The Multiagency Service Network for Severely Emotionally Disturbed Students (SEDNET) collection, 1982-1996, Date acquired: 01/01/1999, bulk 1987-1996

Summary

Extent:

7.50 Linear Feet

25 boxes

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

SEDNET collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

Administrative documents, interagency correspondence, grant applications, and bound reports concerning statewide SEDNET initiatives and activities. The collection also contains an assortment of related documents, at the district, state and local levels, including FDLRS (Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System) newsletters.

Biographical / historical:

The Multiagency Service Network for Severely Emotionally Disturbed Students, also known as SEDNET, was created under Florida Statute Section 230.2317 to "enable students with severe emotional disturbance to develop appropriate behaviors and demonstrate academic and vocational skills" through intensive, integrated services.  Funded by the Florida Department of Education, the network is divided into numerous districts throughout the state of Florida that provide education, mental health, and related services to severely emotionally disturbed (SED) students, their families, and educators. At the local level, SEDNET's systemic approach to the care and education of children involves projects identifying the availability of planned and coordinated services in education, mental health, and social and family services. Local projects also enhance cross-agency collaboration and development, promote countywide training and forums, build relationships with media providers and consumers, improve information and referral services, and increase parental involvement and advocacy. State, regional and local SEDNET activities put Florida on the map as a national leader in multiagency collaboration.

Acquisition information:

Donation

USF Department of Child and Family Studies.

Arrangement:

Arranged by district; subdivided into series based on material type.

Accruals:

2000

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related

Related material:

Colleen Lunsford Bevis collection, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute Research Library, Tampa, Florida.

Location of originals:

Acronyms and Definitions:ADMH – Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health (Program within HRS which added serving emotionally disturbed children to its responsibilities in 1988) CASSP - Child and Adolescent Service System Program DOE – Department of Education FDLRS - Florida Diagnostic & Learning Resources System FMHI– Florida Mental Health Institute FSPT– Family Services Planning Team (Local groups that met to discuss the cases and care of SED clients) HRS – Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services for the State of Florida QDT – Quality Development Team (Developed by the DOE, SEDNET, HRS, and FMHI to review the effectiveness of care for SED children throughout Florida) SED – Severely Emotionally Disturbed SEDNET – Severely Emotionally Disturbed Network, established by the State Education Authority to provide service and care for SED children in HRS districts Technical Assistance – Help for achieving identified goals within SEDNET programs.

Other descriptive data:

published

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Behavior disorders in children
Emotional problems of children

Names:

Florida. Service Network for the Severely Emotionally Disturbed

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

SEDNET collection, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:

USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections

The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus

4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122

Tampa

FL

33620-5400

USA

Contact:

https://lib.usf.edu/special-collections/