a. Professional Development (e.g., research-based best practices in the classroom and teacher preparation)
b. Support excellence in leadership in EBD field through intellectual stimulation, honoring our history and networking
c. Outreach (e.g., direct collaboration with other fields such as mental health, juvenile justice or outreach to teachers and others unable to attend conferences) (diversity focus)
d. Advocacy (e.g., encouraging personal and policy advocacy on behalf of families, students, educators and others serving students with EBD)
e. Research and Dissemination (e.g., generation of new research and conveyance of best practices, "From research to practice")