In this episode, I’m kicking off a short series on some of my favorite resources and tools in school psychology. We’re starting with emotional disability, including the different names this eligibility category goes by and why the language can still feel so tricky to interpret.

I share three things I return to again and again: a practical book on identifying and assessing emotional disturbance, the habit of asking better why and how questions, and an FBA-informed approach to gathering meaningful behavior data.

None of these tools are flashy, but they can make complex evaluations clearer, more thoughtful, and much easier to explain with confidence.

Highlights:

(01:25) - Why emotional disability has so many different names

(02:48) - The questions in the criteria that still cause confusion

(03:58) - Why the social maladjustment chapter is such a useful resource

(05:22) - The underrated power of asking better questions

(07:38) - How to connect behavior to educational impact

(09:18) - Why FBA thinking makes ED evaluations stronger

Identifying and Assessing Students with Emotional Disturbance (Tibbetts, 2013)

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