Mission of CEDS
The mission of the Council for Educational Diagnostic Services is:
to promote the most appropriate education of children and youth through appraisal, diagnosis, educational intervention, implementation, and continuous evaluation of a prescribed educational program.
to facilitate the integration of services offered by educational diagnosticians, physicians, psychologists, social workers, and/or other disciplines.
to promote research that encourages the evolvement of more efficient diagnostic instruments, practices, and techniques which will lead to a better understanding of the relationship between educational needs and educational practices.
to select, support, and monitor research designed to improve the performance of the membership in fulfilling their professional roles.
to strengthen this Council for Educational Diagnostic Services as a professional organization.
to work for more adequate programs of recruitment, education, and certification of personnel involved in diagnostic and prescriptive programs for children and youth.
