The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandates that public schools provide appropriate school programs and transition services for students with emotional and behavioral disorders (E/BD), and the law specifically names schizophrenia as a disability for which services are to be provided. To date, little, if any, research has been conducted on schizophrenia in the field of special education. New antipsychotic medications for schizophrenia are controlling the positive symptoms of hallucinations, illusions, and the severest of delusions, thus enabling these students to remain in school. However, many interfering negative symptoms remain (e.g., loss of goals, loss of former interests, cognitive regression). The purpose of this qualitative research study was to identify the negative symptoms of schizophrenia that interfere with a student's academic and social success, primarily within a school setting, but also as they affect functioning within the family and the student's transition into the community. In addition, specific factors that act as exacerbators or diminishers of these symptoms were identified through this study. Research participants included 5 students who developed schizophrenia from the ages of 12 to 22, their parents, and their teachers. They were interviewed using a semi-structured approach resulting in over 30 hours of taped interview data. Data were then analyzed for commonalities, patterns, and data triangulation among the participants. Significant similarities among interfering symptoms and factors that exacerbate and diminish symptoms were identified among the participants, resulting in study findings of potential use for future researchers and professionals in the fields of special and general education, counseling, and psychology. The study results include lists of symptoms, exacerbators, and diminishers, and explanations of the significant findings. Findings from this study provide information necessary for the development of effective interventions in academic remediation, social skill training, counseling, and transition planning for this special education population. Knowledge of symptoms interfering with school success and factors that exacerbate or diminish the interfering symptoms is necessary for school professionals to conduct manifestation determinations, and functional behavioral analyses (FBA), and to create individualized education plans (IEP), and individualized transition plans (ITP).

FOŘTOVÁ, Markéta. The specifics of the educational process for children in school facilities for institutional care. Charles University in Prague. Philosophical fakulty, pedagogical department, 2012. 123 number of pages. Diploma thesis. The topic of the thesis is problems of specifics of educational process by children in school facilities for institutional care. The thesis set a goal discover by observation difference between the educational process at ordinary basic school and the educational process at basic school by children's home. Within an educational process the author has been comparing both of types of schools. The theoretical part of thesis defines the educational process and specifics of education of children with behaving disorders. The qualitative research has used to achievement a goal. There have methods of observation and interview used in research. Knowledges and results of research can be exploited to improvement of quality of the educational process in practice.

L’obésité commune chez l’enfant et l’adolescent constitue actuellement un problème de santé publique, tant dans les pays industrialisés qu’en développement et le caractère protéiforme de ses causes en font une pathologie multifactorielle. Les champs cliniques et neurobiologiques ont permis d’isoler certains facteurs psycho-affectifs et sociaux, des vulnérabilités psychopathologiques ou des particularités dans la régulation du comportement. Ce travail de thèse propose une approche intégrative de ces facteurs en vue d’appréhender les déterminants et/ou conséquences comportementales et psychopathologiques ainsi que leurs influences réciproques dans le contexte de l'obésité pédiatrique.Une investigation de la sphère psycho-affective(dépression, anxiété, estime de soi, insatisfaction corporelle et comportement alimentaire) et de la sphère cognitive (intelligence, fonctions exécutives), socio-cognitive et cognitivo-affective (alexithymie, régulation et traitement émotionnels, empathie) a été proposée à cet effet auprès d’adolescents sans surcharge pondérale ou souffrant d'obésité sévère. Pour ces derniers, les résultats soulignent la présence d’une symptomatologie psychopathologique aigüe hétérogène, des difficultés alexithymiques prononcées ainsi que des perturbations cognitives à dominance exécutive. Ces troubles ont, en outre, une influence directe sur le comportement alimentaire et l’image du corps, pouvant contribuer à la péjoration de la sphère psychoaffective. Cette approche intégrative permet de spécifier le profil cognitif et affectif des enfants souffrant d’obésité commune, en vue d’intégrer ou d’optimiser des pistes de remédiation aux prises en charge actuelles. / Childhood obesity is currently considered as a major public health concern with a multifactorial origin. Psychological, emotional, social or behavioral regulation disorders have emerged as potential determinants, through clinical and neurobiological researches on developmental obesity. This doctoral thesis will focus on those multiple factors as well as cognitive states through an integrative approach and their reciprocal influences on childhood obesity. We hence proposed an investigation of social, psychological and emotional life ( depression, anxiety, self-esteem, body dissatisfaction ),cognitive abilities ( intelligence, executive functions ),socio-cognitive and cognitive-affective processes ( alexithymia, emotional processing and regulation, empathy ) in children and adolescents with, versus without, severe obesity. Results show a growing and heterogeneous psychopathological symptomatology in adolescents with severe obesity, as well as high levels of alexithymia. We also find some significant cognitive difficulties, mostly executive, thereby contributing to psychological and emotional disorders. Lastly, results show these troubles have a severe impact on eating behavior and body dissatisfaction. This integrative approach highlights the need to adapt the current medical care of childhood obesity, considering the cognitive and affective profile of every child.

