The IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), Section 1471 outlines the requirements of PTI’s. As a PTI, we are required to “Assist Parents to…communicate effectively and work collaboratively with personnel responsible for providing special education, early intervention services, transition services, and related services (IDEA, Section 1471 (b)(4)(B)).”https://sites.ed.gov/idea/statute-chapter-33/subchapter-iv/part-c/1471