Managing Difficult Behaviors Through Problem-Solving Instruction: Strategies for the Elementary Classroom

This research-proven text provides a comprehensive and practical approach for teaching elementary school students to use social problem solving to self-manage their behavior. Social problem solving offers a comprehensive approach to managing student social conflict and teaching self-management of behavior to students at a critical developmental stage. Its value is that it describes an approach for teachers and other school professionals to use with practical and easy-to-implement ideas of how to incorporate the problem-solving process in regular or special education classrooms, small groups, or individual counseling sessions. Stephen W. Smith is a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Florida, teaching courses on classroom and behavior ma

This research-proven text provides a comprehensive and practical approach for teaching elementary school students to use social problem solving to self-manage their behavior.

Social problem solving offers a comprehensive approach to managing student social conflict and teaching self-management of behavior to students at a critical developmental stage. Its value is that it describes an approach for teachers and other school professionals to use with practical and easy-to-implement ideas of how to incorporate the problem-solving process in regular or special education classrooms, small groups, or individual counseling sessions.

Features:

• The practical application of social problem solving in school situations is blended with a clear description of the theory and research underlying the basic concepts, providing readers with information about how and why social problem solving can work in schools.
• Real world examples of teaching situations throughout the text encourage student understanding of when and how to apply major concepts and techniques presented in each chapter.
• A classroom-related scenario opens appropriate chapters, helping readers see the need for the teaching strategies described within.
• Boxed features throughout the text highlight important concepts and provide readers with visual representation of basic concepts.
• Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter provide readers with easy advance access to the major chapter concepts.
• Frequently Asked Questions at the end of each chapter provide readers information beyond the narrative and address the most common reader questions.