The Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD) is dedicated to supporting the professional development and enhancing the expertise of those who work on behalf of children with challenging behavior and their families. It is a division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). View our Mission, Vision, and Goals.
Restraint and Seclusion Policy Papers Released
CCBD has recently authored a position paper on the use of Restraint and Seclusion as well as a white paper on the use of restraint and a white paper on the use of seclusion.
Both documents are available here and were distributed on May 19, 2009 to the House Committee on Education and Labor for a
hearing to examine abusive and deadly uses of seclusion and restraint
in U.S. schools. Seclusion and restraint are physical interventions
used by teachers and other school staff to prevent students from
hurting themselves or others.
An archived webcast of the full committee hearing is now available.
Listen to an National Public Radio report from May 19th, 2009 about discipline methods that endanger students with disabilities.
The National Public Radio website also has "Discipline Success Stories" from George Sugai and CCBD board member Bev Johns, and a link to two 15 minute NPR programs with Deb Ziegler and Joseph Shapiro.
2009 CCBD Conference
Location: Denver, Co
8th Biennial International Conference on
Children and Youth with Behavioral Disorders
September 23-26, 2009
Four Points by Sheraton Denver Southeast
Denver, Colorado
Register Today! (5/16/09 - Our registration website was temporarily down but is now active, thank you for your patience.)
This year's theme is:
“Strategies for Promoting Academic and Behavioral Competence of Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders”
Download the Call for Papers - applications due June 22, 2009. EXTENDTED !
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