Waubonsee Community College

Understanding and managing children's classroom behavior, Sam Goldstein ; with contributions by Lauren Braswell [and others]

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-484) and indexes

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Understanding and managing children's classroom behavior

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Sam Goldstein ; with contributions by Lauren Braswell [and others]

Wiley series on personality processes

In the first part of Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior, Dr. Sam Goldstein reviews the current knowledge of children's behavioral, emotional, and developmental problems and takes an in-depth look at the biopsychosocial forces that shape children's behavior. The second part constitutes a comprehensive guide to diagnosis in which readers are provided with an effective model for understanding and evaluating the full range of non-disruptive, internalizing problems and disruptive, externalizing disorders. Various systems of observation are compared, a number of standardized questionnaires are reviewed, and a structured assessment approach geared toward providing school personnel with a rational framework for identifying and reporting on behavioral problems is described. Problems receiving special attention include Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder; opposition defiant and conduct disorders; depression and anxiety; pervasive disorders such as autism and Tourette's Syndrome; and more. Bringing together contributions by a number of leading experts in the field, the final section explores the best current intervention strategies. Chapters cover medications, behavior modification techniques, cognitive-behavioral approaches, various approaches to modifying classroom tasks and environments, and techniques for building social skills in the classroom. Based on more than 1,500 referenced sources, and including the latest DSM diagnostic criteria, this book is an indispensable resource for school and educational psychologists, special education personnel, and child psychologists

PART 1: BACKGROUND: Introduction -- Effective teachers, successful students, optimal environments, and productive consultants -- PART 2: UNDERSTANDING AND EVALUATING CLASSROOM BEHAVIOR: Learning disabilities -- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Disruptive disorders: oppositional defiant and conduct disorders -- Depression and anxiety -- Pervasive developmental disorders -- Evaluating classroom behavior -- PART 3: INTERVENTION: Medication and behavior in the classroom / Michael Goldstein & Sam Goldstein -- Applying behavior modification in the classroom -- Insulating the classroom for success -- Cognitive-behavioral approaches in the classroom / Lauren Braswell -- Modifying classroom tasks and environments / Sydney S. Zentall -- Building social skills in the classroom / Susan M. Sheridan