Understanding and Supporting Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Students who experience serious emotional and/or behavioral disorders (EBD) are at risk for a wide range of negative outcomes, from limited academic progress to problems with employment and community life after they leave school. Positive educational experiences can help, and this textbook fully prepares educators, school psychologists, and administrators to create supportive K–12 learning environments that help students with EBD thrive.

This comprehensive text gives professionals a deep understanding of the key issues associated with EBD and practical, trauma-informed approaches for working with these students in a variety of settings, from general education classrooms to specialized intervention programs. Readers will discover how to:

• Recognize key factors that influence each student’s behavior, such as developmental history, personal characteristics, skill sets, and social perceptions
• Help students develop positive, supportive personal relationships with adults and peers in the classroom
• Deliver meaningful, engaging instruction within safe and supportive learning environments
• Involve students in creating behavioral standards that support engagement in instruction
• Develop effective behavior support plans that include assessment and intervention
• Respond with proven strategies when students fail to follow established behavior standards
• Engage students in problem solving and conflict resolution
• Implement social–emotional learning strategies that help break down obstacles to school success
• Develop and assess a program that provides specialized support in a more contained setting for students with more intensive needs
• Create a plan for staff development and support of staff working in programs for students with EBD 

Special features throughout the book—such as chapter outcomes, summaries, reflection activities, forms, sample lessons, checklists, and case studies—ensure comprehension and help readers successfully implement the concepts and methods. Also included is a complete package of online companion materials for faculty, featuring PowerPoint slides, a test bank, and sample syllabi.

An essential textbook and an important inservice professional resource, this book gives readers the knowledge and skills they need to support students with EBD and help them succeed in school and in life.

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Dr. Jones has been a junior high school teacher of students with EBD, a junior high school vice principal, and a district coordinator for students with EBD. He has consulted with university faculty, state departments of education, school districts, and educators in over 25 states in the areas of classroom management, programs and individual interventions for students with EBD, and school violence prevention. Dr. Jones is Emeritus Professor of Education at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon where he was chair of the education and special education departments in the Graduate School of Education and Counseling. His books include Comprehensive Classroom Management, 12th Ed. (2021), Effective Supports for Students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, (2016), Practical Classroom Management 2nd Ed. (2015), Creating Effective Programs for Students with Emotional and Behavior Discipline (2004), Responsible School Discipline (1981), and Adolescents with Behavior Problems, (1980). He was selected by the National Association of Colleges of Teacher Education to write the chapter on classroom management for the Handbook of Research on Teacher Education (1996) and wrote the chapter “How Do Teachers Learn to Be Effective Classroom Managers?” for the Handbook for Classroom Management: Research, Practice, and Contemporary Issues (2006).

Dr. Greenwood is a licensed Clinical Psychologist. Dr. Greenwood spent the first 10 years of his career at Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon working with children having complex neurodevelopmental, learning and behavior challenges. Since 1989 he has been an independent practitioner providing support to children with EBD and their families and has been actively engaged as a special programs consultant to school districts and education service districts. Dr. Greenwood has conducted numerous trainings and workshops on the BSP process and supportive interventions for students experiencing EBD. He is often called upon to be an independent evaluator in special education litigation. For over 20 years Dr. Greenwood was also an adjunct professor in the Graduate School of Education and Counseling at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. He currently consults with school districts on special education issues, program development, and best practice methods for supporting students with emotional and behavioral disorders. He is also co-founder of 321 Insight, a web-based company providing training and support for educators.