Florida Center for Inclusive Communities/Division of Applied Research and Educational Support (FCIC/DARES)
The Florida Center for Inclusive Communities/Division of Applied Research and Educational Support (FCIC/DARES) engages in a variety of research, training, technical assistance, and policy projects and programs that affect the range and quality of supports and services available to enhance the lifestyles of individuals with disabilities, persons who may be at risk, and their families. DARES/FCIC projects and programs encourage and facilitate community participation and inclusion through collaboration among agencies, individuals, and families.
Projects
- Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Positive Behavior Support (RRTC-PBS)
- Collaborative on Discovery and Innovation in Employment (CODIE)
- Development of an Intervention Model to Improve Educational Outcomes of Youth in Foster Care by Decreasing Runaway Behavior (RUN Grant)
- National Center for Quality Teaching and Learning
- Teaching Pyramid Research Project
- One Stop Service Center Initiative (OSSCI)
- Florida Center for Inclusive Communities-UCEDD
- Program-Wide Positive Behavior Support (PWPBS)
- Office of Special Education Programs - Training and Technical Assistance Program for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (OSEP-TAC)
- The Social Inclusion Project
- Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI)
- Supported Competitive Integrated Employment Team Training (SCIETT)
- Partnership for Effective Programs for Students with Autism (PEPSA)
- Florida's Positive Behavior Support Project (PBS)
- Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
- Center for Autism and Related Disabilities CARD-USF
- Florida HIPPY AmeriCorps Initiative
- Center on the Social Emotional Foundation for Early Learning (CSEFEL)
- HIPPY AmeriCorps Evaluation
