Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders articles from December 2002

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders archives from December 2002

Ten-year comparisons of problems and competencies for national samples of youth: self, parent, and teacher reports.
December 22, 2002... The Youth Self-Report (YSR;Achenbach, 1995), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL; Achenbach, 2001), and Teacher's Report Form (TRF; Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) were used to compare U.S. national samples of 11- to 18-year-olds assessed in 1989 and...

Stress, biases, or professionalism: what drives teachers' referral judgments of students with challenging behaviors?
December 22, 2002... This study sought to identify the relative contributions of some of the variables that are thought to influence teachers' referral judgments. The primary variables that have been identified in the literature include student demographic...

Assessing conformity to standards for treatment foster care.
December 22, 2002... In this article we examine conformity to the Program Standards for Treatment Foster Care (Foster Family-Based Treatment Association, 1995). Treatment foster care (TFC) is an increasingly common community-based residential placement option for...

The College Board and Disabilities Rights Advocates announce agreement to drop flagging from standardized tests. (Notice).(Brief Article)
December 22, 2002... The College Board and Disabilities Rights Advocates (DRA) announced that as of October 1, 2003, the College Board would discontinue the practice of identifying score reports on standardized tests taken by students who require extended...

Strengthening emotional support services: an empirically based model for training teachers of students with behavior disorders.
December 22, 2002... A significant need exists to help educators more effectively meet the academic and behavioral needs of students with, and at risk for developing, emotional and behavioral disorders. However, training alone is insufficient to change the...

Anne Ford Scholarship seeking applications for 2003 class. (Notice).(Brief Article)
December 22, 2002... The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) is calling for applications for the Anne Ford Scholarship, which provides $10,000 over 4 years to a promising high school senior with learning disabilities (LD) who plans to pursue a...

Relationships between problem behaviors and academic achievement in adolescents: the unique role of attention problems.
December 22, 2002... Numerous studies have documented relationships between a variety of problem behaviors and academic achievement measures. However, the results of these studies should be interpreted cautiously, given the considerable comorbidity of problem...

Treatment of oppositional behavior in children of parents with brain injury and chronic pain.
December 22, 2002... Following a brain injury, parents often experience dispositional changes that can have a devastating effect on family relationships. Such problems are often amplified by the presence of chronic pain, which is a common sequela of brain injury...

Calendar.(Calendar)
December 22, 2002... December 2002 * December 5-8, 2002. Annual Division for Early Childhood International Conference on Children with Special Needs and Their Families. San Diego, CA. Contact: 410/269-6801; Fax: 410/267-0332; e-mail: pfaff@gomeeting.com *...

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey[R] presents circusworks, a special back-to-school gift to primary school teachers and homeschoolers. (Notice).
December 22, 2002... Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey[R], long committed to teaching children through its nationwide educational performances, is now offering a special back-to-school gift for primary school teachers and home school instructors. Through a special...