Describes the job worksite program developed by Altro Workshops, Inc., Bronx, New York, to serve as an intermediate step between the protected vocational training workshop and the unprotected work world. Psychiatric clients of the workshop selected for the program were placed in facility-supervised or company-supervised jobs with generally good…

An approach to teaching the mental status examination to sophomore medical students at the Wayne State University School of Medicine incorporates live simulations, a detailed handout, a pretest and post-test, and a short lecture and discussion. The data suggest significant post-test gains, but there were negative findings regarding the handout.…

A group procedure for the management of classroom behavior is described which has been used successfully with emotionally disturbed, educable mentally handicapped, and learning disabled students. The strategy allows for group goal setting and peer feedback on individual behavior and improves socioemotional development. (PHR)

Among findings were that primary and middle grade teachers were more willing to integrate handicapped students than were teachers of grades 7 and 8 and that those teachers who had taken courses in special education were more willing to accept handicapped students in their classes than were those who had not taken such courses. (SBH)

The paper reviews selected research findings relative to the social acceptance/rejection and self-concept of handicapped students in regular classroom environments. Studies are limited to those involving educable mentally retarded, learning disabled, or behaviorally disordered children. (SBH)

Presented are normative data, collected on an unselected sample of 302 seven- and nine-year-old children, for the Missouri Children's Behavior Checklist. The potential usefulness of the checklist as an aid in making important clinical decisions is discussed, as is the need for more extensive normative data. (Editor/SJL)

The effects of methylphenidate on the behavior and teacher interactions of a nine-year-old hyperactive female were analyzed. Results suggest that the use of medication may enable the hyperactive child to profit both behaviorally and academically. (Author)

Six-hundred and fifty regular and special education students (grades 1-12) were included in a study to determine the temporal stability and interrater agreement of the Self-Control Behavior Inventory (SCBI). (SBH)

Describes the basis of treatment at Warleigh School, a private residential unit for 40 severely emotionally disturbed boys, ages seven to 13 years. Available from: William Johnson, 53 Grayshott Road, London, SW11 5TS, England. (Author)

Program involving males 7 to 18 years is described. Therapeutic concepts are discussed, emphasizing development of responsibility, honesty and routine and order in the development of self-discipline and individual identity. (RW)

The effects of a contingency management program utilizing a reinforcing event (breakfast) were investigated in respect to cabin-cleaning and self-report behaviors in a group of nine male campers (11 to 13 years old) at a therapeutic summer camp for emotionally disturbed children. (Author)

This introduction to the special issue on research needs and issues in education for students with emotional and behavioral disorders explains how the special issue originated, and identifies major topics of papers included in the issue, such as the importance of classroom structure, the role of setting events, social skills training, and…

This article explores the hypothesis that social skill deficits among children with learning disabilities are associated with high rates of undetected psychiatric diagnoses. The maladaptive social skills patterns of children with specific subtypes of learning disabilities appear to mimic the symptom patterns of children with attention deficit…

This article for teachers provides basic information on psychiatric disorders and treatments. It covers oppositional defiant and conduct disorders, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, depression or other mood disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders, and autistic spectrum disorders. Insets provide additional…