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CCBD Member Testifies

May 19, 2009

CCBD Member Testifies Before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor Regarding the Use of Restraints and Seclusion

Reece Peterson, Ph.D., Professor of Special Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a member of CCBD’s Advocacy and Governmental Relations Committee, provided key testimony before...

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CCBD Position Summary Goes to the Hill

CCBD Position Summary Goes to the Hill

May 25,2009

CCBD has recently authors a Position Paper on Restraint and Seclusion  as well as a White Paper on use of restraint and a White Paper on the use of seclusion.

Both documents are available here
and...

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2008 Russ Skiba Keynote

1/6/09

Russ Skiba Keynote Address
2008 Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders Conference

Take a moments to view the slides from the keynote titled:
Race is not Neutral: What is our Responsibility for Equity in EBD?

Dr. Skiba leads The Equity Project at Indiana University and frequently speaks...

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FY2008 LHHSED Support Letter

10-18-07

FY2008 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations Bill

CCBD joins 850 other organizations in support of increased finding for the FY 2008. Below is the letter that was sent to Washington:

Dear Senator,

The undersigned education, training, disability, public health, medical research, child welfare organizations...

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 Recent CCBD Position Papers

Position on Restraint
Jul 8, 2009 (180.2 KB)

Position on Seclusion
Jul 8, 2009 (167.2 KB)

Position Summary on Restraint and Seclusion
Jul 8, 2009 (96.1 KB)

[Go To Position Papers]

 CCBD White Papers

Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Children, Youths and Their Families: Promising Practices in Assessement, Instruction and Personal Preparation
Jan 1, 1998 (106.6 KB)

White Paper: Education of Behaviorally Disordered Students: Accomplishments, Problems and Prospects
Jul 1, 1986 (59.3 KB)

[Go To White Papers]

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