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Title: Addressing Stigma as Part of Student Supports (Practice Notes)

Description: Negative effects of assigning diagnostic labels of disorders and disabilities are widely recognized. Too often, people see only the diagnosis, not the person; diagnostic labels can lead to self-fulfilling prophecies and stigmatization. They may also lead to misunderstandings about causality and appropriate corrective actions. All this can exacerbate emotional, behavioral, and learning problems at school and at home and may confound sound decision making about policy and practice.

Access at:   http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/pdfdocs/stigma.pdf  38kb;4pp