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This chapter offers a discussion of issues in training teachers and other school personnel to work with severely behaviorally disordered/mentally retarded students. School personnel may include classroom teachers, par-aprofessionals, preservice or student teachers, school psychologists, and a host of other staff members (e. g., principals, counselors, speech and language specialists). This discussion, however, will be limited to the former group of professionals. The school may refer to a regular public school in which a few self-contained classes for the severely handicapped operate, or a special public, private, or parochial school devoted entirely to the education of the handicapped. A group of classrooms may also be located on the grounds of a public or private residential institution.
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Kerr, M.M. (1986). Teacher and School Personnel Training. In: Barrett, R.P. (eds) Severe Behavior Disorders in the Mentally Retarded. Applied Clinical Psychology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0588-8_9
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