Check & Connect®

Check & Connect is a research-based intervention. Implementing it with fidelity helps schools and organizations optimize outcomes. To that end, we offer a comprehensive manual as well as several training and consultation options for sites considering or already implementing Check & Connect. We maintain a cadre of experienced, professional trainers to provide these services. The Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota is the only approved provider of Check & Connect resources and training. The Institute on Community Integration is a University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. Through collaborative research, training, and information sharing, the Institute improves policies and practices to ensure that all children, youth, and adults with disabilities are valued by, and contribute to, their communities of choice. College Overview- The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) at the University of Minnesota is a world leader in discovering, creating, sharing, and applying principles and practices of multiculturalism and multidisciplinary scholarship to advance teaching and learning and to enhance the psychological, physical, and social development of children, youth, and adults across the lifespan in families, organizations, and communities. CEHD is the third largest college at the University of Minnesota, houses seven departments with ten undergraduate majors, over 30 graduate degree programs, and 25 centers and institutes.