Clear Thinking: Talking Back to Whispering Shadows
Nichols, Polly.
Iowa City, IA: River Lights Publishers. Book, 1999, 2 vols. ISBN 0-964942-2-0.
A therapeutic curriculum for teens with emotional and behavioral problems. The program looks at ways to challenge self-defeating behaviors, reduce upset feelings to manageable levels, develop self-control, and cultivate better relationships and attitudes.

Communication-based Intervention for Problem Behavior: A User's Guide for Producing Positive Change
Carr, Edward G., et al.
Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing. Book, 1994, 288 pages. ISBN 1-55766-159-6.
Problem behavior is purposeful. This book explains ways to understand the message being conveyed as a means to intervention.

Communicative Alternatives to Challenging Behavior: Integrating Functional Assessment and Intervention Strategies
Reichle, Joe and Wacker, David P., (Eds.)
Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing. Book, 1993, 457 pages. ISBN 1-55766-082-4.
Authoritative book explaining how challenging behaviors can be redirected into socially acceptable behavior through functional communication intervention.

The Explosive Child: A New Approach for Understanding and Parenting Easily Frustrated, "Chronically Inflexible" Children
Greene, Ross W.
New York, NY: HarperCollins. Book, 1998, 342 pages. ISBN 0-060175-34-6.
A detailed account of why children who are chronically inflexible behave as they do, and how adults can defuse volatile situations.

A Guidebook for Parents of Children with Emotional or Behavioral Disorders
Jordan, Dixie.
Minneapolis, MN: PACER Center. Book, 1996, 133 pages.
Basic information on what constitutes an emotional or behavioral disorder, plus information on consultation resources and follow-up.

It's Nobody's Fault: New Hope and Help for Difficult Children and Their Parents
Koplewicz, Harold S.
New York, NY: Times Books. Book, 1996, 305 pages. ISBN 0-8129-2473-8.
Koplewicz looks beyond parental blame and guilt to give parents solid advice on how to work with any one of thirteen common disorders in children. This is an American Library Association pick for "Top 20 LD Resources for Libraries, 1999."

Positive Behavioral Support: Including People with Difficult Behavior in the Community
Koegel, Lynn Kern, et al. (eds).
Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes. Book, 1996, 510 pages. ISBN 1-55766-228-2.
Strategies that work to make inclusion possible for individuals with challenging behaviors. Features case studies, research-based analysis, and essays by leaders in behavioral intervention.

When You Worry about the Child You Love
Hallowell, Edward.
New York, NY: Simon & Schuster. Book, 1996, 281 pages. ISBN 0-684-80090-X.
Parents can support and help their children with emotional problems and learning disorders.

Web Sites

Beach Center on Disability (Dead Link)
Positive Behavioral Factsheets -- Summaries that deal with common behavioral concerns for parents, caregivers, and teachers.

Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice (CECP) : Improving Services to Children and Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Information and links for the education community.

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
Information on supports and services for families. Produces Positive Behavioral Support: A Bibliography for Schools and Positive Behavioral Support in the Home and Community: A Bibliography for Families.

PACER Center
Excellent materials on emotional and behavioral concerns.

Find more information about this subject in the online catalog of our Disability Resource Library.

Assistive Technology for Behavioral Support

Assistive Technology that might be useful for a person with behavior disorders includes:

• Electronic calendars with prompts for scheduled events.
• Paging systems (beepers) linked to flexible computer programs that send reminders about events, expected behavior, or reinforcement statements.
• Devices that reduce the frustration that can lead to behavioral problems.

For information about assistive technology devices and where to get them, call InfoTech at 1-800-331-3027, or visit http://www.uiowa.edu/infotech.