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EdTrust-West, 2025
A decade ago, EdTrust-West created the Black Minds Matter campaign to serve as a rallying point for engagement, discussion, and action to dismantle structural racism in California's schools and colleges. Now the Black Minds Matter 2025 report highlights how the state has failed to dedicate adequate leadership and resources to provide the…
Descriptors: African American Students, Equal Education, Racism, Public Education
Keleher, Julia – National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC), 2017
In this professional development research brief, the author sets forth the overarching considerations that should be kept in mind when conceptualizing professional development for educators working with neglected or delinquent youth (N or D). The brief begins by defining professional development and demonstrating why it is a critical support for…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Delinquency, Child Neglect, Youth Programs
de Azúa, Ramón L.; Keleher, Julia – National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC), 2017
In 2017, the National Technical Assistance Center for the Education of Neglected or Delinquent Children and Youth (NDTAC) released its first in a series of professional development briefs that focus on the professional development needs and interests of Neglected or Delinquent (N or D) State coordinators, correctional educators, and providers of…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Delinquency, Child Neglect, Youth Programs
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Ruddell, Rick; Broom, Ian; Young, Matthew – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2010
Offenders sentenced to terms of life imprisonment pose special challenges for correctional systems. The Correctional Service of Canada collaborated with nongovernmental agencies to develop programmatic interventions to better prepare this population to survive their prison sentences and transition to the community. This study describes the…
Descriptors: Safety, Correctional Institutions, Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons
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Gibbons, Melinda M.; Goins, Shelley – Professional School Counseling, 2008
Asperger syndrome (AS) is a disorder characterized by social skill deficits and display of repetitive behaviors. This article explores the diagnostic components of AS and describes the major school-related issues for children who have the disorder. Specific interventions that school counselors can implement to help increase these students'…
Descriptors: Intervention, Asperger Syndrome, School Counselors, Interpersonal Competence
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Casey, Kathryn J.; Hagaman, Jessica L.; Trout, Alexandra L.; Reid, Robert; Chmelka, Beth; Thompson, Ronald W.; Daly, Daniel L. – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2008
Little is known about the characteristics or functioning of children with ADHD in residential care as compared to their non-ADHD peers. This study evaluated data on 538 children with (n = 125) and without (n = 413) ADHD in residential care to determine demographic, mental health, behavioral, and treatment (i.e., medication use) characteristics.…
Descriptors: Residential Care, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children, Individual Characteristics
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Underwood, Lee A.; Phillips, Annie; von Dresner, Kara; Knight, Pamela D. – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2006
Juveniles with mental health and other specialized needs are overrepresented in the juvenile justice system, and while juvenile corrections have not historically provided standardized and evidence-based mental health services for its incarcerated youth, the demand is evident. The reality is that juveniles with serious mental illness are committed…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, Mental Health