The CCBD Foundation works to provide positive interventions for students who are experiencing behavioral challenges at school. Through the Foundation, members of the wider community of families and educators combine their donations to:
- Fund projects, programs, and curriculum for students with EBD
- Support attendance at professional development events related to EBD
- Provide scholarships for undergraduate and graduate pursuing a career working with students with EBD
CCBD Awards
2020 Carl Fenichel Award
This award competition honors the memory of Carl Fenichel, the founder of the
League school in Brooklyn, New York, who was also a pioneer in the education of children with severe behavior disorders. The purpose of the competition is to promote student research in the area of children with emotional and/or behavioral disorders. This award will be given to students completing research projects, theses, or dissertations in the area of children with emotional and/or behavioral disorders.
2020 Interventionist Award
This award recognizes higher education faculty who are establishing or have established a coherent line of intervention research with school-age persons with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD) in authentic educational environments that improves the outcomes for children and youth, provides teachers/staff/guardians with additional practices, and adds to the field's body of science. The award winner will receiving $500 to continue their intervention research.
CCBD Foundation Scholarships & Grants
The Dr. C. Michael Nelson Professional Development Support Grant
The purpose of the Dr. C. Michael Nelson Professional Development Support grant is to encourage the professional development of all persons involved in providing education or related services to children and youth with emotional or behavioral disorders (E/BD)consistent with the mission of CCBD.
The Dr. Frank Wood Practitioner Grant
The purpose of the Dr. Frank Wood Practitioner Grant is to recognize the professional application of knowledge and skills to improve academic, social, emotional, and community employment-based outcomes for children and youth with behavioral disorders.
Academic Scholarship Program
- Dr. Eleanor Guetzloe Undergraduate Scholarship
- Dr. Douglas Cheney Graduate Scholarship
- Dr. Lyndal Bullock Doctoral Scholarship
The purpose of the CCBD Foundation Academic Scholarship is to support undergraduate and graduate study in the area of emotional/behavioral disorders. Applicants must be employed as an educator working with students with EBD or be registered to attend/attending undergraduate or graduate studies at an accredited institution of higher education.
Previous award winners can be viewed here: https://community.cec.sped.org/ccbd/awardsnominations/pastwinners
Emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) is a term used in educational settings in the United States to refer to students who are experiencing significant behavioral difficulties at school.
A student's need for behavioral support can have a straightforward cause (e.g., a difference between home and school behavioral norms, a school or classroom without clear expectations, or a history of bullying or other harmful situations), but can also be highly complex in nature, including aspects ranging from the medical to a reflection of problems in wider society. As such, students with behavioral needs include not only those formally identified as EBD by their school, but also a wide range of additional students, including those with autism, ADHD, and other co-occurring disabilities with behavioral components, students with mental health needs, or those in the juvenile justice system.