, held leadership roles on MTSS teams, been an active member of IEP teams, and completed countless psychoeducational evaluations.
Now, while maintaining my licensure, I’ve made the shift from public school work to special education advocacy so that I can work more closely with families, educating them about their rights, guiding them through a complicated special education process, and using my professional knowledge and experience to help them secure a strong IEP for their student.

Education Credentials: M.Ed. CAGS. NCSP
Founder & CEO of newly formed Brighter Path LLC

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