An instruction plan for student with disabilities, including mental and/or behavioral disorders.
Mandated by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act of 1975, the Individualized Education Program — sometimes called an individualized education plan — is drafted collaboratively by teachers, mental/ behavioral health and other health clinicians, and parents.
The IEP aims to ensure an optimal academic/educational experience for students with emotional, mental and behavioral disorders. The numbers of students with IEPs has been declining in recent decades, even though, clinicians and advocates argue, mental/behavioral disorders among students have not declined.