Training and Research

COMPASS at USD in collaboration with the COMPASS Family Center offers a variety of training programs for parents, professionals and students in the field of Special needs and disability.  To access the COMPASS Family Center’s calendar of trainings and events, please click here.

FACCT Conference

Held each fall, this conference provides vital information to parents caring for a child or adult with special needs and those that serve them.  For more information, click here.

Special Education Advocacy Certificate Program

Developed in partnership with the Special Education Legal Clinic at USD and offered through USD’s Division of Continuing Education, this program prepares attendees to better understand special education law and, for those interested in advocacy, obtain practicum experience as a special education advocate.  For more information, click here.