RTI: An Intervention-Based Approach to Delivering Services to Students At-Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Slide 1: RTI: An Intervention-Based Approach to Identification and Treatment of EBD Frank M. Gresham, Ph.D. Louisiana State University gresham@lsu.edu

Slide 2: Some Issues in ED Determination  Students with emotional/behavioral challenges unserved/underserved  Students often create chaotic classroom or school environments  Prevalence rate for ED projected @ 2% but always has been <1%  ED shows greatest state variability than any of 13 disability groups  ED definition:  Vague  Confusing  Contradictory (bordering on the oxymoronic)*  Estimates suggest that 20% of kids in schools need mental health services  Schools often believe they are not responsible for mental health services  Schools often see conduct problems as responsibility other agencies “The term does not include children who are socially maladjusted, unless it is d