Monday, October 20, 2008

Resources : Organisations

The following are agencies in Singapore that can deal with EBD as well as mild – severe intellectual disabilities.

Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore
800 Margaret Drive, 5th Floor
Singapore 149310
Tel: 6479 5655 Fax: 6479 0706
Email: minds@minds.org.sg

Association for Persons with Special Needs
900 New Upper Changi Road,
Singapore 467354
Tel : ( +65 ) 6479 6252
Fax: ( +65 ) 6479 6272


Metta Day Activity Centre for the Intellectually Disabled (MIDAC)

Headquarters
M
etta Building 32 Simei Street 1 S(529950)
Tel: 6580 4688 Fax: 6580 4699
Service hours: Mondays to Fridays - 8.30 am to 5.30 pm
Email : mwa@metta.org.sg

School

30 Simei Street 1 S(529949)
Tel: 6788 5800 Fax: 6788 5507
School operating hours: Mondays to Fridays - 8 am to 12.45 pm (morning session);
12.45 pm to 5.30 pm (afternoon session)
Email : enquiry@mettaschool.edu.sg

Resources : Websites

General Info about EBD

http://www.slc.sevier.org/emoclass.htm

How to identify symptoms of EBD

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/oracle/1580/pacerebd.html

Strategies for dealing with behavior disorders in classroom

http://specialed.about.com/cs/behaviordisorders/a/Behavior.htm

Issues Facing Youth With Issues Facing Youth With Emotional and Behavioral Problems & Their Families

http://www.ncset.org/summit05/docs/NCSET2005_1c_Osher.pdf

Online program to help teachers manage students with EBD

http://www.enable-online.com/

Resources : Books

Book 1

Progress without punishment: Effective approaches for learners with behavior problems. (New York : Teachers College Press.)

(Donnellan, A., LaVigna, G., Negri-Shoultz, N., & Fassbender, L. (1988).)

It is a resource for program administrators, residential providers, teacher, rehabilitation counselors and parents.

The book involves:

  • Basic Behavioural Technology
  • Instructional Technology
  • Strategies for behavioural management

Book 2

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005)

(Roy Howarth, Pam Fisher, Pamela E. Fisher.)

A general resource book about Emotional Behavioral Difficulties

The book contains information about:

  • Dealing with parents
  • Strategies for most EBD cases
  • General classroom strategies

Book 3

Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties in Middle Childhood (Routledge, 1994)

(Maurice Chazan, Alice F. Laing, Diane Davies.)

A general resource book about Emotional Behavioral Difficulties

The book contains information about:

  • In depth issues of EBD with analysis of main problems
  • Strategies for anxiety, depression, anger management
  • Strategies for indentification and assessment

Book 4

Handbook of Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (SAGE, 2005)

(Peter Clough, Philip Garner, Francis Yuen, John T. Pardeck.)

An in-depth book by researchers from UK

The book contains information about:

  • Explores interactions between social and psychological sub-systems
  • Impacts of current practices
  • Strategies to deal with EBD students as an individual

Book 5

Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (Routledge, 1995)

(Peter Farrell.)

A review of current approaches to assessment and intervention for students with EBD

The book contains information about:

  • Specific areas such as Exclusion, Integration and Emotional Abuse
  • Impacts of current practices & government policies
  • Strategies for schools to acknowledge and help students with EBD


Characteristics of emotional behavioral difficulty

Aggressive or anti-social behavior
Inattentiveness, distractibility, impulsivity
Impaired social interaction
A general inability to cope with the routine of daily tasks
Obsessive and repetitive behaviors
Attention seeking behavior, such as negative interactions or a poor attitude towards work, peers or teachers
Depressed behavior, such as withdrawal, self-injurious behavior or eating disorders

The four main negative behaviors

Four main negative behaviors

Aggressive
Fighting, throwing tantrums, destructive behavior towards classroom
Disruptive
Disturbing other pupils, interfering in class work, attention seeking
Off task
Easily distracted, not engaged in class, walking around the classroom, aimless
Social difficulties
Inappropriate attempts or refusal to interact with peers or adults

(Harden A, Thomas J, Evans J, Scanlon M, Sinclair, J (2003) page 23

What is Emotional Behavioral Difficulty?

The term ‘emotional/behavioral difficulty’ (EBD) is widely used to describe a very diverse range of difficulties.

Generally, a student with such difficulties will exhibit negative behaviors which compromise their learning and often on their social development.