Table 1: Explorations of Family-School Relationships: RAD and EBD.

Author Participants Disability/Disorder Methodology Data Theme 1 Theme 2 Theme 3
Chapman, 2002 Author mother/daughter
Age
Reactive Attachment Disorder Qualitative Single Case Study Not Applicable Caregiver ignored Not Applicable Insufficient
Vasquez and Stensland, 2015 Five families with one adopted child Reactive Attachment Disorder Qualitative grounded theory Individual and group interviews Caregiver ignored Oppositional Insufficient
Taft, Ramsay and Schlein, 2015 10 parents Reactive Attachment Disorder Narrative Inquiry Interviews
Semi structure interview
Caregiver ignored not respected OppositionaI Insufficient
Taft, Schlein, and Ramsay, 2016 10 parents Reactive Attachment Disorder Narrative Inquiry Interviews
Semi structure interview
Caregiver ignored Oppositional Insufficient
Schlein and Taft (under review) 10 parents Reactive Attachment Disorder Narrative Inquiry Interviews
Semi structure interview
Caregiver ignored Oppositional Insufficient
Schlein, Taft, and Ramsay, 2016 2 parents Reactive Attachment Disorder Case study Narrative Inquiry Interviews
Semi structure interview
Caregiver ignored Oppositional Insufficient
Rijk, Hoksbergen, and Laak, 2008 (third phase study) 17 10-year old Romanian Children, adoptive Parents, and 17 Teachers Severe abuse/deprivation
Attachment Disorders
Longitudinal
Mixed methods. Third phase qualitative
Semi Structure interview Mixed: Good to ignored Mixed: Good to poor Mixed. Adequate to Insufficient
Crawford and Simonoff, 2003 30 parents, 25 students in five Schools for Students with EBD Emotional Behavior Disorder Narrative Inquiry Semi structure interview Need improved collaboration Poor communication Mixed: Insufficient to positive environment for child
Rosenzweig, Brennan, and Ogilvie, 2002 41 parents in five focus groups Emotional Behavior Disorder Not specifically stated: “Qualitative Study” Semi structured interview followed by Caregiver needs ignored Poor communication Insufficient
Trainor, 2010 33 adults from 27 families representing 36 children with disabilities. Nine students listed as EBD Nine children with Emotional Behavior Disorder as the primary diagnosis Open ended interview
Narrative inquiry: not specifically stated
Five Focus group interviews and individual interviews Caregiver often ignored related to behavior issues Insufficient about behavior Often ineffective
Schlein, Taft, and Tucker-Blackwell, 2013 3 Teachers Emotional Behavior Disorder Narrative Inquiry Interviews Caregiver listened to Open communication Teacher implemented, lack of school support

Note: Reactive Attachment Disorder = RAD, Emotional Behavior Disorder = EBD, Theme 1 = Caretaker Voice, Theme 2 = Home-School Communication, Theme 3 = Support and Intervention