Para Training Slides for Work Refusal | Special Education Staff PD

Refusal Toolkit for Paras + Teams

Paras handle a lot of work refusal and most got zero training on it, so this para training kit gives you a 20-minute staff PD with slides, a one-page guide, practice scenarios, and family letters.

What's Inside

• When a Student Refuses: a one-page guide for the clipboard

• Who Does What, plus questions paras should ask on day one

• Para FAQ with honest answers

• Twenty-minute training outline with script notes for every slide

• Twelve widescreen training slides (PDF)

• Eight practice scenario cards and an answer guide

• Team agreement for one student

• Family first-contact letter, input page, update template, and phone script

• Para daily handoff note

Who It's For

Para onboarding, staff meetings, PLCs, sub folders, IEP teams, behavior teams, and anyone building a calmer relationship with families around refusal.

Grades & Format

Middle School, High School, and Adult Education. ZIP with two PDFs: a 16-page toolkit and a 12-slide training deck. Does not cover restraint or seclusion. Follow the IEP or BIP and district policy.

How to Use It

Run the slides in a staff meeting, hand every para the one-page guide, and send the family letter before the next big meeting.

More ways to use it: Use this para training kit as a 20-minute professional development session at a staff meeting, PLC, or new-hire orientation. The slides and script notes make it easy to lead even if you have never run staff training before. Paraprofessionals get a one-page guide to keep on the clipboard, a Para FAQ with honest answers, and a daily handoff note. The practice scenario cards turn behavior management into real practice instead of a lecture. The family letters and phone script help the IEP team with parent communication around work refusal, so families hear about it early and calmly. It fits special education departments, behavior teams, and sub folders at the secondary level. Pair it with the work refusal flowchart in my shop. https://teachsimple.com/contributor/transitioncliff