Opportunities

WICCBD members are part of a very special community, a group of people dedicated to improving the life of students identified as having an emotional/behavioral disability/emotionally disturbed. As a result of joining WICCBD, members meet others throughout the state and nationally who share similar interests and concerns and often develop life-long professional relationships. We encourage attendance to conferences at the state and the national levels and promote interactions through socials and dinners. Some of the most commonly attended conferences are:

• Annual State WICCBD Conference in Madison, WI in November
• Symposium for Leadership in Behavior Disorders in Kansas City, MO every February
• International Council for Children and Youth with Behavioral Disorders each November at various locations around the nation
• The Council for Exceptional Children National Conference each April at different locations (2001-New York City, NY)
• Wisconsin Teacher Professional Development Center - Special Summer Institutes. The Department of Special Education at UW Whitewater will be presenting special interest speakers every summer in an effort to become the Wisconsin and Illinois training center for teachers in any field. This year's Summer Institute presented John Maag, Ph.D, a specialist in the area of behavior disorders, discipline, and counseling from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The Institute focused on Managing Resistance: Looking Beyond the Child and into the Mirror and was held August 7 -8, 2001. The summer institute for the academic year 2001-2002 will focus on High Stakes Assessment for Children with Disabilities. Please visit the department page for further information.

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