Emotional and Behavioral Problems

A Handbook for Understanding and Handling Students
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Paul Zionts - DePaul University, USA
Laura T. Zionts
Richard L. Simpson - University of Kansas, USA
Emotional and Behavioral Problems
March 2002 | 256 pages | Corwin
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"This book is an excellent overview of a very complex area. It is a useful guide to identifying and treating children with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD), and is particularly outstanding on topics related to the educational system and the numerous laws and policies surrounding the education of EBD children. This book will serve the field well."
Krista Kutash, Ph.D., Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
Tampa, FL

"This serves as a great resource for educators who want to know more about youth with emotional and behavioral disorders and the needs of their families. I know I will draw from it in the future to orient new staff working with emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth."
Mary F. Sinclair, Ph.D., Institute on Community Integration, College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Finally! A straightforward, practical guide to help you identify, evaluate, and aid students with emotional and behavioral problems.

The authors take a complex, under-discussed topic and give teachers and administrators useful, basic guidelines they can put to use quickly in understanding, identifying, and helping this group of students.

This well-organized, easy-to-follow handbook features:

  • Definitions and causes of emotional and behavioral problems
  • Concrete examples of diagnostic and assessment methods
  • Detailed management programs for treating emotionally and behaviorally challenged students
  • Resource lists for both professionals and parents

In Part One, educators will find clear, invaluable information about recognizing the major types and causes of emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), evaluating students with EBD, as well effectively handling aggressive and violent behaviors in EBD students.

Part Two offers practical help in treating students, including chapters on school-based placement, the role of medications in treatment, and the joint roles the family and teacher must take to help the student

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Part One: Understanding Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

  • 1: Introduction to Emotional Disturbance and Behavioral Disorders
  • By Any Other Name: Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Possible Causes of Emotional Disturbance and Behavioral Disorders
  • Incidence
  • Serious Emotional Disturbance or Behavioral Disorders or EBD: What's the Difference?
  • How Professionals View Labels
  • Identification of EBD
  • Behaviors That Fit Into Educational Stages
  • Characteristics of Emotionally Disturbed or Behaviorally Disordered Children and Youth
  • Summary
  • 2. Major Types of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Externalizing Behaviors
  • Internalizing Behaviors
  • Function Disorders
  • Summary
  • 3. Causes of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Understanding Factors Related to the Development of EBD
  • Understanding Potential Causes of EBD
  • Summary
  • 4. Evaluating and Assessing Students Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • The Purpose of Evaluation
  • An Overview of EBD Evaluation
  • Specific Aspects of the Evaluation Process as They Relate to EBD
  • Evaluation Techniques Used to Determine Eligibility
  • Summary
  • 5. Violence and Aggression in Schools
  • Violence and Aggression in the Schools
  • The Roots of Violent and Aggressive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents
  • Violence, Aggression, and EBD
  • Responses to School Violence and Aggression
  • Reducing and Preventing Violence and Aggression
  • Summary
  • 6. Adolescents Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and the Juvenile Justice System
  • Background Information on EBD and the Juvenile Justice System
  • Perplexing Issues of Ethnicity, Mental Health, and Juvenile Justice in the United States
  • Addressing Issues of Ethnicity and Bias in Juvenile Justice Agencies
  • Addressing the Mental Health Needs of All Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
  • Special Education and the Juvenile Justice System
  • Juvenile Justice and Youth Who Have EBD: Intervention and Reintegration Strategies
  • Summary

Part Two: Helping Students Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

  • 7. Treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Behavior Modification
  • Examples of Two Behavior Modification Programs
  • Schoolwide Discipline: Positive Behavioral Supports
  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy
  • Summary
  • 8. School-Based Placements
  • After Identification
  • Determining Appropriate Educational Goals
  • The Least Restrictive Environment
  • The Continuum of Services: Placement Options
  • An Important Caveat About Placements
  • Possible Parental Reactions to Placement Options
  • Changing Placements Because of Behavior
  • A Few Words About Inclusion
  • Summary
  • 9. Supporting Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Outside the Public School Setting
  • Medications for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Psychopharmacology
  • The Role of Psychiatric and Juvenile Justice Professionals on the IEP Team
  • Collaborative Efforts Between Mental Health Agencies and the Educational System
  • Systems of Care
  • Insurance, Managed Care, Medicare, and Systems of Care
  • Summary
  • 10. The Role of Families in Supporting Children With Emotional and Behavioral Concerns
  • Parents as Referral Agents
  • Teachers as Referral Agents
  • Parents as Advocates for Their Children With Emotional and Behavioral Concerns
  • The Importance of Being a Support Agent
  • Implementing Changes at Home
  • Exercises for Improving Communication
  • Ideas to Improve Discipline Strategies at Home
  • Finding Ways to Relieve Stress
  • Summary
  • 11. What Lies Ahead: Postschool Transition
  • Critical Concepts About EBD
  • Postschool Success
  • Transition Planning
  • Summary
  • Resources for Professionals and Parents
  • Index

Description

"This book is an excellent overview of a very complex area. It is a useful guide to identifying and treating children with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD), and is particularly outstanding on topics related to the educational system and the numerous laws and policies surrounding the education of EBD children. This book will serve the field well."
Krista Kutash, Ph.D., Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
Tampa, FL

"This serves as a great resource for educators who want to know more about youth with emotional and behavioral disorders and the needs of their families. I know I will draw from it in the future to orient new staff working with emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth."
Mary F. Sinclair, Ph.D., Institute on Community Integration, College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Finally! A straightforward, practical guide to help you identify, evaluate, and aid students with emotional and behavioral problems.

