3rd Annual CREATE conference

Schedule

Tue, 02 Sep, 2025 at 04:15 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Milligan University | Elizabethton, TN

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The Milligan University's Master of Science in Counseling Program invites you to attend our 3rd annual CREATE conference on September 2! Please see the attached flyer for additional details and a QR code to register for the event and CE credit.
Title:
Section 504: Legal and Collaborative Considerations for Mental Health and School Professionals
Speaker bio:
Dr. Colleen Weems holds a Bachelor of Science (2000, Applied Human Sciences), Master of Arts (2005, Counseling) and Doctor of Education (2021, Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis) from East Tennessee State University. Weems currently serves as Assistant Professor of Education & Counseling and Placement Coordinator for the Area of Education at Milligan University. Her additional experience includes outpatient mental health counseling, mobile crisis response services, school-based therapy, school counseling, educational consultation, and learning leadership. Weems holds clinical licensure in counseling as well as educational licensure in school counseling and instructional leadership.
Weems is a member of the American School Counselor Association and the Tennessee School Counselor Association; she is the East Tennessee representative for the Tennessee Association of Independent Liberal Arts Colleges of Teacher Education. She has made numerous presentations at both state and national conferences, and has provided in-service trainings for local school systems, mental health organizations, private businesses, and community groups.
Related to one of the core areas of Counseling, Human Growth & Development, the learning objectives identified are:
1. Participants will gain a basic understanding of the difference in ADA and OCR as it applies to the implementation of accommodations and the 504 process.
2. Participants will gain awareness of best practice strategies in collaboration between stakeholders advocating for children with diagnoses or symptoms that may support a 504 plan.
3. Participants will gain insight into the complexity of testing accommodations that may impact clinical recommendations for students served by 504 plans.
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Milligan University, 1 Blowers Blvd,Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States

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