Handbook of Research in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Bringing together leading researchers, this book integrates current knowledge on EBD in the school setting. Reviewed are a range of evidence-based approaches to identifying, assessing, and intervening with this difficult-to-teach population. School practitioners and educators gain essential tools for developing and evaluating programs to improve student behavior, boost self-control and social skills, and maximize academic achievement. Findings on early intervention and prevention are presented, and implications for policy discussed. Broad in coverage, the volume also emphasizes the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in service provision and delineates best-practice guidelines for research.

Robert B. Rutherford Jr., PhD (deceased), was Professor of Special Education and Director of Graduate Programs and Research in Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University. Dr. Rutherford was the past president of both the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD) and Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders (TECBD). He was the former editor of Behavioral Disorders and the coeditor of the CCBD/TECBD Monograph Series on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth, published annually in Education and Treatment of Children.
 
Mary Magee Quinn, PhD, is Principal Research Scientist at the American Institutes for Research. She is currently the Project Director of the Alternative Schools Project, the Systems Improvement Activities to Enhance Children's Mental Health Service Project, and the Linking Assessment Policy and Practice Project; Codirector of the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice; and an Associate Director of the National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice. She is the past president of Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders.
 
Sarup R. Mathur, PhD, is Clinical Professor, Cluster Chair, and Initial Teacher Certification Coordinator for Special Education in Curriculum and Instruction at Arizona State University. Dr. Mathur is the coeditor of the CCBD/TECBD Monograph Series on Severe Behavior Disorders of Children and Youth and the coauthor of Teacher-Mediated Behavior Management Strategies for Children with EBD and Effective Strategies for Teaching Appropriate Behaviors to Children with EBD. She is former secretary and current president of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders and the past president of Teacher Educators for Children with Behavioral Disorders.