Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior Creating Sustainable, Resilient Classrooms

by Goldstein, Sam; Brooks, Robert B.

• ISBN13: 9780471742128
• ISBN10: 0471742120
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-13
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

"This book sets the standard in delivering a comprehensive, state-of-the-art approach for understanding, treating, and preventing classroom behavior difficulties. It should be on the bookshelves of all professionals who work in school settings. I will certainly recommend this text to my colleagues and students." -George J. DuPaul, PhD, Professor of School Psychology, Associate Chair, Education and Human Services, Lehigh University A classic guide to creating a positive classroom environment Covering the most recent and relevant findings regarding behavior management in the classroom, this new edition of Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior has been completely updated to reflect the current functional approach to assessing, understanding, and positively managing behavior in a classroom setting. With its renewed focus on the concept of temperament and its impact on children's behavior and personality, Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior emphasizes changing behavior rather than labeling it. Numerous contributions from renowned experts on each topic explore: How to identify strengths and assets and build on them Complete functional behavioral assessments The relationship between thinking, learning, and behavior in the classroom Practical strategies for teachers to improve students' self-regulation How to facilitate social skills Problem-solving approaches to bullies and their victims Medications and their relationship to behavior The classic guide to helping psychologists, counselors, and educators improve their ability to serve all students, Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior, Second Edition will help educators create citizens connected to each other, to their teachers, to their families, and to their communities.

Author Biography

Sam Goldstein is a member of the faculty at the University of Utah, maintains a private practice at the Neurology, Learning, and Behavior Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is on staff at the University Neuropsychiatric Institute. He has written twenty-three books, both for professional and lay audiences, and lectures both internationally and nationally to professionals and parents on practical ways to apply current research. He is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Attention Disorders and sits on seven editorial boards.

Robert B. Brooks is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has served as the Director of Psychology at McLean Hospital. He is the author or coauthor of thirteen books and has lectured nationally and internationally to audiences of educators, parents, health care professionals, and businesspeople on topics pertaining to motivation, resilience, school climate, parenting, family relationships, and the qualities of effective leaders.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
Creating sustainable classroom environments : the mindsets of effective teachers, successful students, and productive consultants	p. 22
Functional behavioral assessment of classroom behavior	p. 43
Cognition, learning, and behavior : the role of intellectual processes in classroom behavior	p. 64
Disruptive behaviors	p. 91
Problems of self-discipline	p. 113
Worry and helplessness	p. 128
Social learning problems	p. 166
Developing the mindset of effective teachers	p. 189
Developing the mindset of effective students	p. 208
Applying behavior modification	p. 226
Cognitive behavioral strategies	p. 279
Strategies to improve self-regulation	p. 322
School-based interventions for children with internalizing problems	p. 361
Building social skills	p. 383
Bullies and their victims : a problem-solving approach to treatment and prevention	p. 408
Medications and behavior	p. 432
Concluding remarks	p. 460
Language milestones in school-age children	p. 465
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