Na#onal'Events'

November'2016'

TASH'41st'Annual'Conference'November(30(–(December(2(St.(Louis,(MO(Contact:(202=540=9020(e=mail:(info@tash.org(www.tash.org((

Think'College'2016(State(of(the(Art(Conference(on(Postsecondary(EducaNon(and(Individuals(with(Intellectual(DisabiliNes(December(1(–(2(Fairfax,(VA(For(more(informaNon(visit(the(conference(website.((

January'2017'

Division'on'Au#sm'and'Developmental'Disabili#es'(CEC),'18th'Interna#onal'Conference'on'Au#sm,'Intellectual'Disability'&'Developmental'Disabili#es'ResearchNInformed'Prac#ce'January(18(–(20,(2017(Clearwater(Beach,(FL(Contact:(888=232=7733(e=mail:(Cindy(Perras,(cindy.perras@cogeco.ca(www.daddcec.org(

November, 2016 Volume 2 Issue 5

Update'from'NTACT

NTACT NOTES

NTACT(hosts(a(webinar(on(a(topic(associated(with(our(purpose(on(the(second(Thursday(of(each(month(from(3:00(–(4:00(PM.(AddiNonally,(NTACT(hosts(Ask(the(Experts(events(approximately(bi=monthly.(These(events(feature(a(webinar(and(then(two(weeks(of(addiNonal(interacNon(with(the(presenter(s)(through(online(discussion.(Please(go(to(www.transiNonta.org(and(click(on(Events(to(learn(more.(Our(upcoming(webinar(topics(are:((

• December(8(–(AnNcipaNng(the(ReauthorizaNon(of(IDEA(• January(12(–(Policies(&(Procedures(That(Support(Access(to(CTE(• February(9(–(NTACT’s(CompeNNve(Integrated(Employment(Toolkit(• March(9(–((Career(Counseling(for(Students(with(Severe(&(Complex(

DisabiliNes(• April(13(–(NTACT’s(Postsecondary(EducaNon(&(Training(PreparaNon(Toolkit(

and(NTACT’s(School(CompleNon(Toolkit(• May(11(–(Strategies(to(Support(the(TransiNon(from(Middle(to(High(School(• June(8(–(Community(Based(Work(Experiences(for(Students(&(Youth(with(

Severe(&(Complex(DisabiliNes(

SchoolNBased'Enterprise'at'Work!''

Last(month(at(the(Division(on(Career(Development(and(TransiNon(conference(in(Myrtle(Beach,(SC,(NTACT(staff(presented(pre=conference(sessions,(breakout(sessions,(and(adended(numerous(meeNngs(with(colleagues(in(transiNon(from(across(the(country.(AddiNonally,(two(NTACT(co=directors,(Paula(Kohler(and(David(Test,(were(honored(with(awards(from(DCDT.(Paula(was(honored(with(the(Patricia(L.(Sitlington(Research(Award.(This(award(is(presented(to(an(individual(who(has(contributed(to(more(posiNve(outcomes(for(transiNon=aged(youth(and(to(the(field(of(transiNon(through(a(body(of(research(in(transiNon.(David(was(honored(with(the(The(Oliver(P.(Kolstoe(Award,(which(is(presented(to(an(individual(who(has(made(a(significant(contribuNon(to(the(field(of(career(development(and(transiNon(through(means(other(than(direct(classroom(instrucNon.(More(informaNon(on(the(specifics(of(their(awards(can(be(found(here.((On(the(right,(NTACT(staff,(Valerie(Mazzog,(Kelly(Clark,(and(Debbie(Holzberg,(are(modeling(purchases(from(a(school=based(enterprise(vendor(from(the(Horry(County(Schools(in(South(Carolina,(featured(at(the(conference.((

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February'2017'Learning'Disabili#es'Associa#on,'54th'Annual'Interna#onal'Conference'February(16(–(19,(2017(BalNmore,(MD(Contact:(412=341=1515(www.ldaamerica.org((

Na#onal'Associa#on'of'School'Psychologists,'49th'Annual'Conference'February(21(–(24,(2017(San(Antonio,(TX(Contact:(866=331=6277(e=mail:(convenNon@naspweb.org(www.nasponline.org((

