NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Diamanduros, Terry; Downs, Elizabeth; Jenkins, Stephen J. – Psychology in the Schools, 2008
Many school-aged children have experienced the cruelty of bullying. The impact and effects of bullying have been described extensively in scholarly literature. Unfortunately, the impact of bullying has also made contemporary headlines with the recent rash of school shootings and other forms of school-based violence. The current body of students…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Psychologists, School Psychologists, Bullying
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Eaves, Ronald C.; Williams, Thomas O., Jr. – Psychology in the Schools, 2006
The reliability and construct validity of ratings for the Autism Behavior Checklist were examined with a sample of 198 children diagnosed with autistic disorder and conditions often confused with autism. Alpha coefficients for the five scales of the ABC as well as the Total Score were reported and the factor structure of the ABC was examined…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Factor Analysis
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gacono, Carl B.; Hughes, Tammy L. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1997) requires identification of emotional disturbance by special education criteria. It also requires that emotional disturbance be distinguished from social maladjustment. In some cases, a thorough evaluation of the child's character pathology can aid in this determination. While methods such as…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Personality Traits, Emotional Disturbances, Social Adjustment
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Miller, Jeffrey A.; Williams, Shelagh J.; McCoy, Erika L. B. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
Functional behavioral assessment (FBA) is an assessment procedure used to identify the reasons for children's misbehavior. In this article we provide an overview of one approach to FBA known as "multimodal functional behavioral assessment" (MFBA) that provides a comprehensive examination of the causes of children's disruptive behavior. The…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Emotional Disturbances, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Merrell, Kenneth W.; Walker, Hill M. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
In this article we discuss the definition of emotionally disturbed (ED) from the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, with a specific focus on the clause contained in this definition, which is designed to exclude from special education services students who are considered to be socially maladjusted (SM). The history of the SM exclusionary…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Social Adjustment, Behavior Disorders, Emotional Disturbances
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Furlong, Michael J.; Greif, Jennifer L.; Bates, Michael P.; Whipple, Angela D.; Jimenez, Terese C.; Morrison, Richard – Psychology in the Schools, 2005
Planning is essential to creating safe schools and it is required by the Federal No Child Left Behind legislation (U.S. Department of Education, 2004) and implemented via district local education action plans. The implementation of these plans involves continuous monitoring and reevaluation of information pertinent to each campus. As such, this…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Safety, Psychometrics, Factor Structure
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shapiro, Edward S.; Heick, Patrick F. – Psychology in the Schools, 2004
The current study examined the assessment strategies school psychologists used in their everyday assessment routine in the evaluation of students referred for social/behavioral/emotional problems. A stratified, random, national sample of 1,000 members of the National Association of School Psychologists were sent surveys; 667 completed surveys were…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Behavior Rating Scales, Emotional Problems, School Psychologists