Case/Care Management | The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities

Services: Provides representation for special needs children in the care of DCYF who do not have parents able to make educational decisions for them. The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, founded at Rhode Island College in 1993, is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD). UCEDDs are evidence driven and designed to advance policies, practices and research that improve the health, education, social and economic well-being of people with disabilities, their families, and their communities. The mission of the Sherlock Center is to promote membership of individuals with disabilities in school, work and the community. The Sherlock Center is a member of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), a national network of 67 interdisciplinary centers advancing policy and practice for and with individuals with developmental and other disabilities, their families and communities. The Sherlock Center is also a LEND (Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities) Program. The Sherlock Center partners with state and national agencies, schools, institutes of higher education and community providers to offer: Interdisciplinary pre-service and community education Technical assistance Services Research Informatio

04/06/2022