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This book is a valuable didactic help (school teachers, guardians and parents included) for those who wish to understand the specifics of education better, and for students of pedagogical and psychological faculties who plan to work with young people in various educational institutions.
List of contents
Contents
List of figures viii
List of tables ix
About the authors xi
Preface xiii
Introduction 1
1 Analysis of the phenomenon of social maladjustment in the literature 4
Etiology and explanation of basic terminology 4
Co-occurring disorders and social maladjustment 10
Characteristics of social maladjustment and its criteria 12
Stages of social maladjustment 15
Causes of social maladjustment/threat of social maladjustment 16
"Risk" factors of social maladjustment related to the family 18
2 Diagnosis in the resocialization of students at risk of social maladjustment 27
Basic issues related to diagnosis in resocialization pedagogy 27
Models of diagnosis of social maladjustment 32
Diagnostic methods and tools used in the comprehensive assessment of the level of functioning of a student at risk of social maladjustment/socially maladjusted 32
Ethical principles in the diagnostic process 46
3 General methodological assumptions and research results 53
Outline of the research problem and applied research strategies 53Characteristics of the respondents 55Research findings 56
Research conclusions and recommendations 69
4 Sample profile of a student at risk of maladjustment/socially maladjusted based on the experiences of specialists 72
Case 1: Olga, 13 years old, 7th grade 72
Case 2: Nikita, 11 years old, 5th grade 75
Case 3: Marek, 9 years old, 3rd grade 80
5 Students at risk of social maladjustment/socially maladjusted at school 87
Principles of work with students at risk of social maladjustment (or those socially maladjusted) 87
Adapting educational requirements to the needs and capabilities of students at risk of social maladjustment/ socially maladjusted 89
Practical implications in the scope of planning and organization of work with a socially maladjusted student 94
6 Methods and techniques of therapeutic and other work with students at risk of social maladjustment/socially maladjusted 96
Behavioral therapy 99
Cognitive behavioral therapy 100
Sociotherapy 102
Art therapy 104
Family therapy 106
Social Skills Training 107
Movement and sports therapy 109
Occupational therapy 111
Coaching, tutoring, and mentoring 113
Therapy using VR/AR technology 118
7 Preventing social maladjustment 128
Types of prevention of threats of social maladjustment 129
Educational and preventive activities at and outside school 129
Examples of programs and methods of implementing primary prevention 133
Examples of programs and methods of implementing secondary (second degree) prevention 136
Conditions of secondary prevention 137
Tertiary (third degree) prevention 138
Conditions of tertiary prevention 140
Research on the prevention of threats of social maladjustment 141
Outline of the scheme for preventing social maladjustment in students 147
8 Practical tips for planning and organizing work with students at risk of social maladjustment 157
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InSpe: In hope for a better tomorrow - Sample of a preventive program 175
Conclusions 191
People index 193
Subject index 194
About the author
Mägorzata Przybysz-Zaremba is Associate Professor at Ignacy Moscicki University in Ciechanów, Poland, oligophrenopedagog, specialist in psychological and pedagogical assistance, educational therapist and specialist in the rehabilitation of students with special educational needs.
Izabela Bienkowska is Associate Professor at the University of Bielsko-Biala, Poland; special educator (Oligophrenopedagogue); neuropsychology specialist; specialist in psychological and pedagogical assistance; pedagogical and sensory integration therapist; and specialist in revalidation of students with special educational needs, social rehabilitation, and social pathologies.
Krzysztof Polok is Associate Professor at University of Bielsko-Biala, Poland. He works at the Institute of Modern Languages in the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Bielsko-Biala in Poland. He is a linguist, an educationalist, an academic teacher, and a certified translator of Polish and English appointed by the Polish Ministry of Justice.
