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Direct linkTimmer, Susan G.; Urquiza, Anthony J.; Herschell, Amy D.; McGrath, Jean M.; Zebell, Nancy M.; Porter, Alissa L.; Vargas, Eric C. – Child Welfare, 2006
One of the more serious problems faced by child welfare services involves the management of children with serious behavioral and mental health problems. Aggressive and defiant foster children are more likely to have multiple foster care placements, require extraordinary social services resources, and have poor short- and long-term mental health…
Descriptors: Social Services, Mental Health, Child Abuse, Foster Care
Dillon, Robert – Principal Leadership, 2006
The pressure to keep kids in class and learning is always present for principals and assistant principals, but students who are removed for inappropriate behavior on a regular or chronic basis are a particular challenge. Such students move through the traditional consequences and quickly exhaust alternative and creative ideas to return them to the…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Grade 6, Classroom Environment, Principals
Freeze, Rick – Journal of the International Association of Special Education, 2006
A rationale for a novel approach to remedial reading for struggling readers, including students labeled with intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, attention deficit and behavior disorders, below average language development, and those described as reluctant or resistant readers is presented. It is suggested that struggling readers find…
Descriptors: Reading Difficulties, Remedial Reading, Mental Retardation, Learning Disabilities
Who Decides Where Jerry Goes to School?: Family and Educator Conflict in Special Education Placement
Steffen, John J.; Marshall, Joanne M. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2006
This case highlights family and educator conflict about special education placement using the case of Jerry, a student with behavior disorders. Aspiring administrators are invited to consider Jerry's needs, the desires of his family, the concerns of local and alternative school faculty, the safety of students and staff, and the provisions of the…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Behavior Disorders, Special Education, Case Studies
Kearney, Alison; Kane, Ruth – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2006
New Zealand, like many countries, is beginning the journey towards a more inclusive education system. This paper examines inclusive education in New Zealand, and in particular policy related to inclusive education. New Zealand has the chance to make inclusion a reality, but as Skrtic (1991) points out this will require a different way of thinking…
Descriptors: Inclusive Schools, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Mainstreaming
Gonzalez, Jorge E.; Ryser, Gail R.; Epstein, Michael H.; Shwery, Craig S. – Assessment for Effective Intervention, 2006
This study examined the extent to which the Behavioral and Emotional Rating Scale: Parent Rating Scale (BERS: PRS) constitutes a reliable measure for assessing strengths of Hispanic children and youth. Major conceptual and theoretical issues with respect to cross-cultural assessment are presented. Further, emotional and behavioral disorders are…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Hispanic American Students
Billingsley, Bonnie S.; Fall, Anna-Maria; Williams, Thomas O., Jr. – Behavioral Disorders, 2006
This national study of 859 teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) provides a profile of their characteristics and preparedness to teach and compares these teachers with 3,687 other special educators. Teachers of students with EBD were disproportionately male, were more diverse, and had significantly fewer years of…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances, Teacher Characteristics
Williams, Susan K.; Scahill, Lawrence; Vitiello, Benedetto; Aman, Michael G.; Arnold, L. Eugene; McDougle, Christopher J.; McCracken, James T.; Tierney, Elaine; Ritz, Louise; Posey, David J.; Swiezy, Naomi B.; Hollway, Jill; Cronin, Pegeen; Ghuman, Jaswinder; Wheeler, Courtney; Cicchetti, Domenic; Sparrow, Sara – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To evaluate the impact of risperidone on adaptive behavior in children with autistic disorder who have serious behavior problems and to examine different methods of scoring the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales to measure change. Method: Forty-eight children (5 years to 16 years, 5 months) who showed behavioral improvement during acute…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Behavior Problems, Socialization, Autism
Erford, Bradley T.; Hase, Kelly – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 2006
Accurate screening of disruptive behavior disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and oppositional defiant disorder are a priority in elementary schools and child guidance clinics but they can be challenging because of symptom overlap with other disorders. The use of behavioral rating scales for assessing children's…
Descriptors: Screening Tests, Elementary School Students, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Test Reliability
Saint-Jacques, Marie-Christine; Cloutier, Richard; Pauze, Robert; Simard, Marie; Gagne, Marie-Helene; Poulin, Amelie – Child Welfare, 2006
This study focuses on the impacts of serial transitions on externalized and internalized behavior disorders, anxiety, and depression among children in child protection services. The research was carried out with a sample of 741 children. The findings demonstrate that the number of times a family is blended is a stronger predictive factor for…
Descriptors: Family Structure, Depression (Psychology), Child Abuse, Behavior Disorders
Lahti, J.; Raikkonen, K.; Kajantie, E.; Heinonen, K.; Pesonen, A.-K.; Jarvenpaa, A.-L.; Strandberg, T. – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Behavioural disorders with a neurodevelopmental background, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), have been associated with a non-optimal foetal environment, reflected in small body size at birth. However, the evidence stems from highly selected groups with birth outcomes biased towards the extreme low end of the…
Descriptors: Birth, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Body Weight, Body Composition
Download full textMcManus, Marilyn, Ed. – Focal Point, 1995
This thematic newsletter issue describes programs supporting family members of children with mental, emotional, and behavioral disabilities, as well as the perspectives of family members regarding daily life with these children. The importance of fathers' involvement with a child with special needs and support systems and services that are geared…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Child Rearing, Emotional Disturbances, Family Life
Bourland, Eric – RRFC LINKS, 1995
This newsletter theme issue addresses the issue of violence prevention in American schools and is based on presentations and discussions at the Workgroup To Improve the Quality of Technical Assistance around the Topic of Violence Prevention held in Washington, D.C. on June 12-14, 1995. The newsletter reports on the following presentation topics:…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Change Strategies
Raggio, Donald; And Others – 1994
The best procedure for the diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) remains fragmented. The diagnosis is frequently based on anecdotal information and rating scales completed by parents and teachers. A major drawback to a more objective diagnosis has been the absence of standardized test data generated by the child client. The…
Descriptors: Attention, Attention Deficit Disorders, Attention Span, Behavior Disorders
Swan, William W.; And Others – 1997
This collection of papers describes the interagency collaboration of Georgia agencies that serve students with emotional and behavior disorders (EBD). The first paper, "Overview and State Perspective" (P. Paulette Bragg and Phillip H. Pickens), describes the problems facing Georgia by placing students with EBD in state hospitals, private…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Agency Cooperation, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Modification
