Social Phobia and its Treatment (1987)
By: Nigel Blagg
Edition: First edition.
Series: Routledge Revivals
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780203701553
Subjects: School phobia; Treatment
Description: "This book was first published in 1987. School phobia (or school refusal) is a puzzling problem that is still insufficiently understood. It is quite different from truancy and can lead to long-term adjustment difficulties if ignored or inappropriately treated. The purpose of this book is three-fold: first, to describe the nature of school phobia; secondly, to review the treatment literature exposing the common elements of the most successful, though theoretically different, approaches; thirdly, to provide a detailed step-by-step guide to the diagnosis and treatment of school phobia involving a rapid return to school and comprehensive behavioural management. The techniques and principles discussed are illustrated in a series of case studies. The book is aimed at parents and those professionals who regularly come into contact with children with school phobia, such as educational and clinical psychologists, child psychotherapists, behaviour therapists and family therapists, psychiatrists, paediatricians and family doctors, and teachers and researchers from all phases of education. If these professional groups could achieve a common understanding of school phobia, many more children could be treated quickly and effectively."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Part One The Nature and Treatment of School Phobia. A Critical Review of the Literature  -- Nigel Blagg; title: chapter 1 The Nature of School Phobia  -- Nigel Blagg; title: chapter 2 Psychodynamic Approaches to the Treatment of School Phobia  -- Nigel Blagg; title: chapter 3 Behavioural Approaches to the Treatment of School Phobia  -- Nigel Blagg; title: chapter 4 A Comparison of Behavioural and Psychodynamic Approaches  -- Nigel Blagg; title: chapter 5 Treatment Approaches -- Summary and Conclusions  -- Nigel Blagg; title: part Two The Rapid Treatment Approach to School Phobia  -- Nigel Blagg; title: chapter 6 Diagnostic Considerations  -- Nigel Blagg; title: chapter 7 Treatment and Resistance to Treatment  -- Nigel Blagg; title: chapter 8 Case Studies -- Nigel Blagg.