Intervention with Children

ISBN-13: 9781138293731 Publisher: Taylor & Francis Publication date: 09/18/2017 Series: Routledge Library Editions: Psychology of Education , #21 Pages: 254 Product dimensions: 5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d) Educational psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, and other professionals are often asked by parents or teachers to intervene when ‘normal’ classroom strategies have failed children in their charge. This title, originally published in 1990, brought together for the first time some of the ‘intervention strategies’ available at the time and offers professionals vital information about the results of each strategy in practice. The contributors, acknowledged experts in their fields, present a critical and objective overview of the range of approaches available and apply them to the areas of poor school attendance, maladaptive behaviour, and poor reading levels. They stress the need to avoid replacing a traditional approach with an intervention strategy whose results are unproven