EXPAND POSITIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND RESULTS

The first item on the National Agenda for Achieving Better Outcomes fo r Children and Youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance revolves aroun d creating positive environments through the creation of useful, engag ing, and positive learning experiences. Over the past 20 years, there has been a significant increase in the types of interventions and prog rams developed for children with serious emotional disturbance (SED) a s well as significant changes in who is serving these children and whe re they are being served. Despite these changes, outcomes for youth wi th SED remain problematic. In this article, we review intervention and program examples and outline a framework for increasing their effecti veness. Implications for practitioners, teacher educators, researchers , and policymakers are also discussed.