{"id":3652,"date":"2026-06-17T15:09:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masfec.org\/?p=3652"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:03:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:03:37","slug":"fcsn-reflections-from-the-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masfec.org\/ar\/fcsn-reflections-from-the-field\/","title":{"rendered":"MASFEC &#038; FCSN: Reflections from the Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">This spring, members of the MASFEC &amp; FCSN team brought our work to panels, professional development sessions, and statewide conferences \u2014 sharing what we know, learning from colleagues across the field, and elevating the family voice in conversations where it matters most. Here&#8217;s a look at where we&#8217;ve been.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_3653\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3653\" class=\"wp-image-3653 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2374-300x169.jpeg\" alt=\"four people sitting in chairs with three people looking at one person who is speaking into a microphone\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3653\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FCSN&#8217;s Wendi Hoffer, second from right, participating in the PAS panel<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Family Partnerships in the Age of AI and Social Media<\/strong> <em>Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Conference, April 27, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">FCSN&#8217;s Wendi Hoffer joined a panel at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting to speak as a parent of a medically complex child about what real family partnership in healthcare looks like in the age of social media and artificial intelligence \u2014 and what gets in the way of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">One key message: when families arrive at appointments armed with research they&#8217;ve gathered online between visits, they need to feel validated, not dismissed. Families turn to social media and AI because they are searching for solutions \u2014 and when clinicians treat that effort as a nuisance rather than an opportunity, it erodes the trust that good care depends on. The more productive path is for practitioners to meet families where they are: acknowledging their research, contextualizing it within their child&#8217;s full medical history, and building the kind of partnership that means families don&#8217;t have to search for answers alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">The same dynamic plays out every day in schools. Families \u2014 especially those of students with disabilities or complex learning needs \u2014 are often doing significant independent research between IEP meetings, school conferences, and check-ins. They arrive having read about specific interventions, accommodations, or diagnoses in parent Facebook groups, online forums, or AI tools. When educators respond with defensiveness or dismissal, the message families receive is that their effort isn&#8217;t welcome. When educators respond with curiosity \u2014 acknowledging what families have found, contextualizing it within what the school knows about the child, and treating that research as evidence of deep investment \u2014 the relationship strengthens. The question for educators, just as for clinicians, is not whether families will turn to outside sources for information and reassurance. They will. The question is whether the partnership is strong enough that families feel they can bring what they find back to the table.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Bridging the Gaps: Early Intervention to Pre-K <\/strong><em>MEIC Annual Conference, May 4\u20135, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">FCSN&#8217;s Karen Lopez and Pat Cameron presented at the 2026 Annual Massachusetts Early Intervention Consortium (MEIC) Conference, joining a two-day gathering of early intervention professionals from across the state. Their session, <em>Bridging the Gaps: Improving Transitions from EI to Pre-K<\/em>, addressed one of the most critical \u2014 and often most challenging \u2014 moments in a young child&#8217;s educational journey: the transition out of Early Intervention and into preschool special education services. For families of children with disabilities, this transition can feel abrupt and disorienting, and Karen and Pat brought FCSN&#8217;s family-centered perspective to a room of practitioners working to make that handoff smoother and more supportive.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>FCSN&#8217;s Work with the Office of Language Acquisition Highlighted at MATSOL<\/strong> <em>MATSOL Annual Conference, May 27\u201329, 2026 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-3656\" src=\"https:\/\/masfec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/logo-matsol-banner-compact-vert_221219_Q-X_770x380.png-300x148.webp\" alt=\"MATSOL logo\" width=\"235\" height=\"116\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">FCSN&#8217;s ongoing work with the Office of Language Acquisition was highlighted at this year&#8217;s Massachusetts Association of Teachers of Speakers of Other Languages (MATSOL) conference during conversations about English Learners with Disabilities (ELSWD) and resources for families. We were glad to see this work resonating with the broader field and look forward to continuing to build on these partnerships.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"border-border-200 border-t-0.5 my-3 mx-1.5\" \/>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>Partnerships with Immigrant Families: Professional Development in Revere<\/strong> <em>Revere High School, June 9, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">FCSN&#8217;s Ann Teng led a two-hour professional development session at Revere High School on building partnerships with immigrant families \u2014 bringing research-based strategies and real-world expertise to a room of 20 professionals including Dr. Lourenco Garcia (<span data-teams=\"true\">Assistant Superintendent of Equity and Inclusion and Chair of the Equity Advisory Board of Revere Public Schools)<\/span>, family engagement coordinators &amp; liaisons, and multilingual coaches. 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