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About This Course

This workshop is intended to provide useful information regarding the special education system to non-school based clinicians in order to help them understand how best to meet the needs of their school-aged clients. The workshop will include a brief history of special education in the United States, and will then focus on critical terminology and concepts endemic to special education but which may not be familiar to clinicians in more traditional mental health settings. Lastly, the workshop will include overviews of how to understand relevant clinical information presented in educational language in special education documents, such as school-based evaluations and individual education plans. The overarching goal of the workshop will be to provide clinicians with a functional and conceptual understanding of special education interventions that may be implemented for their achool-age clients, and a workable means to effectively contribute relevant clinical insights into the special education needs of said clients.

This is a live, interactive webinar course that will take place on May 22, 2026 at 10am EST. It will be recorded for subsequent posting as a self-paced, on-demand course.

Learning Objectives

At the completion of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Describe the history, structure, and function of the special education system, particularly as implemented in New Jersey.


  • Identify the commonalities and differences between clinical diagnosis and educational classification, with particular emphasis on preparing clinical information to be useful to clients who may be in the special education system.


  • Describe the needs and goals of the special education system, in order for clinicians to make useful and helpful diagnostic and treatment recommendations to school-based special education teams.

Instructor(s)

W. Eric Deibler, MSEd, PsyD

Director, Psychological Assessment Services

Dr. Deibler is the Director of Psychological Assessment Services at the Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia (CEH). He specializes in clinical diagnostic work and therapeutic services for children with severe mental illness. Dr. Deibler has been a school psychologist for over 33 years and holds a master’s degree in school psychology and a doctorate in clinical psychology. He has worked in a variety of settings serving children with mental health needs, including public and private schools, self-contained special education facilities, residential treatment facilities, and psychiatric inpatient and outpatient hospital programs.

Course curriculum

Live Webinar Event: May 22, 2026 at 10am EST

    1. Understanding the Special Education System for Clinicians

    1. Course Evaluation Survey

About this course

  • $49.00
  • CE Credits: 1.5 hours
  • Live Interactive Webinar Course
  • Level: Introductory

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Course Approvals

  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this program and its content.The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is not responsible to verify that American Psychological Association continuing education credits are approved by an attendee's respective state licensing Board.


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0189. Provider Name:  The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC Address:  1910 Route 70, E, Suite 7, Cherry Hill, NJ  08003-2123 Email address: [email protected] 


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No.7263. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.


  • The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC, #1820, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Center for Emotional Health of Greater Philadelphia, LLC maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 6/15/2023 - 6/15/2026. 


  • *A post test must be taken and passed in order to receive CE credit. Participants may retake the posttest a maximum of 3 times to receive a passing score. A qualifying passing score is 80% or above.

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