1Hofstra UniversitySchool of EducationDepartment of Counseling, Research, Special Education & RehabilitationCourse: SPED 241: Identification of and Interventions for Children and Adolescents withEmotional/Behavioral DisordersInstructor: George Giuliani, J.D., Psy.D., FSICPPSemester: Spring, 2006Day/Time: Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. - 8:20 p.m.Room: Hagedorn Hall, Room 0036Telephone: (631) 427-6455 (home office) and 516-463-5143 (office @ Hofstra)Office: School of Education-Hagedorn Hall: Room 144Office Hours: Wednesday, 1:45 - 4:15; Friday, 9:35 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.Email: [email protected] or [email protected] sending an email, please be sure to write SPED 241-Hofstra in the Re-Subject box. This will indicateto me that the email is from a Hofstra student in the course SPED 241.Course Description:An examination of children and adolescents with emotional/behavioral disorders or who arepredisposed to such disorders with emphasis on early identification and effective interventionstrategies. Areas of study include behavior assessment, the development of a nurturing classroomecology, self-monitoring techniques as well as research-supported instructional strategies andpractices for teaching students with E/BD. Students will be required to complete 10 hours of fieldexperience which may include a visit to a treatment facility, community support organization, orself-contained school setting for students with emotional/behavioral disorders. Course includes avisit to a treatment facility, community support organization, or self-contained school setting forstudents with E/BD.Course Rationale:This course will provide the requisite knowledge and skills for teaching students with emotional/behavioraldisorders, one of three high-incidence categories in special education. Students will be prepared tocompetently address the exceptional learning and socialization needs of these children.Required Textbook:Kauffman, J. M. (2005). Characteristics of emotional and behavioral disorders of children andyouth (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.2Course Objectives:The principal goal of this course is that by its completion student will be able to:1. Analyze and explain current issues and trends in special education and the field of E/BD.2. Articulate the factors that influence the overrepresentation of culturally and linguisticallydiverse students in programs for individuals with E/BD.3. Describe effective assessment and evaluative techniques.4. Differentiate the various sub-types of E/BD with respect to characteristics, definition,etiology, and intervention strategies.5. Prepare accurate formal social assessment reports on students with E/BD based onbehavioral-ecological information and use exceptionality-specific instruments appropriatefor assessing students with E/BD.6. Identify and use prevention and intervention strategies as early as possible for use withstudents with E/BD.7. Plan, organize, and implement individualized student programs appropriate to thecognitive and emotional needs of students with E/BD with special consideration given theuse of reinforcement systems and environmental conditions.8. Use student-initiated learning experiences and integrate them into ongoing instruction forstudents with E/BD.9. Develop and implement a systematic behavior management plan, in collaboration withparents and other caregivers and service providers, for students with E/BD using a varietyof behavioral principles (including observation, recording, charting establishment oftimelines, intervention technique hierarchies, and schedules of reinforcement), and use ofspecific behavioral management and counseling techniques in teaching students withE/BD.Course RequirementsI. Mid-Term Examination (100 Points)A Mid-Term Examination will be given.The Mid-Term Examination will consist of different methods of assessment (e.g., multiple-choice, true-false,fill in the blanks, essays, etc.).There will be a review ditto given the week before the Mid-Term Examination.The material on the Mid-Term Examination will come directly from the class lectures.If, for some reason, you are not in attendance for the midterm on the date scheduled, you must contact me onthat date so that a make-up exam can be scheduled.The Mid-Term Examination will be given on Wednesday, March 15, 20063II. Take Home Examination: (100 points)A Take Home Examination consisting of 95 Multiple Choice Questions covering 8 chapters in your textbook(Kauffman, 2005) will be distributed within the first two weeks of the course. The 8 chapters coveredinclude:Chapter in TextTopic Covered on Students with ED3 History of the Problem: Development of the Field4 Conceptual Models: Approaches to the Problem7 Biological factors8 Family Factors 9 School Factors10 Cultural Factors 14 Problem Behaviors of Adolescence 18 A Personal StatementThe Take Home Examination is due on April 26, 2006III. Observation HoursFor SPED 241, students are required to complete 10 hours of visitation to a program or class for childrenwith emotional/behavioral disorders. These hours are a requirement of the course-You must submit yourtime sheets to the professor of this course by the end of the semester in order to receive a final grade in SPED241.Prior to doing your 10 hours of observation for SPED 241, the site must be approved by the instructor of thecourse. You, as a graduate student, are responsible for obtaining your own placement. Placement options caninclude, but are not limited to, special education classroom (self-contained), special education school, orresidential facility.Signed Observation Time Sheets (20 hours) are due by Wednesday, May 10, 2006On the date of the final examination (May 17, 2006 @ at the beginning of class), you must turn in a three tofour page typed paper (12 point size; Times New Roman font) describing your experiences at the observationsite you visited. In the paper, be sure to discuss:The name of the school/programType/size of classThe children’s needs (e.g., disabilities)The program’s approach (e.g., curriculum, philosophy)What, if anything, you learned from the experienceYour reactions/feelings prior to attending and after attendingRecommendation as to whether your choice for observation was a good one and why you feel that wayThese personal reflections will count for 25% of your FINAL EXAM score4IV. Research Paper (100 Points)For SPED 241, it is required that you write a 7-10 page research on a topic related