March'2017'Associa#on'for'Posi#ve'Behavior'Support,'14th'Interna#onal'Conference'on'Posi#ve'Behavior'Support'The'Expanding'World'of'PBS:'Science,'Values'&'Vision'March(1(–(4,(2017(Denver,(Colorado(Contact:(570=441=5418(e=mail:(Event(Planner,(Ilene(Page,(Ilene.page@apbs.org(hdp://apbs.org((

American'Occupa#onal'Therapy'Associa#on,'Annual'Conference'&'Expo'Centennial'Celebra#on'March(30(–(April(2,(2017(Philadelphia,(PA(Contact:((877)(510=4789(e=mail:(conference@aota.org(www.aota.org((

Early(this(month,(NTACT(staff(also(adended(the(Council(for(State(Administrators(of(VocaNonal(RehabilitaNon((CSAVR)(conference(in(San(Diego,(to(engage(with(SVRA(personnel,(RSA(staff,(and(other(TA(Centers.((

Featured'Na#onal'Center'or'Organiza#onal'Partner:'Promise(TA(Center(The(PROMISE((PromoNng(the(Readiness(of(Minors(in(Supplemental(Security(Income)(Technical(Assistance(Center(is(sponsored(by(the(U.S.(Department(of(EducaNon(to(support(the(six(PROMISE(model(demonstraNon(projects(and(to(provide(them(with(the(resources,(informaNon,(and(communicaNon(strategies(to(allow(them(to(promote(the(best(possible(outcomes(for(youth(eligible(for(Supplemental(Security(Income(and(their(families.(The(Center’s(technical(assistance(takes(the(form(of(planned(programming(as(well(as(on=the=spot(needed(support.(The(TA(Center(supports(6(Model(Projects:(ASPIRE((a(consorNum(of(six(western(states),(Arkansas(PROMISE,(California(PROMISE,(Maryland(PROMISE,(New(York(PROMISE,(and(Wisconsin(PROMISE.(PROMISE(model(demonstraNon(projects(are(funded(through(a(grant(from(the(U.S.(Departments(of(EducaNon,(Health(and(Human(Services,(Labor,(and(the(Social(Security(AdministraNon.((Under(this(grant(program,(state(agencies(have(partnered(to(develop(and(implement(model(demonstraNon(projects((MDPs)(that(provide(coordinated(services(and(supports(to(youth(with(disabiliNes(receiving(supplemental(security(income((SSI)(benefits(and(to(their(families(in(order(to(improve(the(educaNon(and(career(outcomes.(

Visit(their(website(PROMISE(TA(Center(to(view(the(Center’s(newsleder,(searchable(resources,(and(keep(up(with(success(stories(as(they(emerge(from(the(six(model(demonstraNon(projects.((

School'Comple#on'From'the'Ins#tute'of'Educa#on'Sciences'(IES):''Public'High'School'Gradua#on'Rate'Reaches'New'High,'but'Gaps'Persist'

The(naNonal(graduaNon(rate(for(public(high(school(students(rose(to(a(new(high(of(83.2(percent(in(2014=15,(according(to(data(released(today(by(the(NaNonal(Center(for(EducaNon(StaNsNcs.(This(

adjusted(cohort(graduaNon(rate((ACGR)(measures(the(percentage(of(students(who(graduate(with(a(regular(high(school(diploma(within(four(years(of(starNng(9th(grade.(The(ACGR(has(risen(by(about(four(percentage(points(since(the(data(were(first(collected(in(2010=11.(

The(data(released(today(show(that(between(2010=11(and(2014=15,(graduaNon(rates(increased(for(all(reported(groups(of(students,(including(all(racial(and(ethnic(subgroups,(low=income(students,(English(learners,(and(students(with(disabiliNes.(However,(graduaNon(rate(gaps(persist(among(the(racial(and(ethnic(subgroups.

