Assessment and Treatment of Emotional or Behavioral Disorders

by Janet K. Ellis, Sigrid S. Glenn, Chris Ninness

Overview

The authors in this book outline a new definition and treatment of behaviorally disordered children and adolescents. The emphasis throughout is on the development of the principles and treatment procedures that will allow the reader to apply the strategies necessary to teach behaviorally disordered students to learn to control their own social and academic behavior in the school setting. Treatment is largely based on a self-management and social-skills training model—a model which has gained increasing support and attention in the last decade. Self-management and social skills function best when they are gradually and successfully practiced under specifically controlled conditions. Under these conditions, students learn to appreciate their teachers and their teachers' efforts to help them learn to help themselves. They demonstrate improved academic proficiency, social competence, and enhanced self-esteem. For teachers, counselors, administrators, school and child psychologists, behavior analysts, and other mental health professionals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275940980
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/30/1993
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1420L (what's this?)

About the Author

H.A. CHRIS NINNESS is Assistant Professor in the Department of Counseling and Special Education-School Psychology Program at Stephen F. Austin State University. He will be a Post-doctoral fellow at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and The John Hopkins University School of Medicine as of September 1993. He is co-author of Applied Behavior Analysis and School Psychology (Greenwood, 1988).

SIGRID S. GLENN is President of the Association for Behavior Analysis and Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Behavior Analysis at the University of North Texas. She is the co-author of Applied Behavior Analysis and School Psychology (Greenwood, 1988), Introduction to Behavior Analysis and Behavior Modification (1978), and Introduction to the Science of Psychology (1976).

JANET ELLIS is Assistant Professor at the Center for Behavior Analysis at the University of North Texas. She has written for American Psychologist, Behavior Analysis and Social Action, and Journal of Offender Rehabilitation.

Table of Contents

Serious Emotional Disturbance: A Behavioral Approach
Emotional and Behavioral Principles
Dimensions of Behavior and Measurement Procedures
Behavioral Observation/Assessment Technology
A Behavior Analytic Approach to Self-Management
A Self-Management Program for Emotionally Disturbed Adolescents
Index

Editorial Reviews

Develops principles, strategies, and treatment procedures for teaching behaviorally disordered students to control their own social and academic behavior in the public school setting. The model is based largely on a self-management and social-skills training model. Though a few sample scripts are appended, the emphasis is on explaining conceptual approaches to behavior modification, rather than providing a recipe of techniques. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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