Fourteen papers are presented from a conference on severe behavior disorders of children and youth. The following titles are included: "Beyond the Classroom: The Teacher of Behaviorally Disordered Pupils in a Social System" (C. Nelson); "Correctional Education and Special Education--An Emerging Partnership; or 'Born to Lose'" (B. Wolford); "Naturalistic Observation of Teacher Verbal Behavior in Classes for the Learning and Behavior Disordered" (R. Gable et al); "Aversiveness and Frequency of Use of Commonly Used Interventions for Problem Behavior" (F. Wood and B. Hill); "Training Teachers of Emotionally Handicapped Children: Priorities Identified by School Practitioners" (D. Lutkemeier); "IMPACT: A Functional Curriculum for Educating Autistic Youth in Natural Environments" (R. Neel et al); "Nonhandicapped Peers as Tutors for Severely Behaviorally Disordered Students" (W. Stainback and S. Stainback); "Making Decisions about the Noncompliance of the Severely Behaviorally Disordered and Autistic Individuals" (A. Hilton); "Brief Psychiatric Hospitalization: A Study of Its Effect on Special Education Placement" (S. Forness et al); "Levels and Combinations of Metal Pollutants and Measures of Behavioral Disturbance" (M. Marlowe et al); "The Effects of Medication and Curriculum Management on Task-Related Behaviors of Attention Deficit Disordered and Low Achieving Peers" (V. Thompson et al); "The Why, What, and How of Affective Education" (L. Brown and A. McKinnon); "Curriculum for Caring: Service Learning with Behaviorally Disordered Students" (A. Nicolaou and L. Brendtro); and "Understanding the Relationship between Cognitive Development and Classroom Management Decisions" (P. Zionts and C. Weddle). (CL)