Professional Organizations

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) The AACAP is a national professional medical association that is dedicated to treating and improving the quality of life for youths and their families who are affected by disorders.

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
The AERA is an international professional organization that is concerned with advancing educational research and its practical application.

American Psychological Association (APA)
The APA is a professional organization for psychologists.

Division 16 (School Psychology) of the American Psychology Association
Division 16 of APA is dedicated to facilitating the professional practice of school psychology.

Montana Association of School Psychology (MASP)
MASP is Montana's professional organization that promotes the educational and mental health needs of youths, as well as promotes the interests of and the advancement of school psychology.

National Association of School psychology (NASP)
NASP is a national professional organization that represents and supports school psychology to enhance the mental health and educational competence of children.

Parents Let's Unite For Kids (PLUK)
PLUK is a private, nonprofit organization in the state of Montana that supplies information, support, training and assistance to aid parents of children with disabilities and chronic illnesses.

General School Psychology Information Sites

APA Style resources
A page of links that discusses APA style.

Mental Health & Psychology Resources On-Line
An on-line directory of mental health and psychology resources.

On-line Citation Formats
A link that answers commonly asked questions regarding how to cite using APA style.

School Psychology Resources On-line
A page of on-line resources, that includes links for specific conditions, disabilities, and/or disorders, for psychologists, parents and educators.

Government (and related) Sites

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (DREDF)
DREDF is a national civil rights law and policy center. The mission of DREDF is to advance the civil and human rights of people with disabilities.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research, it is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

U.S. Department of Education
The mission of the Department of Education is to promote student achievement.

Alcohol and Drug Abuse

Drug and Alcohol Information
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and SAMHSA's National Clearing house for information about drug and alcohol that includes sites and publications.

Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA)
ADAA is a nonprofit organization that promotes the prevention, treatment and cure of anxiety disorders.

Assistive Technology

Ability Hub
Resources for finding information on adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers.

Abledate: Your source for assistive technology Information
Information about assistive technology products and rehabilitation equipment.

National Assistive Technology Research Institute (NATRI)
NATRI conducts assistive technology research and provides resources for improving the delivery of assistive technology services.

Attention Deficit Disorders (ADD)

The Attention Deficit Information Network, Inc.
Provides links and resources to for information about ADHD.

Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD)
CHADD is a nonprofit organization that serves individuals with AD/HD and their families. Evidence-based information about AD/HD can be found here.

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
ADDA is a nonprofit international organization that provides information, resources and networking to adults with AD/HD and to professionals who work with them.

At-Risk Students/Disadvantaged Students

At-Risk Institute
The National Institute on Education of At-Risk Students supports the research and development of activities that are designed to improve education for students at risk of educational failure due to limited English proficiency, poverty, race, geographic location or economic disadvantage.

Autism/Asperger Syndrome

Asperger's Connection
This is an inter-active web site that allows individuals to interact and support one another, as well as gain information about Asperger's Syndrome. This site also has mini-courses on sensory issues.

Autism
This site provides various links about Autism.

NICHCY
A site that provides information on disorders along the autism spectrum that is available through the internet.

Behavior and Conduct Disorders

The Behavior Homepage
The purpose of this link is to provide information and share effective practices concerning behavioral problems to school personnel, parents and other professionals.

Facts for Families
This is a page from American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) that has facts for families with a child with Conduct Disorder.

Classroom Management

Classroom Management Resources
A list of online resources created by members of an online class, ED554 OL Modern Educational Practices, from Monmouth University.

Developmental Delay

Developmental Delay Resources (DDR)
DDR is a nonprofit organization that provides information and resources for individuals working with children who have developmental delays.

Diversity in the Classroom

The Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence (CREDE)
CREDE assists the nation's population of diverse students to achieve academic excellence, including those at risk of educational failure. This site offers research and publications.

Chinese Culture Center
The Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco is a nonprofit organization who's mission it is to foster the understanding and appreciation of Chinese and Chinese American history, art and culture in the U.S..

Native Web
Provides resources for Indigenous Cultures around the world.

Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome Health Issues
This site provides news and information to parents and professionals about Down Syndrome.

Eating Disorders

Bulimia
This site specializes on publications and education about eating disorders.

National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
The NEDA is a nonprofit organization that works to prevent eating disorders. The site provides information on research, links and resources.

Exceptional Children

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
CEC is an international professional organization who's mission is to improve the educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, disabilities, and/or for individuals who are gifted.

