| Brief Intervention for School Problems: Outcome-Informed Strategies Contributor(s): Murphy, John J. (Author), Duncan, Barry L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1593854927 ISBN-13: 9781593854928 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $45.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: Now in a revised and updated second edition, this highly practical guide provides innovative strategies for resolving academic and behavioral difficulties by enlisting the strengths and resources of students, parents, and teachers. Extensive new case material illustrates the authors' creative approach to building solutions and "busting problems" by putting clients in the driver's seat. Every chapter has been updated with current clinical, conceptual, and empirical advances. Three entirely new chapters provide real-world tools for enhancing results and accountability by monitoring intervention outcomes, offer straight-talking answers to frequently asked questions, and discuss how to support informed decisions about medication use. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent - Education | Behavioral Management - Education | Educational Psychology |
| Dewey: 371.93 |
| LCCN: 2007015226 |
| Series: Guilford School Practitioner |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.31" W x 9.17" (0.96 lbs) 210 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Every interaction with a young person who is struggling is an opportunity for change. This highly practical guide helps school practitioners find effective solutions to academic and behavioral problems through brief counseling. It shows how to build on the ideas and resources that students, parents, and teachers bring to the intervention process, within an innovative, research-supported, time-limited framework. Extensive case material illustrates the authors' creative approach to building solutions and "busting problems" by putting clients in the driver's seat. Filled with real-world examples from both elementary and secondary settings, the book presents creative strategies for addressing disciplinary problems, poor academic performance, anxiety, compulsive behaviors, and other common difficulties. |