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Garwood, Justin D.; Werts, Margaret G.; Mason, Linda H.; Harris, Bronwyn; Austin, Morgan B.; Ciullo, Stephen; Magner, Karen; Koppenhaver, David A.; Shin, Mikyung – Behavioral Disorders, 2019
Many students who have experienced complex trauma receive special education services related to emotional and behavioral disorders at residential treatment facilities (RTFs) as they undergo therapy. One academic skill in which students with emotional and behavioral disorders often struggle is writing. The current multi-probe, multiple-baseline,…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Residential Programs
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Graham, Colby P.; McKenzie, Barbara A. – International Journal of Special Education, 2017
This research explores the interdisciplinary collaboration between music therapy and language arts through the implementation of a psycho-educational unit of study. The effect on student motivation, engagement and academic motivation as reflected in approach, persistence, and level of interest were compared to baseline data collection. This study…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Music Therapy, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Arts
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White, Mark W.; Houchins, David E.; Viel-Ruma, Kimberly A.; Dever, Bridget V. – Education and Treatment of Children, 2014
This study investigated the effects of the "Expressive Writing (EW)" direct instruction curriculum on the expository writing skills of secondary grade students with serious emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD). The "EW" program targets writing mechanics, sentence writing, and editing but does not include pre-writing…
Descriptors: Expository Writing, Writing Instruction, Direct Instruction, Writing Skills
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Waltman, Scott H.; Hetrick, Holly; Tasker, Tamara E. – Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 2012
This article presents the case of a mindfulness-based group therapy that was implemented in a residential treatment facility. The case presented comprised a group of adolescent males with disruptive behavior disorders. The group was designed to be appropriate for the unique demographics of the clients, with the intent to help the clients enhance…
Descriptors: Self Control, Behavior Disorders, Males, Group Therapy
Weiler, Mary Josephine – 1996
This report describes the development and implementation of an integrated team approach for interviewing candidates for employment with a residential program that serves children (ages 10-18) with emotional disturbances and behavior disorders. The integrated interview approach was accomplished by: (1) training the supervisors to increase their…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Employment Interviews, Interprofessional Relationship
Yeager, James F. – 1994
This practicum developed and implemented an organization development plan to improve agency and team effectiveness and staff satisfaction at a private agency that provides educational and treatment services to children with emotional, mental, or behavioral disorders. An extensive literature review on organizational development was conducted and…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Group Dynamics, Job Satisfaction
Young, Steven C. – 1991
This practicum report describes a project designed to increase the level of coordination of treatment planning between professional and paraprofessional staff at a residential treatment and educational facility for 40 adolescent males with learning disabilities or severe emotional disturbances. Three corollary aims were to increase the level of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Coordination, Decision Making