Students with mental health problems may also have behavioral issues requiring a behavior support plan to address immediate or immediate past triggers or predictors of problem behavior (e.g., teacher handing the student a long assignment, a peer making a negative remark, missing the bus this morning). Understanding how to address both long-range issues and immediate predictors requires staff accountability and coordination with a designated case manager coordinating communication. Behavior support plans are not designed to remediate mental health issues. Rather, they specify how students challenged by mental health factors will be supported in an educated environment.

The following materials are not exhaustive but provide important information on studying with mental disorders and emotional disturbance:

Mental Health Disorders and Resources

• Bipolar Disorder: The Ups and Downs of Serving Students with Bipolar Disorder by Diana Browning Wright and Ron Russell - PowerPoint**
• Fast Facts on Mental Disorders by Dr. Valerie Samuel:
  - Anxiety Disorder
  - Bipolar Disorder in Schools
  - Depression
  - Mental Illness Issues at School
  - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
  - Oppositional Defiant Disorder
  - Thought Disorders
• ODD-CD: Essential Features | Implications
• Selective Mutism see side of folder
• Help on Self-Mutilation, Cutters
• Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD and related disorders:
  - National Institute of Mental Health Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD Follow-up: 24-Month Outcomes of Treatment Strategies for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  - Multimodal Treatment Study of ADHD Powerpoint by Diana Browning Wright
  - Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (MTA)
• Mental Health Book References
• Center for Mental Health in Schools - includes downloadable resources and powerpoints on a variety of topics in mental health
• Federal Law on Who Is Emotionally Disturbed
• Developing Resilience: 40 Developmental Assets for Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, and Adolescents

Treatment and Interventions

• Differentiating Between Internally and Externally Motivated Behavior
• Protocol for Addressing Problem Behavior Resulting from Internal States
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Intervening and Externalizing Disorders by Clay Cook and Valerie Samuel
• Comprehensive Mental Health Medications and Comprehensive Information on Clinical Trials
• Comprehensive Information on Mental Health Medications, Disorders, and Treatment for Children and Adolescents
• Conducting Valid and Defensible Behavior Observations by Bruce Gale
• Coordination of Plans: Behavior Support Accommodation and Mental Health Treatment
• Details of the Four-Step Procedure
• Empowering Emotionally Disturbed Students to Make Wise Choices - PowerPoint by Vicki Butler
• How to Develop an Effective and Restrictive Setting for EBD by Diana Browning Wright (book publication date October 2009)
• Internal Functions of Behavior - PowerPoint** | handout
• Medications Commonly Used in Disruptive Behavior Disorders
• Mental Health and RtI: The Continuum of Care Protractor and Levels of Prevention Interventions
• Mental Health Treatment Plan 1 | Treatment Plan 2
• Response to Intervention (RtI) Non-Academic Barriers to Achievement-Addressing School-based Mental Health and Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
• Top 5 Reasons to Refer to Mental Health

Case Studies

• Andre: Case Study | Mental Health Treatment Plan
• Miguel: Case Study | Mental Health Treatment Plan
• Rashid: Case Study | Mental Health Treatment Plan

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