Among(the(highlights(of(the(data(are:(

• In(2014=15,(graduaNon(rates(were(higher(for(Asian/Pacific(Islander((90.2(percent)(and(White((87.6(percent)(students(than(for(Hispanic((77.8(percent),(Black((74.6(percent),(and(American(Indian/Alaska(NaNve((71.6(percent)(students;(

• Between(2010=11(and(2014=15,(the(gap(in(graduaNon(rates(between(White(and(Black(students(narrowed(from(17(to(13(percentage(points,(while(the(gap(between(White(and(Hispanic(students(narrowed(from(13(to(10(percentage(points.(In(that(same(Nme(period,(the(graduaNon(rate(gap(between(White(and(American(Indian/Alaska(NaNve(students(narrowed(from(19(to(16(percentage(points;(and(

• From(2010=11(to(2014=15,(the(ACGR(has(increased(6(percentage(points(to(76.1(percent(for(low=income(students;(has(increased(8(percentage(points(to(65.1(percent(for(English(Learners;(and(has(increased(6(percentage(points(to(64.6(percent(for(students(with(disabiliNes.(

Click(the(link(to(view(the(full(data.((

College'and'Career'Readiness'As(the(graduaNon(rate(is(reported(to(rise(for(all(students,(it’s(worth(conNnuing(to(examine(the(diplomas(that(make(up(that(rate(in(all(50(states(and(the(District(of(Columbia.(Achieve(analyzed(the(95(diploma(opNons(across(the(country(and(looked(at(which(states(expect(students(to(take(courses(so(that(when(they(graduate,(students(are(academically(prepared(for(life(aner(high(school.((

Click(the(link(for(the(full(report(

Voca#onal'Rehabilita#on'Corner''

The(RehabilitaNon(Services(AdministraNon((RSA)(announces(the(posNng(of(the(first(in(a(series(of(technical(assistance((TA)(webinars(related(to(the(changes(in(the(collecNon(and(reporNng(of(data(via(the(Case(Service(Report(RSA=911.((In(this(recorded(TA(event,(RSA(staff(provides(an(overview(of(the(performance(measures,(key(terms(in(the(joint(guidance,(informaNon(on(how(the(terms(apply(to(VR(and(the(911.(((RSA(also(discusses(the(deliverable(Nmelines(for(2016(and(2017(and(how(to(use(the(RSA=911(data(to(monitor(the(performance(of(the(VR(program(within(the(state(agency.(

Go(to(the(NaNonal(Clearinghouse(of(RehabilitaNon(Training(Materials((NCRTM)(to(download(the(TA(event(materials.(

RSA=911(=(IntroducNon(to(Data(CollecNon(and(ReporNng(Requirements(

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April'2017(Council'for'Excep#onal'Children'(CEC),'Annual'Conven#on'&'Expo'April'19'N22,'2017'Boston,(MA(Contact:(888=232=7733(e=mail:(service@cec.sped.org((www.cec.sped.org(

May'2017'2017'NTACT'Capacity'Building'Ins#tute'May(16(=18,(2017(Kansas(City,(MO(Marriod(Kansas(City(Downtown(RegistraNon(and(an(agenda(will(be(available(at(www.transiNonta.org(in(January.((

July'2017'American'School'Counselor'Associa#on,'Annual'Conference'July'8'–'11,'2017'Denver,(CO(Contact:(800=306=4722(e=mail:(asca@schoolcounselor.org(www.schoolcounselor.org(

August'2017'American'Psychological'Associa#on,'125th'Annual'Conven#on'August'3'–'6,'2017'Washington,(DC(Contact:(800=374=2721(e=mail:(convenNon@apa.org(www.apa.org((

November, 2016 Volume 2 Issue 5

Professional'Development'Opportuni#es'Webinars'

Job'Accommoda#on'Network'(JAN)'Webcast''“Transi#on”'May(2,(2017,(2:00(p.m.(Eastern'

Descrip#on:''With(the(recent(implementaNon(of(the(Workforce(InnovaNon(and(Opportunity(Act((WIOA),(as(well(as(conNnued(efforts(by(employers(to(increase(diversity(and(promote(inclusive(business(pracNces,(a(discussion(on(“transiNon”(services(is(a(Nmely(topic.(This(webcast(will(offer(an(overview(of(the(transiNon(process,(which(helps(individuals(with(disabiliNes(navigate(their(way(from(the(school(system(to(the(world(of(work(or(to(post=secondary(educaNon(or(training.(AddiNonal(topics(to(be(discussed(include(self=advocacy,(disability(disclosure,(sufficient(medical(documentaNon,(employer(engagement,(and(types(of(accommodaNons(that(might(be(needed.((Register(here(as(soon(as(possible(because(this(webinar(series(fills(up(quickly.(

