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Mental Health Services, Free Appropriate Public Education, and Students with Disabilities: Legal Considerations in Identifying, Evaluating, and Providing Services
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Yell, Mitchell; Smith, Carl; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Losinski, Mickey – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2018
In the past few years, the provision of mental health services in public schools has received considerable attention. When students with disabilities are eligible for special education and related services under the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), mental health services are required if such services are needed to provide…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Court Litigation, Special Education, Disabilities
Systems Change with School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports: Iowa's Work in Progress
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Mass-Galloway, Robin L.; Panyan, Marion V.; Smith, Carl R.; Wessendorf, Suana – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2008
This study reports evaluation data from the statewide School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports (SWPBS) initiative in Iowa. The study shows initial positive results over a 3-year period. The School-Wide Evaluation Tool, Team Implementation Checklist, and office discipline referral data were monitored to assess progress. Suggestions for connecting…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Positive Reinforcement, Evaluation, Individualized Education Programs
Supporting Students with Disabilities in the General Education Classroom: The Behavioral Health Assistant Program
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Adolphson, S. Lillian; Hawken, Leanne S.; Stein Carroll, Mishele – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2010
This article describes an effective model for employing paraprofessionals to provide behavioral support for students in a general education setting. Behavioral health assistants (BHAs) worked under the supervision of school psychologists and counselors and provided behavioral interventions for students with behavioral goals on their individualized…
Descriptors: Individualized Education Programs, School Psychologists, Disabilities, School Personnel
The Efficacy of Embedded Instruction for Students with Developmental Disabilities Enrolled in General Education Classes
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Johnson, Jesse W.; McDonnell, John; Holzwarth, Valarie N.; Hunter, Kimberly – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2004
A multiple baseline across behaviors design was used to evaluate the efficacy of embedded instruction with 3 students with developmental disabilities who were enrolled in general education classes. Two general education teachers and 1 paraprofessional delivered embedded instruction to students during regularly scheduled instructional activities.…
Descriptors: General Education, Developmental Disabilities, Science Curriculum, Educational Needs
A Demonstration of Training, Implementing, and Using Functional Behavioral Assessment in 10 Elementary and Middle School Settings
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Crone, Deanne A.; Hawken, Leanne S.; Bergstrom, Melissa K. – Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions, 2007
The primary goal of this project was to increase schools' resources and staff skills in providing function-based behavior support to individual students with chronic problem behaviors. Over the course of a 3-year period, 10 school teams received training in and on-site consultation on functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and behavior support…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavior Problems, Severe Disabilities, Program Effectiveness