Hearing Impairments

American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC)
ASDC is a national nonprofit organization. The organization provides support, encouragement and information to families who are raising children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

National Deaf Education Center-Laurent Clerc
Gallaudet University's Clerc Center's mission to to improve the quality of education for deaf and hard of hearing children and youth. The center's web site provides information and resources about deafness and hard of hearing.

IEP Meetings

Parent's Guide to the Special Education Process
This is a downloadable PDF file to help inform parents about the special educational process in schools.

Special Educator's Guide to the IEP Process
This is a downloadable PDF file that contains recommended practices and procedures to help special education teachers develop and write IEPs.

My Child's Special Needs
This a guide to help parents, educators, and state and local educational agencies in implementing the requirements of Part B of IDEA.

NICHCY Connections
This is a web resource page, it provides information and resources for parents and professionals about IDEA and the IEP.

Interventions

Literacy Matters
This site can be used by parents, teachers, and students to gather helpful information or links to other sites on reading interventions.

For Kids!

Braille Bug
This site is designed with children in mind. It is an educational site, here children can learn about braille, play games and learn about Helen Keller and Louis Braille. This is also a helpful site for parents and teachers.

SparkTop
A site designed for children with learning differences. Children can create stuff, play games, connect with other children and discover new ways to do well in school.

Winners on Wheels! (WOW)
WOW is a site that is for children, parents and volunteers.WOW's mission is to empower children and provide information to parents and volunteers.

Zigawhat!
Zigawhat is a web site for children and youths with and without disabilities. It helps children learn, connect with other children, cope, and have fun.

Learning Disorders

National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD)
The NCLD provides information and resources to parents and educators about LD.

Mental Retardation

American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)
AAIDD was formerly known as AAMR. AAIDD is a professional association for professionals who support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

School Violence and Safety

Committee for Children
This is a nonprofit organization that develops and publishes programs and curricula for children and youths about bullying, sexual abuse, and social skills.

Hamilton Fish Institute
This site provides information, research and support to make schools safer.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
NCJRS is a federally funded resource. This site offers information on justice and substance abuse.

National School Safety Center
The National School Safety Center advocates for safe and secure schools. The center also serves as a catalyst for the prevention of school crime and violence. Safety solutions, school safety products, and resources can be found at this site.

SafetyZone
This is a web site that provides links to other web sites and to state resources.

Safe School Initiative
This is an interim report on the prevention of targeted violence in schools provided by the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Education and support from the National Institute of Justice.

Safe Schools
This site provides resources and assistance for crisis preparedness, school environments and violence prevention to create and have safe schools.

Threat Assessment in Schools
A Guide to managing threatening situations and to creating safe school climates provided by the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Department of Education.

Suicide

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
The AFSP is a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to understanding and preventing suicide. This site offers information and recourses.

Handbook for Survivors of Suicide
This is a book that is intended for individuals who have lost a loved one to suicide. It is not a complete guide for the suicide survivor nor is it a book about suicide prevention.

LivingWorks
Suicide prevention training and intervention programs that are part of a national, regional and organizational suicide prevention strategies to create suicide-safer communities.

SOS: High School Program
SOS is a nationally recognized suicide prevention program for secondary school students.

Suicidal Web Page
A collection of resources.

Suicide Survivor Grief
A brief paper on the grief response experienced by survivors of suicide

Suicide Awareness Voices of Education (SAVE)
SAVE is a nonprofit organization who's mission is to prevent suicide. Information and resources can be found at this site.

Survivors of Suicide Fact Sheet
The American Association of Suicidology provides some facts about suicide survivors and some resources for them on this page.

Suicide Prevention, Awareness, and Support
This site contains many pages with information about suicide.

TeenScreen
TeenScreen is a national mental health and suicide risk screening program.

Transition Planning

Career Voyages
This site was created by the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Department of Education, it was designed to provide information on occupations and the skills and education needed to attain those jobs.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
JAN is a free consulting service that was designed to increase the employment of individuals with disabilities.

Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI)

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET)
NCSET was developed to create opportunities for youths with disabilities to achieve successful futures. NCSET focuses on sharing information, technical assistance and National resource coordination and leadership.

Rural Institute at the University of Montana
The University of Montana Rural Institute web site offers information and resources to help in the area of transition planning for youths with disabilities.

Vision Impairments

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
AFB is a nonprofit national organization that expands possibilities for individuals with vision loss. Information about vision loss can be found here for family, friends, seniors, children, professionals and employers. This site also has other helpful links on it.

Blindness Resource Center
The New York Institute for Special Education (NYISE) maintains the Blindness Resource Center. General information can be found here about children who are blind or visually disabled, emotionally and learning disabled and preschoolers who are developmentally delayed.

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