Providing Services for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

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Education is an essential priority for all children which are guaranteed in the United States through the legislature of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (Feuerborn & Tyre, 2009). Problems arise when students with disabilities have been disparaged from appropriate education due to disproportionate assessments, or teachers that are misinformed concerning the recognition of disabilities. Across America a plethora of students with disabilities are found to be eligible for special education services and receive services under subjective eligibility categories such as emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) (Thorsen, Koven, Pattee, Watson, & Collier, 2011). The purpose of this paper is to explain in detail what an effective program for students with EBD should include. Additionally, written within this paper is the perspective of a special educator who assures that procedural due process is being honored and legal issues are being addressed in a strong program for students with EBD by implementing the following components: development of Individualized Education Program (IEP), procedures for developing least restrictive environment assignments, processes for conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA), what to include in a Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP), examples of potential positive behavior interventions, re-evaluation procedures and timeline once students are identified for services, student self-evaluation procedures, and a transition plan (as is required from ages 14-16). The development of an IEP is a critical component of services provided for students with EBD who are identified for special education. As a provision of IDEA the IEP includes levels of functioning, long-term goals, extent to whi... ... middle of paper ... ...An Introduction to Special Education (pp. 264-297). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. Kauffman, J. M., & Landrum, T. J. (2013). Assessment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders. In S. D. Dragin & M. B. Finch (Eds.), Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders of Children and Youth (pp. 180-270). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. Moreno, G. (2011). Addressing challenging behaviors in the general education setting: Conducting a teacher-based functional behavioral assessment (FBA). Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary, and Early Years Education, 39(4), 363- 371. doi: 10.1080/03004270903530458 Thorsen, C. A., Koven, A., Pattee, D., Watson, D. C., & Collier, A. (2011). The story of disproportionality as told by a collaborative culturally responsive coalition. Action in Teacher Education, 33(1), 575-595. doi: 10.1080/01626620.2011.627302

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