Handbook of Research in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

by Rutherford Jr., Robert B.; Quinn, Mary Magee; Mathur, Sarup R.

• ISBN13: 9781593850562
• ISBN10: 1593850565
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-21
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Bringing together leading researchers, this book integrates current knowledge on emotional and behavioral disorders in the school setting. Reviewed are a range of evidence-based approaches to identifying, assessing, and intervening with this difficult-to-teach population. School practitioners and educators gain essential tools for developing and evaluating programs to improve student behavior, boost self-control and social skills, and maximize academic achievement. Findings on early intervention and prevention are presented, and implications for policy discussed. Uniquely broad in its coverage, the volume also emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in service provision and delineates best-practice guidelines for research.

Author Biography

Robert B. Rutherford Jr., PhD, is Professor of Special Education and Director of Research and Graduate Programs in Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University. Dr. Rutherford is the past president of both the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders and Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders. He is the former editor of [i]Behavioral Disorders[/i] and the coeditor of the CCBD/TECBD Monograph Series on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, published annually in [i]Education and Treatment of Children[/i].

Mary Magee Quinn, PhD, is Principal Research Scientist at the American Institutes for Research. She is currently the Project Director of the Alternative Schools Project, the Systems Improvement Activities to Enhance Children's Mental Health Service Project, and the Linking Assessment Policy and Practice Project; Codirector of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice; and an Associate Director of the National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice. She is the past president of Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders.

Sarup R. Mathur, PhD, is Clinical Associate Professor of Special Education and the Initial Teacher Certification Coordinator of Special Education in the Division of Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University. Dr. Mathur is the coeditor of the CCBD/TECBD Monograph Series on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth and the coauthor of [i]Teacher-Mediated Behavior Management Strategies for Children with EBD[/i] and [i]Effective Strategies for Teaching Appropriate Behaviors to Children with EBD[/i]. She is a former secretary and current vice-president of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders and the past president of Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders.

Table of Contents

Overview of Foundations, Assessment, Characteristics, Interventions, and Methodology in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Research	p. 1
Foundations of Research
Introduction	p. 11
Historical to Contemporary Perspectives on the Field of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 15
Classification and Definition of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 32
Cultural and Linguistic Competency and Disproportionate Representation	p. 54
Linking Prevention Research with Policy: Examining the Costs and Outcomes of the Failure to Prevent Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 78
How Research Informs Practice in the Field of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 98
Assessment and Evaluation
Introduction	p. 117
Assessment and Evaluation of Students' Behavior and Intervention Outcomes: The Utility of Rating Scale Methods	p. 123
Functional Behavioral Assessment	p. 143
Psychiatric and Psychological Assessment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders during School Mental Health Consultation	p. 163
Curriculum-Based Measurement of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Assessment for Data-Based Decision Making	p. 181
Early Identification and Prevention of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 199
Accountability and Assessment for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 216
Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Introduction	p. 235
Externalizing Behaviors of Aggression and Violence and the School Context	p. 243
Internalizing Behavior Problems in Children and Adolescents	p. 262
Youth Delinquency: Prevention and Intervention	p. 282
Research Issues in Autism Spectrum Disorders	p. 302
Intervention and Treatment Research
Introduction	p. 321
Early Intervention for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 327
Psychopharmacology in the Treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 352
The School-to-Community Transition of Adolescents with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 369
Teaching Alternative Behaviors to Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 385
Informed Practice in Teaching Self-Control to Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 399
Instruction and Classroom Management: Prevention and Intervention Research	p. 426
Social Skills Training and Teaching Social Behavior to Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 446
Academic Instruction and Tutoring Interventions for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: 1990 to the Present	p. 462
Schoolwide Systems of Behavior Support: Maximizing Student Success in Schools	p. 487
Collaboration with Other Agencies: Wraparound and Systems of Care for Children and Youths with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 502
Research Methodology
Introduction	p. 519
Applied Behavior Analysis and the Education and Treatment of Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 523
Experimental Research Designs in the Study of Children and Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 546
Qualitative Research and Its Contributions to the Knowledge of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 567
Data Collection in Research and Applications Involving Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders	p. 582
Author Index	p. 596
Subject Index	p. 611
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