School Refusal Behavior in Youth: A Functional Approach to Assessment and Treatment

School Refusal Behavior in Youth: A Functional Approach to Assessment and Treatment
ISBN-10
1557986991
ISBN-13
9781557986993
Category
Psychology
Pages
265
Language
English
Published
2001-01-01
Publisher
Amer Psychological Assn
Author
Christopher A. Kearney

Description

Annotation Kearney, a clinical child psychologist at the U. of Nevada, Las Vegas, has written his book mainly with the school psychologist in mind. The problem of school refusal is put into a context in initial chapters which give an overview of the historical literature on school refusal behavior and describe the characteristics of these youth, while also critiquing the classification strategies employed. After introducing a functional model, Kearney summarizes treatment strategies and discusses methods for prevention as well as the reality of extreme cases. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

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