Reports on an investigation of four prereferral intervention. Key findings include: teams frequently addressed behavior/ social-emotional issues; most interventions occurred outside classroom or school; and greater focus was on issues outside of school at the secondary level (e.g., community and drug problems). (Author/JDM)

Notes that interpretation of Public Law 94-142, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), benefits from participation of professionals from both law and education. Considers Slenkovich's (1983) book, "PL 94-142 as applied to DSM III diagnoses." Provides background on 1991 reaction to Slenovich by article's authors and Slenovich's…

Focuses on social maladjustment exclusion in serious emotional disturbance criteria in Public Law 94-142, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Responds to earlier articles by Skiba and Grizzle in reaction to Slenovich's book, "PL 94-142 as Applied to DSM III Diagnoses" and Slenovich's response to articles. Addresses two aspects of debate…

Focuses on social maladjustment exclusion in serious emotional disturbance criteria in Public Law 94-142, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Responds to earlier articles by Skiba and Grizzle in reaction to Slenovich's book, "PL 94-142 as Applied to DSM III Diagnoses" and Slenovich's response to articles. Comments on these analyses, and…

Focuses on social maladjustment exclusion in serious emotional disturbance criteria in Public Law 94-142, Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Responds to articles by Skiba and Grizzle in reaction to Slenovich's book, "PL 94-142 as Applied to DSM III Diagnoses" and Slenovich's response to articles. Assesses debate between Skiba and Grizzle…

Conduct disorder represents class of chronic antisocial and disruptive behaviors that interfere with effective interaction with environment. Disorder is relatively common, well documented, and has proven to be difficult to treat successfully. Reliable correlates can be clustered into personal, family, school, and peer dimensions. Successful…

Examines psychobiological literature pertaining to conduct disorder (CD), with particular emphasis on how such information can increase understanding of youths representing undersocialized aggressive subtype of CD. Reviews literature from neuroanatomical, biochemical, psychophysiological, and pharmacological arenas. Outlines theoretical framework…

Investigates the use of self-management in a general education classroom to decrease the disruptive behavior of three elementary school students with ADHD or ODD. Results indicate that self-management intervention leads to decreases in disruptive behavior. The data add to existing literature that suggest self-management as an alternative to…

A discussion of the classification, differential diagnosis, etiology, assessment, and treatment of tic disorders is presented. A case study is included in which a school psychologist utilized behavioral consultation to assist a 9-year-old girl's parent and teacher in implementing a habit reversal program. (Author/LMO)

Investigated effects of classwide peer tutoring on academic performance of students (n=7) with behavioral disorders and highest, middle, and lowest performing strata of nondisabled students (n=52) in regular education history class. Tutoring was associated with increases in individual test scores of students with behavioral disorders and…

Reviews studies indicating that negative labels, such as learning disabled or behavior disordered, can lead to peer stigmatization and to disturbed or disrupted peer relations for labeled child. Contends that problems may be due not only the to labeled child's actual behavior but also to biased perceptions and behavior of peers as result of label.…

Explores four types of intervention available in treating self-injurious behavior (SIB). One effective, although controversial, treatment in reducing SIB involves use of Self-Injurious Behavior Inhibiting System (SIBIS), a device which delivers a mild electric shock following a blow to the head. Reviews and explains the ethical and legal issues…

School psychologists have special responsibilities and opportunities to be of help to children of alcoholics. The pertinent literature is reviewed, and a developmental, organizational theoretical framework is proposed to account for the relationship between parental alcoholism and its effects on children. Interventions are also reviewed. (TJH)

Syndrome scores for the normative school-age population of the revised Bristol Social Adjustment Guides were grouped according to sequential hierarchical cluster analyses. Sixteen homogeneous syndromic profile types emerged and are described in this article (Author/BW)

Review seeks to clarify issues of definition and assessment for school psychologists facing task of operationalizing and measuring social maladjustment exclusion in federal definition of serious emotional disturbance. For school psychologists in states with exclusion for social maladjustment, proactive recommendations are offered, emphasizing…