Episode #77 Legal Considerations for Special Needs with Jayne M. Wesler, Esq.

<p>Featured This Episode:&nbsp;</p> <p>Jayne M. Wesler, Esq., is a licensed clinical social worker and a partner in the law firm of Sussan Greenwald and Wesler. The firm’s practice focuses on the representation of students with disabilities in order to ensure they receive appropriate educational services. &nbsp;She is the published author of four books, including Handbook for Parents of Children with Special Needs: A Therapeutic and Legal Approach, available on Amazon, Walmart, and other locations.&nbsp;</p> <p>https://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Parents-Children-Special-Needs/dp/1735540501</p> <p>https://www.walmart.com/ip/Handbook-for-Parents-of-Children-with-Special-Needs-A-Therapeutic-and-Legal-Approach-Paperback-9781735540504/185955031</p> <p>Ms. Wesler hosts a Facebook group for parents of children with special needs: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=parents%20of%20kids%20with%20learning%20challenges&amp;opensearch=1</p> <p>As a psychotherapist, Ms. Wesler has worked with children and teens in various settings, including both inpatient and outpatient individual and group therapy. &nbsp;As a member of multiple Child Study Teams, Ms. Wesler conducted evaluations, wrote IEP’s, case-managed elementary students, high-school students, and students placed in specialized private school programs. &nbsp;She also developed and facilitated various psychotherapy groups. &nbsp;</p> <p>Early in her legal career, Ms. Wesler practiced at a large New Jersey law firm where she founded the Special Education Law Section. Earlier, she served as a judicial clerk to the Hon. Clarkson S. Fisher Jr., then presiding judge of the Chancery Division for the Superior Court of Monmouth County, New Jersey.</p> <p>Ms. Wesler also served as a law clerk for the Monmouth County, New Jersey, Prosecutor’s Office, Appellate Division, where she did a special research project for the Monmouth County Prosecutor regarding the prosecution of cases involving repressed memory of sexual abuse. As a licensed clinical social worker and an attorney, Ms. W