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Franci Crepeau-Hobson; Scott A. Woitaszewski; Melissa A. Reeves – Communique, 2024
Behavior threat assessment and management (BTAM) is a process for identifying students who pose a threat of violence. When BTAM results in a removal from school (e.g., suspension, expulsion, hospitalization), teams need to plan for the student's potential return. This article describes best practices for reintegrating a student into school…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities
Eklund, Katie; Kilgus, Stephen – Communique, 2017
Systematic screening for behavioral and social-emotional concerns at school is one way to ensure that at-risk children are identified and provided services. School psychologists play a critical role in creating multitiered systems of support that consider universal screening, early intervention, and ongoing progress monitoring to help support…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Problems, At Risk Students
Fiorello, Catherine A.; Jenkins, Tiffany K. – Communique, 2018
This article is an overview of identification of intellectual disabilities (ID), with a focus on meeting legal and ethical requirements when assessing children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and those living in poverty. Specific procedures and recommended instruments will be reviewed.
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Disability Identification, Best Practices, Legal Responsibility
Perfect, Michelle M.; McClung, Ashley A.; Bressette, Keri A. – Communique, 2013
Clinical hypnosis, defined as a "therapeutic technique in which clinicians make suggestions to individuals who have undergone a procedure designed to relax them and focus their minds" (American Psychological Association, n.d.), is a relaxation-based tool that has uses in the treatment of anxiety, pain, and a range of stress-related…
Descriptors: Hypnosis, Misconceptions, Relaxation Training, Therapy