Welcome! We are always excited to have expert guests on the show because we like to learn from them just like our listeners. Our conversation today is with Michael Murray and Laura Balogh, co-authors of The Therapeutic Inclusion Program: Establishment and Maintenance in Public Schools. Join us to learn more!

Michael Murray has worked in therapeutic education for 20 years. He started as a paraprofessional and transitioned to being a teacher and therapist working with kids with significant social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. His experience has been in both non-public and public schools. 

Laura Balogh started in the early childhood field of general education. She transitioned to special education and ran a language-based program until she met and teamed up with Mike to start a therapeutic inclusion program in public schools. Even today, she describes herself as a public school special education teacher who works with kids with social and emotional challenges. 

Show Highlights:

• The purpose behind the unique structure of Michael and Laura’s new book, The Therapeutic Inclusion Program
• Why inclusion often brings chaos and confusion to educators
• The selling points of a therapeutic inclusion program
• How a true therapeutic inclusion program is defined and structured
• How Michael and Laura envision their book being used for the most benefit with the therapeutic supervision model
• How inclusion should take place in real-life situations
• Laura and Michael share a touching success story with a particular student in the therapeutic inclusion program

Links/Resources:

Check out Michael and Laura’s book:  The Therapeutic Inclusion Program

Contact us on social media or through our website for more information on the IEP Learning Center: www.inclusiveeducationproject.org   

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