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For the Learning Disabled, a Team Approach to College
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Lipka, Sara – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2006
This article describes a privately operated residential program called College Living Experience, a for-profit company, caters to a growing number of students with learning disabilities, Asperger's syndrome, and various emotional or behavioral disorders. The program has a team of full-time staff members helping students with their social and…
Descriptors: Residential Programs, Behavior Disorders, Asperger Syndrome, Learning Disabilities
Don't Forget Us! Messages from the Mental Health Foundation Committee's Report on Services for Children with Learning Disabilities and Severe Challenging Behaviour.
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Russell, Philippa – British Journal of Special Education, 1997
A recent report of the British Mental Health Foundation identified key issues in service provision for children with learning disabilities and severe challenging behavior. Recommendations addressed issues such as definitions of challenging behavior, early intervention, implications for educational services, residential education, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Definitions, Delivery Systems
Improving the Coordination of Treatment Planning between Professional and Paraprofessional Staff at a Residential Center for Adolescent Males by Implementing an Interdisciplinary Team Approach.
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