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Living without Restraint: One Parent's Reflections and Recommendations for Supporting At-Risk Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
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Beaudoin, Wilfred; Moore, Adam – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
In the past several years, there has been an important movement to reduce the utilization of restraint for individuals with developmental disabilities. Legislatures, local and national, are taking on the task of shaping the way that our culture supports people who, up until now, have been often treated in a punitive manner rather than truly…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, At Risk Persons, Functional Behavioral Assessment, Change Strategies
Disciplining Students with Disabilities: The Legal Implications of Managing These Pupils
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Fetter-Harrott, Allison; Steketee, Amy M.; Dare, Mary – District Administration, 2009
Behavior management can be a key to student, teacher, and district success. When students with disabilities are served, effective behavior management is even more critical. Failure to implement proper discipline with students with disabilities can have financial consequences. For students, the emotional toll can be greater, albeit intangible.…
Descriptors: Legal Problems, Discipline, Disabilities, Intervention
District-Level Administrators' Perspectives on the Implementation of Functional Behavior Assessment in Schools
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Katsiyannis, Antonis; Conroy, Maureen; Zhang, Dalun – Behavioral Disorders, 2008
Since the reauthorization of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA; 1997) through the current reauthorization (IDEA 2004), disciplinary procedures and functional behavioral assessment (FBA) have been widely used in school districts to assist in the prevention and amelioration of problem behaviors. Although researchers have…
Descriptors: Functional Behavioral Assessment, Discipline, Intervention, Disabilities
Putting Quality Functional Assessment into Practice in Schools: A Research Agenda on Behalf of E/BD Students.
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Quinn, Mary M.; Gable, Robert A.; Fox, Jim; Rutherford, Robert B., Jr.; Van Acker, Richard; Conroy, Maureen – Education and Treatment of Children, 2001
In light of the discipline provisions of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act emphasizing functional assessments and positive behavioral interventions as well as new responsibilities for the Individualized Education Program team, this article discusses the problems that school divisions are encountering when implementing these…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Discipline, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Safe Schools--Safe Students: Guidelines for Implementing Discipline Procedures under the New Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). A Resource Guide for School Boards, Superintendents, Directors, Principals, Teachers, Support Staff, and Parents. Second Edition.
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Council of Administrators of Special Education, Inc. – 1998
This resource guide is designed to assist practitioners in implementing the 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) as they make decisions regarding the education placements of students with disabilities who exhibit dangerous behaviors. In addition, suggestions are included to assist schools in developing plans to…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Problems, Compliance (Legal), Decision Making