Cornbelt Educational Cooperative

715 East 14th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-5151
(605)271-0218
Fax (605) 271-0220

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Autism Spectrum Disorders

Center for Disabilities

East Dakota Educational Coop

ESA 2

South Dakota Parent Connection

Avera Behavioral Health Center

24-Hour Free Assessment Line

McCrossans Boys Ranch  

Avera Behavioral Health

Child or Adolescent Programs

Orientation and Mobility Service Providers Southeastern Behavioral Health
Avera Behavioral Health Services - Counseling Project Skills Special Ed Connection

Birth to Three Connections

Center for Disabilities

Sioux Falls Psychological Services

Suicide Prevention HELP!Line

Help!Line Center

Deaf-Blind Program

Center for Disabilities

SD Admin Rules For SPED Transition Liaison

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders 

Center for Disabilities

South Dakota Advocacy Services U.S. Department of Education
Children's Care Hospital and School (CCHS) South Dakota Agencies for People with Disabilities Vocational Rehab Counselors 
Children's Home Society South Dakota CARES Volunteer of America Dakotas
  South Dakota Department of Education  

 

 

 Avera Behavioral Health Center

24-HOUR FREE ASSESSMENT LINE

Phone: 1-800-691-4336 (toll free)

Services offered:  Call to speak with a confidential assessment counselor available 24 hours a day for any of your behavioral health concerns, such as depression, ADHD, autism, Asperger's Syndrome, addiction, anxiety disorders, conduct disorders, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, and risk of suicide.

 

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Avera Behavioral Health Center

CHILD or ADOLESCENT PROGRAMS

Person in charge:  Steve Lindquist, Associate Vice President

Address:  4400 W. 69th St.    Sioux Falls, SD 57108

Phone: 1-605-322-4065 or 1-800-691-4336 (24-hour free assessment line)

Fees:  Medicare, Medicaid, and Insurance

Eligibility:  Children ages 4-11 years; adolescents 12-18 years.

 

Avera Behavioral Health Services

COUNSELING

2412 S. Cliff Ave.    Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Phone: 1-605-322-4079

Web address:  www.averamckennan.org

Fees:  Insurance (fees vary by service)

 

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BIRTH to THREE CONNECTIONS

Center for Disabilities

Person in charge:  Shelly Grinde, Birth to Three Program Coordinator

Phone:  1-605-357-1439 or 1-800-658-3080 (toll free)

Fees:  None

Services offered:  Program available to any family with a child Birth to 3 years old that has difficulty learning, growing, or behaving like other children in their age group, or has a medical condition that doctors feel may need special attention.  Works with other agencies to support families with children Birth to 3 years with identifying needs and accessing community services.

 

DEAF-BLIND PROGRAM

Center for Disabilities

Person in charge:  Austin Winberg, Deaf-Blind Program Coordinator

Phone:  1-605-357-1439 or 1-800-658-3080 (toll free)

Fees:  None

Services offered:  Ensures that the unique needs of children birth-21 with a dual-sensory impairment are met with high-quality, appropriate services.

 

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 FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS CLINIC

Center for Disabilities

Person in charge:  Shelly Grinde, Director of Supports and Services

Phone:  1-605-357-1439 or 1-800-658-3080 (toll free)

Hours:  Clinics are held 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month on the Augustana College Campus

Fees:  Call for information on specific costs

Services offered:  Provides appropriate diagnoses of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) with on-site consultation to assist with the implementation of recommendations as a result of the diagnosis.

 

CHILDREN'S CARE HOSPITAL and SCHOOL

CCHS

Person in charge:  Dianna Rajski, CEO

Phone:  1-605-782-2300 or 1-800-584-9294 (toll free)

Services offered:  Inpatient/Day Behavioral Program, Inpatient/Day extended and Medical Program, Outreach Services, Outreach Rehabilitation Center and Rehabilitation Medical Supply.

CCHS Contact Information Regarding Cancellation of OT/PT Services

Requesting Autism, OT, and/or PT Evaluations from CCHS

 

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 CHILDREN'S HOME SOCIETY

http://www.chssd.org/Childrens_Home_Society

Phone:  1-605-334-6004

Services offered:  Residential and psychiatric treatment to emotionally disturbed and learning disabled children and their parents.

 

 EAST DAKOTA EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE

ESA 2

Person in charge:  Dan Goodwin

Phone:  1-605-367-7680

Programs/Services include:  Career and Technical Education, Career Guidance, Career Placement, Health EdVenture, Transition Advantage (helps young adults ages 18-21 who require assistance and support while pursuing transition goals.  It is a community-based program assisting in employment and independent-living skills through the Individual Education Plan team process), High Impact (a program designed to meet the needs of area youth whose behavior has created a need for an alternative placement), and residential treatment facilities.

