Learning From Behavior: How to Understand and Help 'Challenging' Children in School
Levine helps parents, teachers, researchers and other concerned readers understand the psychology behind children's problem behaviors in school. Using illustrative vignettes, he reveals the motivations that can cause behaviors such as noncompliance, acting out, and disinhibition. He goes on to suggest how a better understanding of the reasons for behavior can assist in the creation of effective interventions. (Reference and Research Book News)In this important book, Dr. Levine shares the practice wisdom he has accumulated over the course of his career about working with behavior problems in school settings. His basic premise is deceptively simple to conceive but far-reaching and complex in its enactment. This book is a jewel and a must read for all health/mental health practitioners, parents and educators in any setting who are charged with understanding school-based problem behaviors in children and evolving appropriate interventions. (Mary F. Hall, professor, Smith College School for Social Work)Levine, a clinical social worker and consultant, stresses that children's challenging behaviors may represent what a child cannot communicate verbally due to issues of language, cognitive development, or traumatic experience. Cases included range from noncompliance and poor academic performance to ADHD, PTSD, and injury-causing acting out. This book is intended for a wide range of clinical practitioners, as well as guidance staff, special educators, regular education teachers, alternative classroom staff, school administrators, graduate students in metnal health, and parents. (Research Book News, August 2009)Levine provides answers in a new book that reads like a college text book while providing some interesting information....The case studies are extremely interesting and may provide excellent insight into how to better serve these types of students....This professional title would be best used by special education and regular education teachers. Guidance counselors may also find the information useful when dealing with challenging students. (VOYA)