Parent Support Arizona

10/17/2024

🌟 Meet Your Advocate: Jessamyn Putnam 🌟
Education Advocate

Jessamyn Putnam is a dedicated COPAA-trained special education advocate, coach, and consultant with a unique perspective as both a self-advocate and a parent of three children with diverse needs. Her background as a U.S. Diplomat and funeral director has shaped her exceptional skills in mediation, active listening, and handling sensitive situations with care.

With over a decade of experience in public, private, and homeschool settings, Jessamyn empowers families to navigate the complexities of special education. She holds an M.A. from George Washington University and dual B.A.s from Baylor University. Fluent in Spanish, she supports families dealing with behavioral challenges, executive functioning issues, and learning disabilities.

10/16/2024

🔍 Looking for an Educational Advocate?

Look no further than Parent Support Arizona!

Does your child need extra support in school, behavioral health, or navigating the DDD system?

Our team of dedicated advocates is here to help guide your family through these complex processes. From special education to behavioral health and developmental disabilities, we’ve got you covered.

✨ How can we support your family today? Leave a comment below or send us a message to connect with one of our experienced advocates and start getting the help you need.

10/12/2024

🌟 Meet Your Advocate: Jackie Taylor 🌟
Behavioral Health & DDD Advocate

Jackie Taylor brings over 20 years of dedicated experience as a registered nurse across various healthcare settings, including emergency care, behavioral health, and AHCCCS health insurance. As the proud mom of three neurodiverse children with additional medical needs, she knows firsthand the complexities families face when navigating the DDD system.

Jackie's advocacy extends beyond her personal experience—she is passionate about supporting families through Parent Support Arizona, where she provides essential guidance to parents managing the DDD and behavioral health systems. Her commitment to patient care remains steadfast, as she continues to work with pediatric patients in hospitals and offer home care to children with complex medical needs.

Outside of her professional life, Jackie finds joy in helping others and cherishing quality time with her husband, children, and extended family. She loves traveling and is actively involved in dog training and agility with her daughter, always finding ways to give back and connect with her community.

10/08/2024

Parent Support Arizona – Empowering Families for Educational Success

Looking for guidance on navigating the special education system? At Parent Support Arizona, we provide personalized support to families with children in special education programs.

Contact us today for a consultation and learn how we can support your child’s educational journey!

Visit our website for more information: parentsupportarizona.com

10/07/2024

🌟 Meet Our Advocates: Heather Bell 🌟
Education Advocate

With over eight years of dedicated experience, Heather Bell has been a fierce advocate for special education, ensuring that every child has access to the support they need to thrive. As a proud mother of four children with disabilities, Heather deeply understands the unique challenges and triumphs families face.

Her work extends beyond her own family—Heather is an active member of the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates (COPAA), where she fights to advance the rights of students with disabilities nationwide.

When she's not advocating, Heather enjoys spending quality time with her loved ones, cherishing the moments that bring balance and joy to her life.

10/02/2024

Attention Arizona families,

If you need support navigating education, Division of Developmental Disabilities, or Behavioral (Mental) Health for your child(ren), we are here to help.

Reach out today for an advocate who can support your needs. Visit https://www.parentsupportarizona.com/items to connect with someone who is ready to assist you.

Don't hesitate to reach out - we are here for you.

We connect you with an advocate. You schedule a one-hour, virtual intake with that advocate and send the related records to the advocate for review before the intake meeting.

09/28/2024

We’re Back!

Hello, Arizona families!

After a long break from social media, we’re thrilled to reconnect with you.

Although we’ve been quiet online, we've always been here, steadfastly supporting families across Arizona through their journeys in education, developmental disabilities, and behavioral health.

Whether you're new to our community or have been with us for a while, we’re here to empower you and ensure that every step of your child's educational path is a success.

06/15/2023

😀the release of Understanding Exceptional, the new book Co-Authored by our Founder David Jefferson. For the last two years David has been working with some colleagues on writing this book. In his work as a Civil Rights Advocate, and lived experience as a parent of children that have differences, David knows firsthand how difficult it can be navigating the complexities of parenting and supporting neuro diverse children.

Understanding Exceptional is written for parents, caregivers, family members and professionals that support neuro diverse children. Our hope is that this book will provide you will greater insights into the exceptional kids, and support you as you navigate life at home, at school and in the community. If you are a parent, family member or professional who supports children with learning differences, behavioral health needs, developmental delays or some other unique needs, this book is written for you. The book released this morning on Amazon and can be purchased using this link http://tiny.cc/txz7vz

05/22/2023

BIG NEWS! Two years ago, David Jefferson the founder of Parent Support Arizona began working with two amazing colleagues, Dr. John Mather and Dr. Mike Volrich to write a book to support parents and family members who are raising exceptional children.

All too often, exceptional children are marginalized and underestimated because they are different. In our work, we have seen exceptional children accomplish amazing things. We believe that being different is not good or bad, it is just different. We also believe that every child should have an opportunity to be their best.

Our hope is that this book will give families a new perspective on their exceptional children and greater hope as they move forward on the complex journey of raising neurodivergent children.

The pre-sale for the Kindle version has started, and it is offered at a discounted price of .99. Please support me and this project by ordering your copy today, (Link for Pre-Order - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5BX5YR9/ref=docs-os-doi_0 ). The paperback version of the book releases on June 14th.

To follow the project please visit www.understandingexceptional.com and follow us on our social media channels.

David Jefferson & The Parent Support Arizona Team

PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY! CLICK HERE TO ORDER YOUR COPY From the minds of Clinical and Educational professionals, Understanding Exceptional brings an innovative and optimistic approach to appreciating the unique brains of children who are all too often written off or overlooked in society. Behavior...

05/31/2019

I am honored to present at the Arizona Alliance of Black School Educator's 2019 Teacher Leadership Summit. This yer I will discuss Racial and Socio-Economic Disparities in Education, and how our Students are being impacted. If you are an educator and want to gain a better understanding of issues that impact students of color in public education please consider attending the conference.

David Jefferson

08/16/2018

This Saturday, David Jefferson from Parent Support Arizona will be in Tucson to provide a training advocacy workshop. If you are interested please be sure to contact Nicole at advocacy31nine to register. It is not too late to sign up! See flyer for details.