Emotional and Behavioral Problems: A Handbook for Understanding and Handling Students

"An excellent overview …. useful guide to identifying and treating children with emotional and behavioral disabilities (EBD), and is particularly outstanding on topics related to the educational system and the numerous laws and policies surrounding the education of EBD children. This book will serve the field well."—Krista Kutash, Ph.D., Deputy Director and Associate Professor, University of Southern Florida

This book is designed for educators who teach children or adolescents who have emotional or behavioral disabilities or both. It’s also for parents and ancillary caregivers, who will find it helpful in understanding and interacting with children with disabilities. And it could be useful for doctors and nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, and more. Chapters include:

• Introduction to Emotional Disturbance and Behavior Disorders
• Major Types of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
• Evaluation and Assessing Students Who Have Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
• Treatment of Emotional and Behavior Disorders
• The Role of Families in Supporting Children with Emotional and Behavior Concerns
• And more!

With approximately 10% of children and adolescents experiencing emotional and behavioral problems serious enough to require attention, this book is important for professional educators and for anyone dealing with children or teens

Paul Zionts is a professor of special education and Chairperson of the Department of Educational Foundations and Special Services at Kent State University. He has been a teacher in a reform school and an inner-city high school, a program director, consultant, and teacher trainer. He has lectured and provided training in local, state, and national events and has conducted hundreds of workshops that have included teachers, counselors, psycho­ logists, social workers, administrators, parents, secretaries, and bus drivers. He has authored Teaching Disturbed and Disturbing Students (2nd edition) and Inclusion Strategies for Students with Learning and Behavior Problems, and he has coauthored with Richard Simpson both Autism (2nd edition) and Understanding Children and Youth with Emotional and Behavioral Problems.