Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders articles from June 2000

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders archives from June 2000

Introduction to the Special Series.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2000... EVERY CHILD, PARENT, AND TEACHER has an educational right to a safe school. Safe schools are not merely environments where there is an absence of violence, but environments where children feel safe and secure in order to develop to their full...

Research on Youth Violence: Progress by Replacement, Not Addition.
June 22, 2000... A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard. --Martin Luther King The merest glance at history would tell us that our certitudes are temporary. --Doris Lessing HEADLINES AND ACCOMPANYING media voyeurism have reduced the...

The School in School Violence: Definitions and Facts.
June 22, 2000... The purpose of this article is to clarify the historical and definitional roots of school violence. Knowledge about this issue has matured to the point where there is a need to refine the definition of school violence, thereby positioning...

Comorbidity of Conduct Problems and ADHD: Identification of "Fledgling Psychopaths".
June 22, 2000... Recently, researchers have focused on a group of children and youth who are at high risk for developing a lifelong pernicious pattern of antisocial and delinquent behavior. These children exhibit a behavior pattern characterized by...

Preventing School Violence: The Use of Office Discipline Referrals to Assess and Monitor School-Wide Discipline Interventions.
June 22, 2000... Confronted by increasing incidents of violent behavior in schools, educators are being asked to make schools safer. Schools, however, receive little guidance or assistance in their attempts to establish and sustain proactive discipline systems....

Second Step: Preventing Aggression by Promoting Social Competence.
June 22, 2000... Childhood aggression predicts later high-risk behaviors. In this article, we describe Second Step, a primary prevention program designed to deter aggression and promote social competence of children from preschool through Grade 9. The...

Inside Multisystemic Therapy: Therapist, Supervisory, and Program Practices.
June 22, 2000... In this article, we highlight key features of Multisystemic Therapy (MST) and of the supervisory, consultation, and program practices that support therapist implementation of MST in community-based settings. The article begins with a summary of...