Presenters:'(Elisabeth(Simpson,(M.S.,(Senior(Consultant,(Motor/Sensory(Team,(and(Melanie(Whetzel,(M.A.,(JAN(Lead(Consultant,(CogniNve/Neurological(Team.(

WIOA'Series'RSA(is(hosNng(a(series(of(on=demand(webinars(focused(on(Workforce(InnovaNon(and(Opportunity(Act((WIOA)(implementaNon.(The(first,(“RSA(911:(IntroducNon(to(Data(CollecNon(and(ReporNng(Requirements”(is(available(now.(RSA(plans(to(develop(two(other(presentaNons(for(this(series.(((

From'Center'on'Parent'Informa#on'and'Resources:''Hosted(by(the(RAISE(Center(and(the(Center(for(Parent(InformaNon(and(Resources,(this(webinar(offers(informaNon(and(strategies(for(advocacy(and(outreach(for(students(with(disabiliNes(in(juvenile(jusNce(systems.(

Kate(Burdick(from(the(Juvenile(Law(Center(provides(a(policy(perspecNve(on(how(the(Every(Student(Succeeds(Act((ESSA)(addresses(this(group(of(vulnerable(students,(the(barriers(to(appropriate(supports,(and(the(challenges(faced(for(successful(reentry.(PTIs(and(CPRCs(also(share(their(experiences(and(experNse(in(supporNng(these(youth(and(their(families,(as(well(as(their(systems(advocacy(efforts,(especially(where(their(states(have(engaged(them(in(the(self=assessment(processes(outlined(in(the(State(Correc:onal(Educa:on(Self>Assessment((SCES)(found(at:hdps://osep.grads360.org/(=(communiNes/pdc/documents/10095

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State'Conferences'and'Ins#tutes'

February'2017'

Wisconsin'Transi#on'Conference'February(9(–(10,(2017(Wisconsin(Dells,(WI(Click(the(link(for(registraNon(informaNon.((

Oregon’s'Statewide'Transi#on'Conference'Building'Bridges'to'the'Future'February(16(–(17,(2017(Portland,(OR((Click(the(link(for(registraNon(informaNon.((

Texas'Transi#on'Conference'Beyond'Barriers'to'Postsecondary'Educa#on'and'Employment:'Passion'and'Possibili#es!'February(22(–(24,(2017(Houston,(TX(Click(the(link(for(registraNon(informaNon.((

March'2017'Alabama'Transi#on'Conference'“Transi#on'–'Crossing'Together”'March(6(–(7,(2017(Auburn,(AL((Click(the(link(for(registraNon(informaNon.((

Rhode'Island'Transi#on'Ins#tute'March(6(–(7,(2017(

Michigan'Transi#on'Services'Associa#on'Conference'March(15(–(17,(2017(Click(the(link(for(more(informaNon.

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Degrees'and'Cer#fica#ons:''Program'Evalua#on'and'Quality'Assurance'Technical'Assistance'Center'(PEQATAC),(a(RehabilitaNon(Services(AdministraNon=funded(Technical(Assistance(Center,(helps(increase(the(numbers(and(qualificaNons(of(evaluators(in(state(vocaNonal(rehabilitaNon((VR)(agencies.(They(are(currently(developing(a(series(of(special(training(opportuniNes(for(intermediate=level(evaluators(to(increase(their(capacity(to(conduct(rigorous(examinaNon(of(state(VR(pracNces(and(iniNaNves,(and(building(an(online(community(of(pracNce((CoP)(to(maximize(recruitment,(engagement,(and(retenNon(of(VR(evaluators.(Their(goal(is(to(assist(State(VR(agencies(improve(performance(management(by(building(their(capacity(to(carry(out(high–quality(program(evaluaNons(and(quality(assurance(pracNces(that(promote(conNnuous(program(improvement.(((View(their(resources(on(the(NCRTM!(

The(U.S.(Department(of(EducaNon(funds(grants(through(higher(educaNon(insNtuNons(to(host(personnel'prepara#on'programs,'including'leadership'programs(to(prepare(doctoral(students(for(faculty(and(administrator(posiNons.(Programs(funded(this(year(include:(University(of(Arizona,(University(of(CincinnaN,(University(of(Florida,(University(of(Central(Florida,(University(of(Hawaii,(University(of(Illinois,(University(of(Kansas,(University(of(Massachuseds(Amherst,(University(of(Michigan,(University(of(Minnesota,(University(of(Missouri,(University(of(North(Carolina(Chapel(Hill,(University(of(Oregon,(Oregon(State(University,(University(of(Utah,(Utah(State(University,(University(of(Washington.(More(informaNon(is(available(through(the(U.S.(Department(of(EducaNon.(

