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Past Discussions 

School Violence: A Response to the Tragedy in Littleton - The CECP has developed a discussion forum for responses to the tragedy in Littleton. Read and respond to President Clinton's remarks, and post your questions and comments. The discussion will be moderated by Senior CECP Staff.

Wraparound Planning - John VanDenBerg, an expert practitioner in the field of Wraparound Planning, will be online starting in April 1999 to discuss issues related to the process and implementation of wraparound.

Strength-Based Assessment - Dr. Michael Epstein at the University of Nebraska, will be online starting December 7, 1998, to discuss his work on strength-based assessment.  We have included an article he coauthored about using this assessment technique in transition planning.  For ordering information for the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale (BERS) used in his work, please see our list of additional resources.  

Early Warning, Timely Response - Kevin Dwyer, Principal Investigator for the new Guide for Safe Schools and President of the National Association of School Psychologists, will be online to discuss this new resource for preventing school violence.  The Guide is available on the CECP website. 

Sexuality in Children and Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Problems - As part of a collaborative effort, Reaching Today's Youth: The Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems features a column entitled "what's new, what works" in which the CECP highlights effective and promising practices.  The Spring 1998 issue's column is entitled Understanding and Managing Sexual Behaviors in Youth with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders. 

Community Based Social Skills - The June 1998 discussion featured Dr. Michael Bullis from the University of Oregon.   The discussion was based on an article on a study of community-based social skills that he co-wrote with Dr. Cheryl Davis, published in 1997 in Behavioral Disorders, Vol 23, No.1.