The authors take a complex, under-discussed topic and give teachers and administrators useful, basic guidelines they can put to use quickly in understanding, identifying, and helping this group of students.

This well-organized, easy-to-follow handbook features:

  • Definitions and causes of emotional and behavioral problems
  • Concrete examples of diagnostic and assessment methods
  • Detailed management programs for treating emotionally and behaviorally challenged students
  • Resource lists for both professionals and parents

In Part One, educators will find clear, invaluable information about recognizing the major types and causes of emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), evaluating students with EBD, as well effectively handling aggressive and violent behaviors in EBD students.

Part Two offers practical help in treating students, including chapters on school-based placement, the role of medications in treatment, and the joint roles the family and teacher must take to help the student

Contents

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Part One: Understanding Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

  • 1: Introduction to Emotional Disturbance and Behavioral Disorders
  • By Any Other Name: Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Possible Causes of Emotional Disturbance and Behavioral Disorders
  • Incidence
  • Serious Emotional Disturbance or Behavioral Disorders or EBD: What's the Difference?
  • How Professionals View Labels
  • Identification of EBD
  • Behaviors That Fit Into Educational Stages
  • Characteristics of Emotionally Disturbed or Behaviorally Disordered Children and Youth
  • Summary
  • 2. Major Types of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Externalizing Behaviors
  • Internalizing Behaviors
  • Function Disorders
  • Summary
  • 3. Causes of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Understanding Factors Related to the Development of EBD
  • Understanding Potential Causes of EBD
  • Summary
  • 4. Evaluating and Assessing Students Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • The Purpose of Evaluation
  • An Overview of EBD Evaluation
  • Specific Aspects of the Evaluation Process as They Relate to EBD
  • Evaluation Techniques Used to Determine Eligibility
  • Summary
  • 5. Violence and Aggression in Schools
  • Violence and Aggression in the Schools
  • The Roots of Violent and Aggressive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents
  • Violence, Aggression, and EBD
  • Responses to School Violence and Aggression
  • Reducing and Preventing Violence and Aggression
  • Summary
  • 6. Adolescents Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and the Juvenile Justice System
  • Background Information on EBD and the Juvenile Justice System
  • Perplexing Issues of Ethnicity, Mental Health, and Juvenile Justice in the United States
  • Addressing Issues of Ethnicity and Bias in Juvenile Justice Agencies
  • Addressing the Mental Health Needs of All Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
  • Special Education and the Juvenile Justice System
  • Juvenile Justice and Youth Who Have EBD: Intervention and Reintegration Strategies
  • Summary

Part Two: Helping Students Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

  • 7. Treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Behavior Modification
  • Examples of Two Behavior Modification Programs
  • Schoolwide Discipline: Positive Behavioral Supports
  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy
  • Summary
  • 8. School-Based Placements
  • After Identification
  • Determining Appropriate Educational Goals
  • The Least Restrictive Environment
  • The Continuum of Services: Placement Options
  • An Important Caveat About Placements
  • Possible Parental Reactions to Placement Options
  • Changing Placements Because of Behavior
  • A Few Words About Inclusion
  • Summary
  • 9. Supporting Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Outside the Public School Setting
  • Medications for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Psychopharmacology
  • The Role of Psychiatric and Juvenile Justice Professionals on the IEP Team
  • Collaborative Efforts Between Mental Health Agencies and the Educational System
  • Systems of Care
  • Insurance, Managed Care, Medicare, and Systems of Care
  • Summary
  • 10. The Role of Families in Supporting Children With Emotional and Behavioral Concerns
  • Parents as Referral Agents
  • Teachers as Referral Agents
  • Parents as Advocates for Their Children With Emotional and Behavioral Concerns
  • The Importance of Being a Support Agent
  • Implementing Changes at Home
  • Exercises for Improving Communication
  • Ideas to Improve Discipline Strategies at Home
  • Finding Ways to Relieve Stress
  • Summary
  • 11. What Lies Ahead: Postschool Transition
  • Critical Concepts About EBD
  • Postschool Success
  • Transition Planning
  • Summary
  • Resources for Professionals and Parents
  • Index
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A Handbook for Understanding and Handling Students

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"This book is an excellent overview of a very complex area. It is a useful guide to identifying and treating children with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD), and is particularly outstanding on topics related to the educational system and the numerous laws and policies surrounding the education of EBD children. This book will serve the field well."
Krista Kutash, Ph.D., Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
Tampa, FL

"This serves as a great resource for educators who want to know more about youth with emotional and behavioral disorders and the needs of their families. I know I will draw from it in the future to orient new staff working with emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth."
Mary F. Sinclair, Ph.D., Institute on Community Integration, College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN

Finally! A straightforward, practical guide to help you identify, evaluate, and aid students with emotional and behavioral problems.

