Collaborative Teams for Students with Severe Disabilities Integrating Therapy and Educational Services

1992 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Rainforth ◽  
J. York ◽  
C. MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Collaborative Teams ◽  
Students With Severe Disabilities

User-Friendly Measures of Meaningful Outcomes: Evaluating Behavioral Interventions

1989 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 263-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luanna Meyer ◽  
Rachel Janney
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Challenging Behaviors ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
High Utility ◽  
Students With Severe Disabilities ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
General School ◽  
Measurement Strategies ◽  
User Friendly

This article describes principles and practices of data collection to evaluate the attainment of meaningful outcomes in educational services for students with severe disabilities and serious behavior problems. In contrast to a limited outcome such as a temporary change in one target behavior in a controlled clinical setting, an expanded definition of effectiveness would require evidence of a range of more meaningful outcomes for child, school, family, and community. Several user-friendly measures to document such outcomes are described, which were field-tested in an educational consultation project serving students with severe disabilities and challenging behaviors in integrated schools. The article concludes with a discussion of the advantages of an emphasis upon both meaningful outcomes and the use of measurement strategies that blend well and have high utility for typical schools while simultaneously increasing programmatic rigor and general school responsibility for what happens to students.

Integrating Related Services in Community Instruction

1987 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 190-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beverly Rainforth ◽  
Jennifer York
Keyword(s):  
Program Development ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Related Services ◽  
Community Environments ◽  
Based Instruction ◽  
Students With Severe Disabilities

Community-based instruction and transdisciplinary teamwork have been advocated as desirable elements of educational services for students with severe disabilities. As more students receive instruction in community environments, the need for related services personnel to participate in program development and implementation in off-campus locations becomes more evident. This article presents guidelines and examples of how transdisciplinary teams can deliver services to students with severe disabilities in community environments. Recommendations are also given for scheduling and other aspects of effective teamwork.

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