Resources'for'Prac##oners''NTACT'and'Teachers'Pay'Teachers'NTACT(lesson(plans(can(be(found(on(Teachers(Pay(Teachers!(Lesson(plans(are(based(on(NTACT’s(idenNfied(EffecNve(PracNces((www.transiNonta.org).(Check(out(NTACT’s(Teachers(Pay(Teachers(page.(Of(course(all(lesson(plans(are(free!((

From'the'University'of'Missouri–Kansas'City'Ins#tute'for'Human'Development:''

The(LifeCourse(framework(was(originally(developed(by(families(for(families(by(the(staff(and(stakeholders(of(Missouri(Family(to(Family.(Missouri(Family(to(Family(is(housed(within(Missouri’s(University(Center(for(Excellence(in(Developmental(DisabiliNes(EducaNon,(Research(and(Services((UCEDD)(at(the(University(of(Missouri–Kansas(City(InsNtute(for(Human(Development.(

Through(the(work(of(the(NaNonal(Community(of(PracNce(for(SupporNng(Families(of(Individuals(with(I/DD,(the(LifeCourse(Framework(conNnues(to(evolve,(and(be(validated.(

The(state(of(Missouri(is(the(demonstraNon(state(in(the(Community(of(PracNce(for(SupporNng(Families(of(Individuals(with(I/DD(with(the(learning(being(shared(with(not(only(the(five(states(in(the(CoP,(but(also(the(enNre(naNon.(Each(state(formed(a(team(that(was(facilitated(jointly(by(the(state(Agency(on(I/DD(and(the(state(Council(on(Developmental(DisabiliNes(with(addiNonal(membership(from(self=advocacy(and(family(organizaNons,(university,(educaNon,(aging(and(other(organizaNons(with(a(vested(interest(in(supporNng(families.(

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April'2017'North'Carolina'Division'on'Career'Development'and'Transi#on'(NC'DCDT)'Transi#on'Conference'April(5(–(7,(2017(Greensboro,(NC((Visit(the(NC(DCDT(website(for(more(informaNon.(

Resources'for'Families'

Community'of'Prac#ce'for'Suppor#ng'Families'of'Individuals'with'Intellectual'&'Developmental'Disabili#es'The(Community(of(PracNce(for(SupporNng(Families(of(Individuals(with(Intellectual(&(Developmental(DisabiliNes(involves(working(with(six(states(to(develop(systems(of(support(for(families(throughout(the(lifespan(of(their(family(member(with(intellectual(and(developmental(disabiliNes((I/DD).(

The(SupporNng(Families(project(is(operated(under(a(five=year(grant(awarded(to(NASDDDS(by(the(AdministraNon(on(Intellectual(and(Developmental(DisabiliNes((AIDD)(beginning(October(2012.(Grant(partners(include(University(of(Missouri(Kansas(City=InsNtute(on(Human(Development((UMKC=IHD),(Human(Services(Research(InsNtute((HSRI)(and(the(NaNonal(AssociaNon(of(State(Directors(of(Developmental(DisabiliNes(Services((NASDDDS).(

The(goal(of(the(project(is(to(build(capacity(through(a(community(of(pracNce(across(and(within(States(to(create(policies,(pracNces(and(systems(to(beder(assist(and(support(families(than(include(a(member(with(I/DD(across(the(lifespan.

