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School-Based Interventions for Students with Behavior Problems is a book about helping children and adolescents who engage in severe behaviors to positively succeed in the school setting. The emphasis of this book is on the prevention of behavior problems through structuring the instructional environment and teaching appropriate skills-and intervention to reduce problems with practical, proven, and positive procedures. This book is designed for educators faced with the daily challenge of instructing students with behavior problems, social skill deficits, and academic delays. It is designed for teachers as well as those who work with teachers and students; school administrators, counselors, special educators, and school psychologists.
In searching for effective behavioral, social skill, and academic strategies, the authors have reviewed hundreds of research-validated studies to select techniques applicable to varied instructional settings within the school. The orientation and contents of this book represent the authors' experience and professional training in teaching, clinical work, and research involving students with behavior problems over the last 25 years.
List of contents
1 Introduction.- 2 What is a Good Intervention?.- 3 Students with Behavior Problems.- 4 Classroom Basics-Preventing Problems Before They Begin.- 5 Interventions for Behavior Problems.- 6 Interventions for Academic Problems.- 7 Interventions for Social Skills.- 8 School-Wide Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support.- APPENDIX A Student Forms.- APPENDIX B Least Restrictive Behavioral Interventions for Use with Students with Disabilities.- References.
About the author
Dr. William Jenson is a professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Utah. His research interests are in the areas of behavioral interventions for tough kids, parent training, generalization of treatment effects, and autism.
Dr. Julie Bowen is currently working as a school psychologist in Salt Lake City and also serves as an adjunct faculty member at the University of Utah, where she supervises graduate students in the school psychology program.
Summary
School-Based Interventions for Students with Behavior Problems is a book about helping children and adolescents who engage in severe behaviors to positively succeed in the school setting. The emphasis of this book is on the prevention of behavior problems through structuring the instructional environment and teaching appropriate skills-and intervention to reduce problems with practical, proven, and positive procedures. This book is designed for educators faced with the daily challenge of instructing students with behavior problems, social skill deficits, and academic delays. It is designed for teachers as well as those who work with teachers and students; school administrators, counselors, special educators, and school psychologists.
In searching for effective behavioral, social skill, and academic strategies, the authors have reviewed hundreds of research-validated studies to select techniques applicable to varied instructional settings within the school. The orientation and contents of this book represent the authors' experience and professional training in teaching, clinical work, and research involving students with behavior problems over the last 25 years.
