The Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice has produced additional materials on improving services for children and youth with emotional and behavioral problems. Most of our products are free of charge and available by contacting the Center, except where otherwise indicated. These and other related Center documents are also available on our web site, and we encourage you to download them and make and distribute copies.

• Addressing Student Problem Behavior—Part I: An IEP Team’s Introduction to Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans. Written with some of the country’s leading experts, this document serves as a useful tool for educators to understand the requirements of IDEA ‘97 with regard to addressing behavior problems and implement the fundamental principals and techniques of functional behavioral assessment and positive behavioral supports with students with behavior problems.

• Addressing Student Problem Behavior—Part II: conducting a Functional Behavioral Assessment. This second monograph in this series provides an in-depth discussion of the rationale for functional behavioral assessment and instructions for how to conduct the process. Sample forms are provided.

The fourth document in this series—Addressing Student Problem Behavior—Part IV: A Trainer of Trainers Guide—is forthcoming.

• Functional Assessment and Behavioral Intervention Plans: Parts I & II are two-hour video workshops on functional behavioral assessment and behavioral intervention plans. Produced as a cooperative effort between the Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice and Old Dominion University as part of ODU’s state-funded technical assistance project, Part I covers the definitions and origins of functional behavioral assessment, what is involved in conducting a functional behavioral assessment and the criteria for determining when one is needed, and other relevant issues surrounding this technique. Part II builds on Part I to provide an in-depth discussion of and instruction on how to conduct a functional behavioral assessment. Both are available from the Training and Technical Assistance Center, Old Dominion University, 1401 West 49th Street, Norfolk, VA 23529-0146.

• The National Agenda for Achieving Better Results for Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED). Prepared for the U.S. Department of Education, the National Agenda offers a blueprint for change and presents seven strategic targets and cross-cutting themes for improving outcomes for children and youth with SED.

• Early Warning. Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools. This document was produced in collaboration with the National Association of School Psychologists in response to the President’s call for the development of an early warning guide to help "adults reach out to troubled children quickly and effectively." This guide has been distributed to every district in the nation to help them identify children in need of intervention into potentially violent emotions and behaviors. It can be acquired through the U.S. Department of Education by calling toll-free l-877-4ED-PUBS or via the Center’s web site.

• Safeguarding Our Children: An Action Guide. This guide is intended to help school and other local and state entities to implement the Early Warning, Timely Response: A Guide to Safe Schools. The information within supports and offers guidance to those working to implement the recommendations for creating safer and more effective schools outlined in the initial publication. It can be acquired through the U.S. Department of Education by calling toll-free 1-877-4ED-PUBS or via the Center’s web site.