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Considering the Intrusiveness of Interventions
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Carter, Stacy L.; Wheeler, John J. – International Journal of Special Education, 2005
Determining the most appropriate intervention to address student problem behavior may be a difficult dilemma encountered by school psychologists during consultation activities with special education teachers. IDEA (1997) promotes the least restrictive environment and the least intrusive interventions that can be effective. The intrusiveness of…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Intervention, School Psychologists, Behavior Disorders
Return to the Mainstream: Reintegration of Behavior Disordered Adolescents into the Public Education System.
Barack, Robin S.; Gable, Robert A. – 1986
The study sought to assess adolescents' school functioning following discharge from short-term placement in a psychiatric hospital. Follow-up data were obtained on 46 students (ages 13-18) discharged during a 6-month period. Conduct disorder (socialized aggressive) and major depression were the most frequent diagnoses. Questionnaire data results…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Disorders
The Effectiveness and Rationale of the 'Nurture Group' Approach To Helping Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties Remain within Mainstream Education.
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O'Connor, Tina; Colwell, John – British Journal of Special Education, 2002
A study compared scores on the Developmental Diagnostic Profile for 68 children with emotional/behavioral difficulties on entry to a nurture group, on exit, and after two years of mainstreaming. Emotional/behavioral difficulties were significantly reduced upon exit. Current data reveal that in 16 of 20 sub-strands, improvement has been primarily…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Early Intervention, Elementary Education