ERIC Number: EJ1110029
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Sep
Pages: 14
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ISSN: EISSN-1538-4799
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Special Educators as Intervention Specialists: Dynamic Systems and the Complexity of Intensifying Intervention for Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Farmer, Thomas W.; Sutherland, Kevin S.; Talbott, Elizabeth; Brooks, Debbie S.; Norwalk, Kate; Huneke, Michelle
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, v24 n3 p173-186 Sep 2016
We present a dynamic systems perspective for the intensification of interventions for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). With this framework, we suggest behavior involves the contributions of multiple factors and reflects the interplay between the characteristics of the student and the ecologies in which he or she is embedded. Building from a discussion of the application of dynamic systems theory to ecological intervention, we propose four types of data are needed to guide intervention intensification: universal/probabilistic knowledge and strategies, implementation science practice elements, person-oriented developmental analysis, and person-in-context interactional analyses. We discuss practice implications and propose two types of specialists: "intervention specialists" who provide direct services and have expertise adapting interventions across the academic, behavioral, and social domains and "intervention specialist coordinators" who direct intervention intensification activities across service sectors and design and monitor long-term intervention plans focused on developmentally relevant outcomes. Finally, we consider implications for research and professional development.
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Emotional Disturbances, Behavior Disorders, Student Behavior, Special Education, Correlation, Positive Behavior Supports, Intervention, Emotional Problems, Behavior Problems, Evidence Based Practice, Response to Intervention, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Specialists
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305A040056; R305A120812; R305A140434; R324A080074; R324A110173; R305A140487; R305A150246