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Characteristics of Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders in Community-based Programs Designed to Prevent Placement in Residential Facilities

MICHAEL H. EPSTEIN received his EdD in special education from the University of Virginia. His research interests are interagency collaboration, adolescents with behavior and learning problems, and the classification of behavior disorders.

Douglas Cullinan

DOUGLAS CULLINAN is professor of special education at North Carolina State University. His research interests include school-based interventions for students with learning and behavioral disorders, and the assessment and classification of emotional and behavioral disorders.

Kevin P. Quinn

KEVIN P. QUINN received his MsEd in special education from American University. His research interests are interagency collaboration, needs and resources assessment, and treatment alternatives.

Carla Cumblad

CARLA CUMBLAD received her MsEd in special education from Northern Illinois University. Her research interests are interagency collaboration, family involvement, and instructional practices.

The present study examines a wide range of demographic, family, community, educational, and other risk and problem characteristics of Illinois children and adolescents admitted to programs designed to prevent the need for residential placements. These programs were designed to deliver education and treatment in a number of ways while emphasizing family-centered, multiagency, and community-based principles of care. The children and adolescents in these programs manifested a wide range of serious emotional and behavioral problems and had extensive histories of treatment of various kinds. Many had experienced numerous unfortunate life stressors that probably will complicate treatment. Some results of the present study are similar to those of other surveys of children with emotional and behavioral disorders, whereas other results may be unique. Implications of key results are noted.

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, Vol. 2, No. 1, 51-57 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/106342669400200107


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