Evidence Based Practices for Educating Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

by Yell, Mitchell L.; Shriner, James G.; Meadows, Nancy B.; Drasgow, Erik

• ISBN13: 9780130968234
• ISBN10: 0130968234
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-27
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This new text for Emotional and Behavioral Disorder Methods courses aids its readers to become the most effective teachers of students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). The authors demonstrate how using only evidence-based educational practices will enable students with emotional and behavioral disorders to succeed in the classroom, becoming the best version of themselves. The text is a "how-to" for future teachers on planning, organizing, delivering individualized academic and behavior programming, and collecting data on their studentrs"s actual performance in the classroom to inform their future teaching and classroom decisions, all for the benefit of the EBD students they are privileged to teach. Highlights of this First Edition... An overview of the foundations of the field of Emotional and Behavioral Disordersequips students with the necessary background of the disorders to prepare them for the remaining content in the text and the experiences they will encounter in their future classrooms and work with EBD students. Content coverage in this section includes: the characteristics of students with EBD, assessment, the law, applied behavior analysis, positive behavior support, cognitive behavioral intentions, and social skills training. Coverage of what it means to use evidence-based practices and strategies for behavior managementwill help readers understand and learn to implement these techniques for classroom success. Discussion of the best academic interventions for students with EBDhelps readers review the principles of effective instruction and gain knowledge of the most current research in the field of EBD. The authors emphasize the underlying focus of how important it is for teachers to plan instruction and to collect individual data for monitoring each studentsrs" progress in the classroom. Throughout the text, readers will learn how the law affects and influences teaching strategy,aiding reader understanding that implementing only the best classroom practices, strategies, and procedures supported by current research is mandated by legislation, specificallyNo Child Left Behindand theIndividuals with Disabilities Act.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Definition of EBD

Classification of Students with EBD

Prevalence of EBD

Characteristics of Students with EBD

History and Development of the Field

Conceptual Models

Causal and Risk Factors

Interventions for Students with EBD

Placement Options for Students with EBD

Alternative Education Programs

Juvenile Justice

Mental Health

Legal Issues in Educating Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Disciplining Students with EBD

Managing Student Records

Reporting Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect

Teacher Liability for Student Injury and Misconduct

Assessment of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and Assessment

Assessing Students in Special Education

Assessment and Intervention

Accountability in Special Education

Applied Behavior Analysis

History of ABA

Characteristics of ABA

Principles of Behavior

Applying the Principlies of Behavior

Defining and Describing Behavior

Assessing Behavior

Recording Systems

Graphing Data and Making Instructional Decisions

Using Positive Reinforcement to Change Behavior

Programming for Generalization

Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans

The Basis of FBA and Behavior Intervention Plans

FBA

Generic Methods for Completing an FBA

Experimental Methods

Positive Behavior Support and Behavior Intervention Plans

Characteristics of Behavior Intervention Plans

Building Positive Behavior Intervention Plans

Implementation Fidelity

Data Collection

Crisis Management

Cognitive Behavioral Interventions

Cognitive Behavioral Interventions

Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Interventions

Procedures of Cognitive Behavioral Interventions

Self Management Based Interventions

Verbal Mediation Based Interventions

Implementing Cognitive Behavioral Interventions

Generalization of Cognitive Behavioral Interventions

Social Skills Instruction

Formal Instruction of Social Skills

Social Skills Assessment

Informal Instruction of Social S

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