This article presents position statements, issue briefs, and resolutions and consensus statements of the National Association of School Nurses (NASN). The Position Statements include: (1) Allergy/Anaphylaxis Management in the School Setting; (2) Caseload Assignments; (3) Child Mortality in the School Setting; (4) Chronic Health Conditions, Managed…

This examination of the use of aversive techniques as a form of "therapy" for people with mental handicaps includes 12 articles by specialists who argue that the use of aversive procedures is socially, ethically, legally, and scientifically untenable as well as 3 ancedotal case studies by a patient advocate and 2 personal accounts by…

Twenty papers on positive behavioral support for people with difficult behavior are grouped into four sections: (1) family issues and family support; (2) education issues; (3) social inclusion; and (4) community inclusion. Papers include: "Parent Education for Prevention and Reduction of Severe Problem Behaviors" (Lynn Kern Koegel et…