Creative Strategies for School Problems: Solutions for Psychologists and Teachers

by Michael Durrant

Overview

In today's unsure, and often unsafe, school environment, professionals need brief but thorough strategies to handle any classroom imbalance.

Intended for school psychologists, counselors, and social workers, teachers, and therapists who work with school systems, this book presents a philosophy and numerous practical strategies for handling behavioral problems presented by students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393701906
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	04/17/1995
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	190
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Michael Durrant, a psychologist and psychotherapist, is Director of the Brief Therapy Institute of Sydney in Sydney, Australia, and an Honorary faculty member in the Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney. He conducts training on aspects of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy in Australia and New Zealand, Asia and Europe.

Editorial Reviews

Ideas from various brief therapies provide school psychologists, counselors, and teachers a framework for dealing with student behavior problems, emphasizing practical strategies to change disruptive behavior, rather than its causes. Demonstrates strategies for setting goals, intervention, highlighting change, and shifting the focus from present problems to future solutions, for use in formal counseling and in classrooms. Includes case examples and sample forms. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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