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Proactive Behavior Intervention, Beth E. Ackerman Nov 2006

Proactive Behavior Intervention, Beth E. Ackerman

Faculty Publications and Presentations

Participants in this presentation will learn keys to being a proactive teacher that prevents negative behavior from occurring.


Beyond The Dsm-Iv: Assumptions, Alternatives, And Alterations, Shane J. Lopez, Lisa Edwards, Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Ellie C. Prosser, Stephanie Larue, Susan Vehige Spalitto, Jon C. Ulven Jul 2006

Beyond The Dsm-Iv: Assumptions, Alternatives, And Alterations, Shane J. Lopez, Lisa Edwards, Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti, Ellie C. Prosser, Stephanie Larue, Susan Vehige Spalitto, Jon C. Ulven

College of Education Faculty Research and Publications

Current diagnostic processes reflect the limitations and utility of the framework of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.; DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Clinical information in the DSM-IV's 5-axis system almost exclusively focuses on weaknesses and pathology and is summarized in a flawed categorical system. Hence, the authors describe 3 adjunctive, or alternative, means of conceptualizing behavior; several means of altering the current DSM-IV system; and 2 future directions in the diagnosis of strengths.