Visit(the(website(to(see(the(many(available(resources(to(support(families(of(individuals(with(intellectual(&(developmental(disabiliNes.(

'''

The(Missouri(CoP(team(formed(the(Missouri(LifeCourse(Tools(&(PracNce(Workgroup(to(develop(new(LifeCourse(tools(as(needed,(coaches(professionals(who(are(using(the(tools,(conNnuously(improves(tools(based(on(feedback,(and(provides(guidance(to(organizaNons(on(implemenNng(the(framework.(

The'Na#onal'Technical'Assistance'Center'for'the'Educa#on'of'Neglected'or'Delinquent'Children'and'Youth(released(the(following(brief:(Key(Considera:ons(in(Providing(a(Free(Appropriate(Public(Educa:on(for(Youth(With(Disabili:es(in(Juvenile(Jus:ce(Secure(Care(Facili:es(

From(the(brief:(The(brief(discusses(three(key(components(within(IDEA(necessary(for(the(provision(of(FAPE(to(youth(with(disabiliNes(who(are(detained(and(incarcerated(in(juvenile(jusNce(secure(care(faciliNes:((1)(Child(Find((idenNficaNon,(locaNon,(and(evaluaNon(of(eligible(children(and(youth(with(disabiliNes),((2)(FAPE(in(the(least(restricNve(environment((educaNon(with(peers(who(are(nondisabled)(to(the(maximum(extent(appropriate),(and((3)(IEPs(and(related(protecNons,(including(parental(parNcipaNon.(It(is(important(to(note(that(this(brief(does(not(address(all(requirements(within(IDEA(regulaNons.(Rather,(the(purpose(is(to(highlight(common(challenges(that(agencies(and(faciliNes(face(in(meeNng(the(unique(educaNonal(needs(of(youth(with(disabiliNes(in(juvenile(correcNonal(faciliNes.(Each(secNon(also(provides(recommendaNons(for(improvement(that(are(grounded(in(many(of(the(Guiding(Principles(for(Providing(High=Quality(EducaNon(in(Juvenile(Secure(Care(Segngs.((

Click(the(link(to(access(the(full(brief.((

From'the'Juvenile'Law'Center:''

What(the(“Every(Student(Succeeds(Act”(Means(for(Youth(in(and(Returning(from(the(Juvenile(Jus:ce(System(discusses(the(ways(in(which(Title(1,(Part(D(of(the(Every(Student(Succeeds(Act((ESSA)(facilitates(transiNon(for(youth(in(the(juvenile(jusNce(system(to(correcNonal(faciliNes.(Click(here(to(access(the(summary.(

Developing'an'IEP'Transi#on'Plan'A'Toolkit'to'Help'Pennsylvania'Youth'in'Foster'Care'and'the'Juvenile'Jus#ce'System'Prepare'for'IEP'Mee#ngs'

For(students(with(disabiliNes,(the(transiNon(services(available(through(an(Individualized(EducaNon(Program((IEP)(can(be(an(essenNal(source(of(support(on(the(path(to(adulthood.(Yet(too(onen,(youth(in(foster(care(or(the(juvenile(jusNce(system(fail(to(receive(the(individualized(transiNon(services(they(are(enNtled(to(under(the(IDEA,(onen(because(they(are(unaware(of(the(opNons(that(are(available(to(them.(To(address(this(problem,(Juvenile(Law(Center(collaborated(with(Disability(Rights(Pennsylvania(and(EducaNon(Law(Center(to(design(a(toolkit(to(help(transiNon=age(youth(and(their(advocates(prepare(for(IEP(meeNngs(and(develop(strong(IEP(TransiNon(Plans.(The(toolkit(helps(these(youth(and(their(advocates(acNvely(engage(in(the(transiNon(planning(process(by(allowing(them(to(set(goals,(idenNfy(barriers,(and(brainstorm(possible(services(in(advance(of(the(IEP(meeNng.(

Click(the(link(for(more(informaNon.(

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In'Other'News:'Invita#on'to'Par#cipate'in'a'Research'Study'Please(see(below(for(details:((

The(Value(of(TBI(Professional(Development(for(Improving(Outcomes(for(Students(with(TraumaNc(Brain(Injuries:(Analysis(of(Novice(Teachers’(PercepNons(

As(a(doctoral(student(at(the(George(Washington(University,(I(am(in(the(process(of(conducNng(dissertaNon(research(on(the(experiences(of(beginning(special(educaNon(teachers(relaNng(to(the(preparaNon(they(have(received(in(the(core(knowledge(and(principles(of(TBI,(and(the(methods(and(strategies(that(support(children(with(brain(injury.(This(research(is(intended(to(fill(a(gap(in(the(current(literature(and(pracNce(in(professional(development(for(teachers(of(children(with(TBI(in(the(field(of(special(educaNon(and(disability(services.(

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