This article discusses the poor services students with educational, emotional, and behavioral needs are receiving and advocates for the use of research-based practices. Recommendations for the field of emotional and behavioral disorders include making prevention appealing, embracing a collaborative approach, and advocating for science. A…

Discusses some difficulties that may be anticipated in facilitating teachers' use of functional-assessment procedures. Strategies are suggested for promoting acceptance of the functional-assessment process and for providing training and technical assistance to support its appropriate implementation. (CR)

This article presents an overview of federal and state laws intended to prevent school violence and examines related decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court. School districts' reactions to violence are discussed and a framework is proposed that school districts can use to develop legally correct policies regarding violence. (CR)

A study involving 11 elementary and 9 middle schools illustrates how office discipline referrals can be used to indicate the status of school-wide discipline, and how schools can use the information to modify their universal interventions for all students and their targeted interventions for students with severe behavior problems. (Contains…

The authors review the role of residential treatment for severely behaviorally disordered children and suggest a unified treatment/training approach for residential staff. (CL)

Suggestions are made for planning community based juvenile corrections facilities to prevent development of "mini institutions" or inadequate programs. (CL)

Many institutions and school systems have adopted the Positive Peer Culture (PPC) method for helping disturbed adolescents by turning the peer culture from a negative to a positive "caring" force. The paper discusses some of the major limitations and how assertion training, in conjunction with PPC, provides a successful resolution. (Author/SB)

The article develops a workable set of intervention strategies based on programs developed for children experiencing significant emotional conflict who were seen in two centers. Sections address reduction of stress and development of coping skills and resources. (SB)

The article outlines detection and intervention strategies, discusses symptoms of sexually abused children and profiles of high risk children and sets forth steps in reporting suspected sexual victimization. Treatment and long-term management strategies are discussed as are the practical implications for prevention that educators and school…

The paper presents a rationale for the use of an educational model for meeting the mental health needs of children and youth. Implications of the current federal definition are examined relative to programing needs in academic, social, emotional, psychotic behavior, and career education areas. (Author/CL)

The article focuses attention on the versatility of paraprofessionals in programs for behaviorally disordered students. Roles described relates to diagnosis, monitoring student progress, behavior management, instruction, classroom support, mainstreaming, use of community resources, and parent counseling. Specific job assignments that should not be…

The article presents information on psychotrophic drugs used with behaviorally disordered students (stimulants, antidepressants, antipsychotics, and lithium), including desired effects and side effects. Guidelines for teachers and other school personnel who work with students on medication are also provided. (Author/JW)

Contends that (1) over a third of incarcerated delinquents are disabled, needing special education treatment; (2) parallel trends to deinstitutionalize delinquents and develop alternatives to public school for behaviorally disordered youths are putting some individuals from each category in the same alternative setting; and (3) several other…

The article discusses the characteristics of children with behavior disorders, and illustrates how their needs might be met through the use of sociodrama. A basic outline of the prerequisites and production techniques is given, along with the specific benefits afforded to both children with behavior disorders and their teachers. (Author)

Some students exhibit behavioral disorders because of physical problems and not instructional problems. Because physical problems among school-age children often go undetected, teachers working in programs for the behaviorally disordered must be prepared to identify and handle any physical problems which interfere with the instruction of their…