"We Don't Usually Do That" Isn't a No: Rethinking IEP Collaboration with Dr. Destiny Huff

When a parent brings an advocate to the IEP meeting, does your team feel supported or under attack?

In this episode of Conversations by IEP Assure, Allie Wilson sits down with Dr. Destiny Huff, LPC, a mental health therapist, special education advocate, and parent of two neurodivergent learners. Together they explore how IEP teams can move from shifting blame to solving problems together, even in the middle of a staffing crisis.

In this episode:

- Why "we don't usually do that" is not the same as "we can't"

- How to document student needs honestly when staffing is short

- The disconnect between district decisions and classroom realities

- Why advocates can be facilitators, not adversaries

- Using work samples and parent data to take emotion out of the meeting

- Building student self-advocacy for college and career

Season 2 explores partnerships within education and family. New episodes every other Thursday.

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