This document contains the proceedings from the National Conference on Developmental Disabilities and Gerontology, a conference designed to develop guidelines for program development on national, state, and local levels; develop and disseminate a proceedings publication; and provide an interface between professionals working at national, state,…

Programming options for emotionally disturbed (ED)/behavior disturbed (BD) students in rural public schools include self-contained special classrooms, resource rooms, consultant teachers, management assistants, and regular teachers in the mainstream. All options are intended specifically for ED/BD students and have proven effective in school…