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Emotional and Behavioral Problems
A Handbook for Understanding and Handling Students
First Edition
- Paul Zionts - DePaul University, USA
- Laura Zionts
- Richard L. Simpson - University of Kansas, USA
July 2002 | 256 pages | Corwin
`This book is an excellent overview of a very complex area. It is a useful guide to identifying and treating with emotional and behavioural disorders (EBD), and is particularly outstanding on topic related to the educational system and the numerous laws and policies surrounding the education of children who have EBD.This book will serve the field well' - Krista Kutash, Deputy Director and Associate Professor Research and Training Centre for Children's Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Tampa, Florida
Emotional and Behavioral Problems is designed to be a resource for persons dealing with children and adolescents who have emotional and/or behavioural disabilities.
This book is invaluable to professionals dealing with children in all situations as well as to families.The information provided about childhood and adolescent emotional and behavioural problems is both straightforward and basic.
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Part One: Understanding Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
1: Introduction to Emotional Disturbance and Behavioral Disorders
2. Major Types of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
3. Causes of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Laura Zionts & Katherine deGeorge
4. Evaluating and Assessing Students Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Sara Sibilsky, Paul Zionts
5. Violence and Aggression in Schools
6. Adolescents Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders and the Juvenile Justice System
Part Two: Helping Students Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
7. Treatment of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
8. School-Based Placements
9. Supporting Students With Emotional and Behavioral Disorders Outside the Public School Setting
Karen Anhalt, Richard Simpson, Laura Zionts
10. The Role of Families in Supporting Children With Emotional and Behavioral Concerns
11. What Lies Ahead: Postschool Transition
Laura Zionts, Katherine deGeorge
Resources for Professionals and Parents
Index