The authors take a complex, under-discussed topic and give teachers and administrators useful, basic guidelines they can put to use quickly in understanding, identifying, and helping this group of students.

This well-organized, easy-to-follow handbook features:

  • Definitions and causes of emotional and behavioral problems
  • Concrete examples of diagnostic and assessment methods
  • Detailed management programs for treating emotionally and behaviorally challenged students
  • Resource lists for both professionals and parents

In Part One, educators will find clear, invaluable information about recognizing the major types and causes of emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD), evaluating students with EBD, as well effectively handling aggressive and violent behaviors in EBD students.

Part Two offers practical help in treating students, including chapters on school-based placement, the role of medications in treatment, and the joint roles the family and teacher must take to help the student


Table Of Contents:

  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Part One: Understanding Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • 1: Introduction to Emotional Disturbance and Behavioral Disorders
  • By Any Other Name: Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Possible Causes of Emotional Disturbance and Behavioral Disorders
  • Incidence
  • Serious Emotional Disturbance or Behavioral Disorders or EBD: What's the Difference?
  • How Professionals View Labels
  • Identification of EBD
  • Behaviors That Fit Into Educational Stages
  • Characteristics of Emotionally Disturbed or Behaviorally Disordered Children and Youth
  • Summary
  • 2. Major Types of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Externalizing Behaviors
  • Internalizing Behaviors
  • Function Disorders
  • Summary
  • 3. Causes of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Understanding Factors Related to the Development of EBD
  • Understanding Potential Causes of EBD
  • Summary
  • 4. Evaluating and Assessing Students Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • The Purpose of Evaluation
  • An Overview of EBD Evaluation
  • Specific Aspects of the Evaluation Process as They Relate to EBD
  • Evaluation Techniques Used to Determine Eligibility
  • Summary
  • 5. Violence and Aggression in Schools
  • Violence and Aggression in the Schools
  • The Roots of Violent and Aggressive Behaviors in Children and Adolescents
  • Violence, Aggression, and EBD
  • Responses to School Violence and Aggression
  • Reducing and Preventing Violence and Aggression
  • Summary
  • 6. Adolescents Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and the Juvenile Justice System
  • Background Information on EBD and the Juvenile Justice System
  • Perplexing Issues of Ethnicity, Mental Health, and Juvenile Justice in the United States
  • Addressing Issues of Ethnicity and Bias in Juvenile Justice Agencies
  • Addressing the Mental Health Needs of All Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
  • Special Education and the Juvenile Justice System
  • Juvenile Justice and Youth Who Have EBD: Intervention and Reintegration Strategies
  • Summary
  • Part Two: Helping Students Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • 7. Treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Behavior Modification
  • Examples of Two Behavior Modification Programs
  • Schoolwide Discipline: Positive Behavioral Supports
  • Cognitive Behavior Therapy
  • Summary
  • 8. School-Based Placements
  • After Identification
  • Determining Appropriate Educational Goals
  • The Least Restrictive Environment
  • The Continuum of Services: Placement Options
  • An Important Caveat About Placements
  • Possible Parental Reactions to Placement Options
  • Changing Placements Because of Behavior
  • A Few Words About Inclusion
  • Summary
  • 9. Supporting Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Outside the Public School Setting
  • Medications for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Psychopharmacology
  • The Role of Psychiatric and Juvenile Justice Professionals on the IEP Team
  • Collaborative Efforts Between Mental Health Agencies and the Educational System
  • Systems of Care
  • Insurance, Managed Care, Medicare, and Systems of Care
  • Summary
  • 10. The Role of Families in Supporting Children With Emotional and Behavioral Concerns
  • Parents as Referral Agents
  • Teachers as Referral Agents
  • Parents as Advocates for Their Children With Emotional and Behavioral Concerns
  • The Importance of Being a Support Agent
  • Implementing Changes at Home
  • Exercises for Improving Communication
  • Ideas to Improve Discipline Strategies at Home
  • Finding Ways to Relieve Stress
  • Summary
  • 11. What Lies Ahead: Postschool Transition
  • Critical Concepts About EBD
  • Postschool Success
  • Transition Planning
  • Summary
  • Resources for Professionals and Parents
  • Index

Recent Product Reviews:

"This book is an excellent overview of a very complex area. It is a useful guide to identifying and treating children with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD), and is particularly outstanding on topics related to the educational system and the numerous laws and policies surrounding the education of EBD children. This book will serve the field well."
Krista Kutash, Ph.D., Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Research and Training Center for Children's Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute
"This serves as a great resource for educators who want to know more about youth with emotional and behavioral disorders and the needs of their families. I know I will draw from it in the future to orient new staff working with emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth."
Mary F. Sinclair, Ph.D., College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota

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