Problemos aktualumas: Jaunesniame mokykliniame amžiuje (I-IV kl.) formuojasi nauji, svarbūs vaiko psichikos bruožai, kurių pagrindu ugdosi labai svarbios savybės ¬­ savistaba, s¬ugebėjimas analizuoti savo poelgius ir kt. sudaro sąlygas formuotis valingam dėmesiui. Tačiau pastaruoju metu aktualia problema tampa auganti karta, kurioje yra nemažai vaikų, turinčių emocinių ir elgesio sutrikimų, kurie turi neigiamą reikšmę vaiko tolesnei psichikos raidai. Apžvelgiant kokybinių mokslinių tyrimų publikacijas Lietuvoje pasigendama mokslinių darbų, kuriuose emocijų ir elgesio problemos būtų tirtos taikant objektyvias standartizuotas metodikas. Dažniausiai duomenys renkami taikant anketavimo metodą, kurio autoriai būna patys tyrėjai. Šiuo metu užsienio šalyse emocijų ir elgesio sutrikimams vertinti plačiai naudojama BASC-2 metodika (Behavior Assessment System for Children, Reynolds ir Kamphaus, 2004, 2005), kuria galima nustatyti vaikų asmenų emocijų, jausmų ir elgesio modelių (pozityvaus ir klinikinio) ypatumus. Tyrimo objektas – 4 kl. mokinių elgsenos ir emocijų problemos. Tyrimo tikslas: Ištirti 4 kl. mokinių savo elgsenos ir emocijų problemų vertinimą ir palyginti jį su auklėtojos įvertinimu. Uždaviniai: 1. Ištirti ir palyginti 4 kl. mokinių internalių ir eksternalių problemų vertinimą mokinių ir mokytojo požiūriu. 2. Išanalizuoti ir palyginti mokinių problemų mokykloje patiriamus sunkumus jų pačių ir mokytojo vertinimu. 3. Ištirti ir palyginti mokinių asmeninio prisitaikymo... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Topicality of the problem: At the primary – school age (I – IV forms) new important formatives of a childs mentality start farming. They are basic for developing such important qualities as self – observation, ability to analyze ones actions and others that help to maintain volitional attention. However a new generation has recently become an urgent problem because there are a lot of children with behavioral and emotional disorders and that has negative influence on the further development of mentality. After surveying the publications of scientific studies in Lithuania it can be stated that there are no studies in which emotional and behavioral problems would be analyzed using objective standardized methods. The data is usually collected using questionnaire method the investigators themselves. At present BASC – 2 methodic (Behavior Assessment System for Children, Reynolds and Kamhaus, 2004, 2005), which makes it possible to establish peculiarities of models (positive and clinical) of childrens emotions, feelings and behavior is being widely used in foreign countries for estimation emotional and behavioral disorders. The object of the study – emotional and behavioral problems in 4 th formers. The aim of the study: To examine the 4 th formers estimation of their behavior and emotions and to compare it with the class – teachers estimation. The tasks: 1. To examine and compare the estimation of the 4 th formers internal and external problems both, in their own and their teacher... [to full text]

This qualitative study examined whether a connection exists between children with emotional disorders consumption of traditional entertainment media and their subsequent vegative/anti-social classroom behavior. Research participants included six first-grade children diagnosed with an emotional disorder and their teacher. They were interviewed using a semi-structured approach. The students were observed in the natural setting of their classroom for a total of twenty-four hours, over a four-day period. Transcripts and classroom observations were analyzed, looking for connections between behavior and consumption of traditional entertainment media. Findings from this study concluded that these students used traditional entertainment media as a method of temporally escaping from the environment of their respective households.

Helping youths acquire educational skills is one of the most effective approaches to the prevention of delinquency and reduction of recidivism. Access to a high-quality education is particularly important for the growing number of youth committed to juvenile corrections, especially for those who have been diagnosed with a disability. Research has shown a tremendous gap about the academic outcomes of incarcerated juveniles with emotional disabilities. Thus, the focus of this study was to examine the academic outcomes in reading and math for youth with emotional/behavioral disorders (E/BD) released from Texas Youth Commission (TYC) programs between September 2003 and September 2004. The study examined if the rate of academic growth in reading and math as indicated by pre- and post-test scores on the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE), are different for youth with E/B as compared to youth with other disabilities and youth without disabilities who were adjudicated in TYC programs.

