WHAT WE DO

What follows is a brief list of the most common types of issues addressed by the clinicians at CPE:

• Learning styles and needs
• Academic giftedness
• Specific learning or attention problems
• Optimal school placement
• Adjustment to developmental changes or school transitions
• Distinctions between neurodevelopmental, cognitive, academic, and social-emotional components of problematic behavior
• Emotional and behavioral difficulties that may be interfering with academic functioning or home life

While CPE clinicians conduct much of their assessment and intervention work in the Center, they frequently choose to work away from the office setting. Indeed, there are many occasions when work outside the clinic proves much more valuable. Some of these include:

• Observations in a student's classroom or home
• Assistance with behavior management programs in academic or home settings
• Assessment of clients who are hospitalized or in other types of confined situations (e.g. residential programs; prisons)
• Assessment of students who are unable, due to other logistical circumstances, to travel to the Center
• Consultations with school systems or other organizations where on-site or environmentally-sensitive assessment and intervention are of main interest

Conversely, the staff at CPE is in a position to conduct multi-disciplinary evaluations of students who are from out-of-town. Conducted over the course of several days at the Center, these comprehensive evaluations can be invaluable to students who come from areas that have fewer mental health and educational resources. We are fortunate to be located within walking distance to two hotels, a Sheraton and a Hampton Inn. There is a Bistro in our building that serves breakfast and lunch, and several local restaurants within a mile of the Center.

OUTREACH PROGRAMS
The Center includes outreach programs that offer training, consultation, model program development, program evaluation and research services.

A number of Center staff are instructors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, regular consultants to schools, agencies and organizations, and are engaged in other outreach activities.

The Center is currently conducting a feasibility study and developing a comprehensive plan for establishing a day school for children with severe communication and mobility problems and correlated health issues. It is funded by the John Rex Endowment.