Special Education, Research, Assessment, Intervention, and Support
Welcome to My Practice
Managing Education and Learning in the Age of COVID-19 (Further Below)
I provide intervention, diagnostic evaluations, and compassionate support for those with learning and academic challenges. Inspired by the belief that every student brings skills, intelligences, and other gifts to the learning environment, my practice, research, and writing focuses special attention to the following areas:
- Learning Disabilities and Developmental Delays
- Health Conditions Affecting Learning and Academic Achievement
- Teens and Adults Entering/Re-entering College and the Workplace
- Women and Learning Disabilities
- Early Intervention and Remediation for Preschool Children at Risk
- Literacy and Second Language Acquisition/ESL
- Advocacy and Forensic Educational Record Reviews
- Collaborative Support for Families, Providers, School Districts, Universities, and other Organizations Regarding Health-Related Learning Challenges, IEP Evaluations and Planning, and Other Considerations for Students at Risk.
My Professional Background
- Clinician, teacher, and professor of Special Education, whose work has spanned over four decades
- Internationally recognized writer, researcher, and featured speaker on the effects of health conditions on learning, PANS/PANDAS, and language development and literacy
- Instructional experience with students of every age and developmental level- from preschool to the post- graduate level
- Learning Disabilities (LD) Specialist for the California Community College System
- Learning Specialist Provider for the Alameda County Social Services Agency
- Bilingual/Cross Cultural Special Education research and teaching experience in East Africa and Western Europe
Academic Background and Training
- PhD Special Education (UC Berkeley)
- Visiting Researcher Scholar in the Study of Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes (PANS)/Immune-Related Encephalopathies and Learning (UC Berkeley)
- California State Teaching Credentials in Regular and Special Education- Preschool, K-12, Adult (UC Davis and CSUS)
- MA Special Education, BA French Language and Literature (CSUS)
- Certification as an LD Specialist (Learning Disabilities) for the California Community College System
- Board Certified Educational Therapist (CSUSF)
- Post Graduate Level Training in Bilingual Special Education (Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico)
- Extensive advanced training in disorders of neuroplasticity and pain reprocessing therapies (as applied to the effects of societal, social, and personal trauma on learning ability and academic success)
- EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Certification (Level 3)
Ongoing Support and Research into Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndromes (PANS), Immune-Related Encephalopathies, and Education**
** Currently, we are conducting a qualitative study
that focuses on the academic experience of individuals
who've recovered from PANS' symptomatology for at least three years-
If you are between the ages of 21 and 31.
and would be willing to participate in this study,
we would be grateful to hear from you!
Your feedback would be limited to in-person or Zoom interviews only.
No written questionnaires or rating forms would be required.
As survivors who have experienced this phenomena first hand,
your perceptions and feedback are absolutely critical
in expanding our understanding of PANS.
(Thus far, for example, participants have validated various statements and recommendations initially regarded as speculative,
but based upon the best professional opinions available at the time.)
These findings will be presented in a chapter in the second edition of the book (below). As with the first edition, a portion of the royalties will go to pandasnetwork.org., and to other organizations supporting PANS efforts.
Of course, every effort will be made to ensure anonymity.
For more information, kindly contact Dr. Candelaria-Greene directly at contact@drcandelariagreene.com.
Thank you!
PANS, CANS, and Automobiles: A Comprehensive Reference Guide
for Helping Students with PANDAS and PANS
J. Candelaria-Greene PhD, BCET
First Edition Publishing,
GOLD WINNER Special Needs Human Relations Indie Book Award
Considerations for Health Care Professionals
in the Education of PANS-Affected Students
J. Candelaria-Greene PhD, BCET (For PANDAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK)
https://www.pandasppn.org/education-resource/
PANS/PANDAS Educational Toolkit
J. Candelaria Greene PhD, BCET, Lead Contributor
http://pandasnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/PANDAS-NETWORK_EDUCATIONTOOLKIT.pdf
Tutorial of PANS and Education
produced by Dr. Jan Tona and her team at the University of Buffalo
Dr. Candelaria-Greene, Chapter Narrator
The Importance of School Nursing in PANS
(found in the following section)