Male African American students with disabilities in a South Carolina school district have received a greater proportion of discipline referrals and exclusionary consequences than have other demographic groups. The purpose of this sequential mixed methods study was to explore classroom management strategies that may reduce this disproportionality. The conceptual framework was Skinner's applied behavior theory, which states that to change behavior, the environment must be changed. The qualitative guiding question investigated teacher beliefs about best classroom management practices. The quantitative research questions were intended to provide a description of discipline preferences. Quantitative data were collected through the Behavior and Instructional Management Scale (BIMS) survey (n = 20). Qualitative data were gathered from interviews with and observations of teachers of male African American students with behavioral disorders. Descriptive statistics of 20 BIMS responses indicated that participants' self -reported preferences were instructional management strategies and approaches that emphasized organizing the learning environment. Qualitative interview and observation data were analyzed using axial coding and a matrix. Findings indicated that although participants could identify disciplinary best practices, they lacked confidence to implement them. Based on these results, a professional development workshop for teachers was developed to implement research-based classroom management practices. This project will introduce social change for teachers by improving their efficacy in managing challenging behaviors and increasing instructional time. Students will also benefit from improved productivity in the learning environment.

Community college instructors are responsible for creating learning opportunities for all students, including adult students affected by emotional disorders (ED). Concerns in the literature have grown over how invested part-time instructors are in their teaching; however, limited data were available regarding instructor knowledge of ED, instructor-efficacy, and the impact of employment status. The purpose of this study was to address the gap in the literature and analyze relationships between instructor knowledge of ED strategies (as assessed by Teaching Students with Emotional Behavior Disorders scale) and instructors' efficacy beliefs (as assessed by the Ohio State Teaching Self-Efficacy Scale). It also evaluated the impact of employment status (part-time versus full-time) on instructor-efficacy beliefs and knowledge of classroom management strategies for adult students affected by ED. A convenience sample of 104 community college instructors across 2 colleges in the Midwestern United States with a population of 201 instructors chose to complete either paper or online surveys. This study was guided by Bandura's self-efficacy theory. The data analysis included Pearson correlation, ANOVA, linear regression, Kruskal-Wallis, and LSD post hoc tests. Key findings included a statistically significant association between knowledge and instructor-efficacy scores and a statistically significant difference in ED knowledge between part-time and full-time instructors. The study findings promote positive social change by providing information for use by community college administrators for professional development programs to improve ED instructional practices, improving the quality of instruction and experience for community college instructors, students affected by ED, and the community at large.

As a result of the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997, schools must now consider positive behavioral interventions and strategies to address problem behavior of students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (E/BD). Given the poor behavioral, academic, and social outcomes for these students, there is a compelling need to identify effective, proactive interventions. Current literature has well established the ineffectiveness of traditional, punitive, and consequence-laden strategies to deal with behaviors. Research has shown the manipulation of antecedent stimuli, in the form of curricular adaptations, can provide a positive, proactive means of managing behavior. Specifically, curriculum modifications, based on student interest, are proposed as a positive, proactive strategy used to manipulate antecedent stimuli to improve the behavior of students with E/BD. The purpose of this study was to investigate the manipulation of antecedent stimuli through the implementation of individualized, curricular adaptations, based on student interest, to reduce the problem behavior of students exhibiting disruptive behaviors. A second purpose was to explore the effect of those adaptations on the behavior motivation of students with E/BD. In this study, curriculum modifications based on student interest were used to reduce disruptive behavior, increase desirable behavior, and effect change in the motivation for problem behavior among four elementary school boys with E/BD. Use of an ABAB reversal design, including interval data collection, and the use of a behavior rating scale and a motivation assessment scale were used to establish baseline data and determine effectiveness of the intervention. Results indicate that each student demonstrated a reduction in disruptive behavior, an increase in desirable behavior, and changes in motivation for behavior.

This diploma thesis, which has a descriptive and analytical feature, comprises a determination of emotional disorders with their various manifestations and symptoms. I also described social consequences of a neurotic child because they are neurotic children's crucial factor having significant consequences in the process of education. I also analysed the omitted topic of emotional intelligence, which has been studied in the field of science recently. The crucial part of the diploma thesis includes the analysis of a neurotic child motivation within the process of education and the adequate pedagogical and educational attitudes which involve specific treatments. Regarding the basic part of child's emotional life consists of upbringing within a particular family, it precedes not only the period of school education but also it forms its core and is a natural continuance of the prenatal period. The end of the diploma thesis comprises a description and analysis of a large variety of therapeutic options and alternative ways of treating emotional disorders. Nowadays it is possible to treat emotional disorders effectively even without a pharmacological therapy and their correction can be rather permanent. CRUCIAL VOCABULARY: emotional disorders/defects anxiety tension self-concept family upbringing family...