First Published in 1996. This handbook is a guide for all teachers in assessing the individual needs of pupils in primary and secondary schools but will be of particular use to Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators. The accompanying profiles and forms are designed to enable teachers to summarise and collate their perceptions of pupils with the aim of contributing to the process of determining the needs of pupils who are causing concern.

First Published in 1998. This book is designed to meet the basic classroom management needs of teachers in all phases and types of educational institution. It introduces teachers to the main theoretical approaches to classroom management of learning and behaviour along with their practical applications. In addition, the book considers the needs of particular categories of pupils and other issues that impact on classroom management. It also provides a range of photocopiable forms that will ...

The aim of this practical and user-friendly A to Z handbook is to enable the interested reader to gain quick and easy access to entries relating to or associated with emotional and behavioral difficulties. It focuses on adult problems as well as those of children and adolescents.The entries clearly and succinctly define and explain emotional behavioral terms and some of the different ways in which emotional and behavioral problems can be approached or treated. Where appropriate, en...

Accessing up-to-date information about general and specific learning difficulties is made easy, with this indispensable reference book. Covering difficulties that relate to children, adolescents and adults, it includes:crucial legislation to keep practitioners 'in the know'useful addresses, telephone numbers and websitesIt also includes explanations of leaning difficulties including those less than well-known syndromes such as semantic pragmatic diffi...

This book is a practical guide to the following eight perspectives on behaviour:biological -focusing on biological and biochemical processes in accounting for behaviour;behavioural(or behaviourist) - focusing on overt, observable and measurable behaviours and their reinforcement in accounting for behaviour;cognitive(or cognitive-behavioural) - focusing on cognitive processes (beliefs, attitudes, expectat...

First published in 1997, this book has been updated and revised to bring it in line with new legislation and current concerns. It is an eclectic reference book on adolescent emotional and behavioural problems, covering a range of psychological theories and approaches in a readable style. The theory presented is tied in with practical application using illustrative case studies and there are time-saving interview sheets and other material for teachers/counsellors to use.

What is counselling and how does it work? Counselling in a Nutshell provides the answers to these questions and more, as part of a step-by-step guide to the counselling relationship and the therapeutic process.Drawing together theory from the psychodynamic, person-centred and cognitive-behavioural approaches, