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Managing and supporting students with challenging behaviors
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Managing and supporting students with challenging behaviors
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an assessment of perspectives and practices within public school systems
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eng
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School Psychology
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Problem children--Education
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Behavioral assessment
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This dissertation sought to gain an understanding of current practices and perspectives of school based professionals, such as directors and coordinators of special education, regarding managing the challenging behaviors of students in public school systems in New Jersey. An electronic survey asked respondents to consider how challenging behaviors are being addressed in their school settings, current and potential benefits of their efforts, and areas for potential improvement. Trends in survey findings, along with reviews of relevant literature, were used to develop a guide to behavior management programming for New Jersey public school professionals, addressing their reported needs while considering available resources. It is anticipated that school administrators, school psychologists, and others may utilize the information collected from the survey along with the guide to behavior management programming in schools to increase their understanding and knowledge toward designing and implementing consultation and related practices in their relevant contexts. Surveys were distributed to New Jersey directors and coordinators of special education. The majority of survey respondents reported having the necessary resources to implement behavior management efforts across settings, describing the greatest benefits as increasing teachers' abilities to manage the challenging behaviors of students and maintaining students with challenging behaviors in district. Areas of need were identified as determining appropriate professionals to facilitate behavior management programming and ensuring ongoing monitoring for effective outcomes. The guide to behavior management programming for New Jersey public school systems outlines a process for designing and implementing behavior management programs and services by using principles and procedures of program planning and evaluation. The guide operationally defines critical components and processes of programming, including ideal and acceptable variations of each. This information targets programmatic tasks, such as obtaining a consultant to facilitate programming, defining roles and responsibilities of participants, planning and implementing program activities, instituting ongoing evaluation of efforts, and making data-based decisions to ensure effective outcomes. Future research in the area of behavior management programming across New Jersey public school systems might focus on the guide developed as a result of these dissertation efforts by surveying school based professionals about application, outcomes, and professional opinions regarding utilization.
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Psy.D.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-222)
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by Gina Marie Restivo
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Restivo
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Gina Marie
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1978-
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Rutgers University
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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