A New Proposed Definition and Terminology to Replace “Serious Emotional Disturbance” in Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Additional informationNotes on contributorsSteven R. FornessSteven R. Forness, EdD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital where he is also Chief Educational Psychologist in the Child Ambulatory Care Service, Principal of the Inpatient School, and Director of the University Affiliated Program. His research interests include co-morbidity of learning disabilities and psychiatric disorders.Jane KnitzerJane Knitzer, EdD, is Executive Director of the Citizen's Committee for Children of New York. Until recently, she was a professor at Bank Street College of Education. Her research interests have involved large-scale policy studies of at-risk children in education and mental health systems.