 

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 MCCROSSANS BOYS RANCH

Address:  47135 260th St.    Sioux Falls, SD 57107

Phone:  1-605-339-1203

Hours:  24 hours/day, 7 days/week

Fees:  Daily cost of care and education tuition

Eligibility:  All programs serve boys 10-18; Independent Living Program for boys 18-20; Evening Treatment Program serves both boys and girls.

Services provided:  Community Re-intergration, Crisis Stabilization, Evening Treatment Program, Residential Group Care and Independent Living Program, Respite Care, and Short-Term Assessments.

 

 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 

State Contact for Questions About Indicators:  Linda Turner 

Phone:  1-605-773-6119

Job Duties: Alternate content standards, Dakota STEP-A, Dakota STEP accommodations,

special education alternate listserv, IEP users listserv, on-line IEP system

 

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PROJECT SKILLS

Kristy Jackson

Phone: 1-605-367-7680

Email: kjackson@edec.org

 

 SIOUX FALLS PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES

Person in charge:  Douglas Anderson, Clinical Director

Address:  2109 S. Norton Ave.    Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Phone:  1-605-334-2696

Fees:  Medicare and Medicaid accepted

Services offered:  Individual, marital, and family therapy; psychological evaluation and testing; therapy for children, and group therapy

 

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 SOUTH DAKOTA ADVOCACY SERVICES

Person in charge:  Robert J. Kean, Executive Director

Address:  2121 W. 63th Place, Suite 30    Sioux Falls, SD 57108

Phone:  1-605-361-7438

Fees:  Typically free

Services offered:  Designated by Governor to assist in providing protection and advocacy to eligible South Dakotans.  Person with developmental disabilities, mental illness or participating in rehabilitation services, or parents, relatives, guardians, friends, teachers, attorneys, professionals, or others concerned with the rights of the disabled are invited to contact South Dakota Advocacy Services.

 

 SOUTH DAKOTA CARES

Person in charge:  Carol Ballweg, Executive Director

Phone:  1-800-592-1852 (toll free)

Fees:  Recommended donation fee.

Services offered:  Helps adults and children with disabilities achieve independent by offering programs that are flexible and responsive to their individual needs.

 

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SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

Contact for Coop Schools:  Rebecca Cain, Regional Rep.

Phone: 605-280-3568

 

rebecca.cain@state.sd.us

 

SOUTH DAKOTA PARENT CONNECTION

Director:  Elaine Roberts

Address:  3701 W. 49th St. Suite 102    Sioux Falls, SD 57106

Phone:  1-605-361-3171 or 1-800-640-4553 (toll free)

http://www.sdparent.org

Fees:  None

Eligibility:  Serves children Bith-26 years with any type of disability or special health care need.

Services offered:  Provides information, training resources and assistance to parents, educators, and service providers caring for children with disabilities or special health care needs.  Services include:  lending library, quarterly newsletter, linking parents for support, individualized technical assistance, parent/professional information workshops regarding disability issues, and various volunteer/educational opportunities for individuals/families/professionals.

 

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 SOUTHEASTERN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

Person in charge:  Vicki Rowe, CEO

Address:  2000 S. Summit Avenue    Sioux Falls, SD 57105

Phone:  1-605-336-0510

Services:  Outpatient counseling, special education, adult day services, vocational, home-based, group, residential, supervised apartments, and consultation services.

 

SUICIDE PREVENTION HELP!LINE

HELP!LINE CENTER

Person in charge:  Dr. Harriet Scott, Clinical Director

Phone:  1-800-273-TALK (8255) or DIAL 211

Hours:  24 hours/day, 7 days/week

Fees:  None

Services offered:  24-hour statewide crisis hotline that provides confidential listening and support services, and direct crisis intervention for individuals considering suicide.  The Help!Line receives calls from individuals who are suicidal, or from friends or family members of someone who may be suicidal.

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TRANSITION LIAISON

 

Bev Petersen

811 East 10th St., Dept. 21    Sioux Falls, SD 57103-1650

Phone: (605) 367-5330

Email:  bev.petersen@state.sd.us

 

 

 

 VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA DAKOTAS

Person in charge:  Pam Bollinger, CEO

Address:  1309 W. 51st St.    Sioux Falls, SD  57105

Phone:  1-605-334-1414 or 1-800-365-8336 (toll free)

Programs:  Alcohol and Drug Aftercare Program for Youth, Bowden Youth Center, Child Care and Family Literacy Center, Circle of Hope Childcare Center, Crisis Child Care, Even Start Family Literacy Program, Family Crisis Intervention, Foster Care Services for Youth, Group Care Program for Youth, Heisler Chemical Dependency Treatment Program, Highway Safety Program, Life Marks Counseling and Mediation Services, New-Start, Psychiatric Residential Treatment, South Dakota Family Support Program, Southeastern Prevention Resource Center, Tobacco Prevention Program, Youth Link/Kids Campus

 

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