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Implementation of Promising Practices that Support Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.

Students with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders pose an immense challenge for educators, and typical practices to address them are punitive and exclusionary, leading to poor academic and social outcomes for students. To address the complex needs of students with intensive emotional a...

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Published in:Behavioral Disorders Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 117 - 129
Main Authors: Zaheer, Imad, Maggin, Daniel, McDaniel, Sara, McIntosh, Kent, Rodriguez, Billie Jo, Fogt, Julie B.
Format: tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Sage Publications Inc. Feb2019
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Students with or at-risk for emotional and behavioral disorders pose an immense challenge for educators, and typical practices to address them are punitive and exclusionary, leading to poor academic and social outcomes for students. To address the complex needs of students with intensive emotional and behavioral needs, evidence-based practices and strategies that have been validated through rigorous research are needed. In this article, we describe evidence-based practices for creating positive and effective classrooms environments as well as illustrate implementation factors that are key to successful and sustained use of evidence-based practices in school settings.