With the extended school closures due to COVID-19 throughout the United States, students are having to learn in entirely new ways and facing challenges when it comes to learning during these unprecedented times. The Continuity of Learning resource database offers information, tools, and resources to help educators, parents and families, and related service providers meet the educational, behavioral, and emotional needs of children and youth with disabilities through remote and virtual learning.
This webpage provides resources to support early childhood mental health and social and emotional development. Resources are organized for parents and caregivers; early care and...
This article describes the efforts of one state to address unacceptably high rates of child care expulsion. The primary policy initiative involved the funding of...
Preschool expulsion denies comprehensive services that nurture social and emotional development to children in need of them. This website provides a collection of resources (policies...
Although research indicates that PBIS effectively promotes positive student outcomes and improves school climate and culture, little is known about the involvement in and effectiveness...
On the Parent Center eLearning Hub, there are 3 capacity-building self-paced modules created by CITES for CPIR and for Parent Center staff. Reserved for Parent...
This research summary explores the school psychologist shortage, emphasizing the regional and differences in which these shortages take place and preparation program availability.
This page aims to help increase the retention of school-based speech-language pathologists and audiologists by highlighting exemplars from States and districts that have successfully implemented...
This resource collection provides an overview of the challenges surrounding the school-based SLP shortage as well as resources related to the recruitment and retention of...
These two pages present briefs, videos, scholarship information and other resources aimed at attracting prospective students to pursue a career in occupational therapy.
Minnesota Low Incidence Project offers tuition support for individuals pursuing certification in the areas of Blind Visually Impaired (BVI) and Physical/Health Disabilities (P/HD)
Iowa’s Mental Health Service Professionals Demonstration Grant supports innovative partnerships to train school-based mental health service providers that serve both general and special education students...
This loan repayment and stipend program aims to reduce related service provider shortages in specified regions by offering incentives of up to $25,000 for speech-language...
This joint statement from the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) sets a vision for stronger partnerships, collaboration, and coordination...
This Center was established by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to define, develop, implement, and evaluate a multi-tiered approach...
Resources on self-care, mindfulness, and self-compassion for families. Includes a recording of a presentation by a family consultant for the Arkansas Project for Children and...
This website offers brief videos for speech-language pathologists (SLPs), School Psychologists, occupational therapists (OTs), physical therapists (PTs), Mental Health Services providers, and other related service...
Outlines strategies for supporting the social skills development of babies and toddlers. Includes links to information briefs in both English and Spanish.
This brief from the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) contains guidelines for conducting counseling support from a distance. Links to additional resources are included.