Professionals in Learning Disabilities and Special Education
in partnership with the
Association of Educational Therapists
presents
Seminar: Radical Collaboration: Holding the Whole Child Through Transdisciplinary Practice
Presented by
Jeannie Gutierrez, PhD
Cortney Grove, MA, CCC-SLP, I/ECMH-C
Veronica Garcia, MS
Saturday, April 11, 2026
8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Rogers Park Montessori School
1800 W Balmoral Ave.
Chicago, IL 60640
8:30-9:00 Check-in & Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:30 Session 1
10:30-10:45 BREAK
10:45-12:15 Session 2
12:15-1:00 Lunch
This session explores how transdisciplinary collaboration strengthens learning outcomes for students with developmental and learning differences by centering each child’s individual learning profile. Through brief lecture, shared case examples, reflective discussion, and collaborative problem-solving, participants will examine how open communication and shared thinking across disciplines support regulation, language, engagement, and skill acquisition. Emphasis will be placed on reflective practice and the co-construction of case formulations and intervention planning, supporting more coherent, responsive, and effective support for students and families across settings.
Attendees will be eligible to receive 3.0 professional growth credits from ASHA (CEUs) or Northeastern Illinois University (CPDUs).
A Certificate of Attendance can be provided on request.
Jeannie Gutierrez, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist with over thirty years of clinical, teaching, and consulting experience. She is certified in the DIRFloortime model through ICDL and currently serves as senior faculty at the Profectum Foundation. Her mental health practice, Jeannie Gutierrez & Associates: Pediatric Therapy, is embedded within a larger consortium of practitioners in a transdisciplinary practice, and provides a full integration of the developmental needs of children and families. She also mentors mental health and other developmental practitioners across a number of settings.
Cortney Grove, MA, CCC-SLP, I/ECMH-C, is a speech-language pathologist and infant/early childhood mental health consultant with a special interest in illuminating the connection between communication and other developmental domains, especially in the context of relationships. She owns a private practice, Grove Communication Therapy, and operates in collaboration with Jeannie Gutierrez & Associates. Cortney is a trainer and expert clinician in DIR-FCD, an Assistant Faculty member at Profectum and an adjunct faculty member at the Erikson Institute. She also presents and mentors on topics related to development, communication and relationship-based work.
Veronica Garcia, MS, is a graduate of the Erikson Institute and a Child Development specialist who owns a private practice in educational and developmental therapy aimed at enhancing education outcomes holistically. Trained in the DIRFloortime model, she collaborates with multidisciplinary teams. She possesses training in literacy, assessment, and self-regulation, is skilled in programs such as the Super Kids Reading Program and the Lindamood-Bell (Visualizing and Verbalizing and Lips), and has had significant experience working with neurodivergent children, including those with autism and ADHD.
