What are the challenges to working with severe emotional disturbances? What are the obstacles to access to general education curriculum? How can teachers effectively work with students with emotional and behavioral challenges? Why do you think there is an over representation of minority students and males identified as SED? What factors need to be considered to insure the Least Restrictive Environment for these students?
Friend, M. (2008). Special Education, Contemporary Perspectives for School Personnel. Pearson Education Technologies: Allyn and Bacon Publishers. MA: Boston CHAPTER 7.