Development and Validation of the Impediments to Change Scale - Educational Version : A Study of Children and Adolescents With Emotional Disturbance

This study reviewed the development of the Impediments to Change Scale: Educational Version and evaluated its use with children and adolescents identified as having an Emotional Disturbance (ED) according to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The investigator examined the scale\u27s internal consistency and conducted a hierarchical cluster analysis to identify indices related to “impediments of change.” The objective for the Impediments to Change Scale: Educational Version is to offer a clinically useful instrument to assist in identifying risk factors that impede a student\u27s progress in his or her educational program. Pending future research, this tool has the potential to furnish needed information to create targeted and efficient intervention practices aimed at facilitating behavioral and academic change