Collaboration
Join us for a conversation about collaboration.
What does it look like when parents need to collaborate with schools and other organizations involved in their child’s care?
Resources and Links from the Presentation
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Resource From Presentation
Local Resources
Idaho Parent Unlimited
Idaho Federation of Families
Other Resources:
- UPENN Collaborative on Community Integration – Community Integration Tools
- Project 10 Transition Education Network
- Louisiana Department Of Developmental Disabilities – How to Develop Natural Supports
- Defining “Peer Support”: Implications for Policy, Practice, and Research
- Enhancing Recovery through linkage with Indigenous Natural Supports

Meet Our Participants

Julian Duffey
Founding Partner of Balance Point, LLC
Julian Duffey M.S. M. Ed. is a career public servant and disabled veteran. Currently, he runs Balance Point LLC. with Lyndon Nguyen. He has extensive experience in special education and several years of management experience in complex systems with multiple personnel. He was the 2018 Idaho Special Education Administrator of the year and worked 8 years as Bonneville School District 93’s special education director. additionally, he has worked as a high school assistant principal, a special education teacher, and technology education teacher.
Previous to education he was an enlisted and then commissioned an officer in the U. S. Navy. He lives with his wife and three boys and he has multiple awards.

Holly Giglio
Founder of A+ Collaborations, LLC
Holly is a parent of a child with complex special needs and grew up around other family members with a variety of disabilities. She has worked as a Certified Family Support Partner working with families who have children with mental health care needs, is a cofounder of the Special Education Parents’ Alliance parent group, served 3 years on the Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities, and 4 years as the President of Camp Hayden. Holly has built her life around her passion for helping others. She has spent many hours as a volunteer parent advocate helping other families navigate through the school process for special education services. After earning a certificate in Special Education Advocacy from William & Mary Law School, Holly opened A+ Collaborations, LLC , a Special Education Advocacy and Training company designed to help parents and schools meet the needs of students receiving special education services and 504 accommodations.

Lyndon Nguyen
Founding Partner of Balance Point, LLC

Laura Wallis, P.E.
Parent, Director, Idaho Parent Network for Children’s Mental Health
Laura is a Professional Civil Engineer, Advocate for Children’s Mental Health, Member of the Region 7 Children’s Mental Health Subcommittee, and what feels like a Professional Meeting Sitter-Inner. Laura loves speaking at events where she can share a bit of her journey as a parent of a special needs child in the hopes that her (sometimes hilarious) stories will help families feel less alone and the professionals who work with families like hers feel more confident and able to impact positive change. Laura is grateful to have been a part of the Youth Empowerment Services (YES) implementation process and looks forward to the day when every child has access to the mental health supports they need.