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Focal Point, Volume 02 Number 02, Portland State University. Regional Research Institute

Research and Training Center - Focal Point

Twenty-four parents and professionals from around the country recently attended a training session in Portland, Oregon designed to promote and improve parent/professional collabora tion to better serve children with emotional handicaps. The overall training goal was to provide each of the parent/professional teams with materials and skills they could take back to their regions and share through local workshops. The training workshop was held October 5-9, 1987 on the campus of Portland State University, and was hosted by the Research and Training Center to Improve Services for Seriously Emotionally Handicapped Children and The ir Families.