About NDCPD

NDCPD is a University Center of Excellence on Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research and Services. It is part of a network of similar programs at universities throughout the United States. University Centers of Excellence (UCE) such as the NDCPD serve the disability community by

• providing interdisciplinary training to students who are seeking professions in the human service arena
• providing inservice training for professionals and others serving people with disabilities and their families
• disseminating information about effective best practices regarding services for people with disabilities
• providing technical assistance to agencies and programs serving the disabilities community.

UCE's develop funding to carry out these functions by obtaining grants and contracts. These functions in turn become the 'core' of NDCPD's activities.

NDCPD provides a limited set of direct services to people who have disabilities. The purpose of offering these services is twofold: first, to offer services that demonstrate current best practice and fill an area of need not being met by current community resources and second, to provide a practical setting for training new professionals to work in the disability community. NDCPD offers an interdisciplinary training experience for students at MSU. Working with traditional academic departments such as Communication Disorders, Psychology, Social Work, and Special Education, NDCPD faculty provide students with leadership experiences that supplement their discipline-specific coursework. NDCPD also works to make training and educational programs available to professionals and paraprofessionals already at work in the disability community. Working with academic departments, NDCPD makes a variety of workshops, courses, and professional development programs available in communities throughout North Dakota.

Our projects, activities, and programs are designed to increase the inclusion, integration, independence, and productivity of people who have disabilities in all aspects of community life. We serve a diverse population of consumers, service providers, families, and people in the private sector.

For information about:

• Projects at NDCPD, click Projects
• Direct services at NDCPD, click Services
• NDCPD resources, click Products/Resources
• Trainings through NDCPD, click Upcoming Events