What+is+an+Emotional+Impairment?

“...a condition exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics over a long period of time and to a marked degree that adversely affects a child’s educational performance:

 * ==An inability to learn that cannot be explained by intellectual, sensory, or health factors.==
 * ==An inability to build or maintain satisfactory interpersonal relationships with peers and teachers.==
 * ==Inappropriate types of behavior or feelings under normal circumstances.==
 * ==A general pervasive mood of unhappiness or depression.==
 * ==A tendency to develop physical symptoms or fears associated with personal or school problems."==

==The Pacer Center in Minnesota, is a Parent Training and Information Center funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs. Although most of their work is geared toward parents, they offer a wealth of knowledge for new teachers who are wanting to learn about what an emotional impairment is. Click on the link to read a Pacer Center Information Sheet titled "What is an Emotional or Behavioral Disorder".==

==The National Dissemination Center for Students with Disabilities created a fact sheet on Emotional Disturbances in 2010, which brings current information on the impairment to us. They give us a definition, characteristics, causes, frequency, help for students, a breakdown of specific emotional disturbances and the importance of support for these students. This is a really great fact sheet that can easily be referred back to throughout a new teacher's career. Emotional Disturbance Fact Sheet ==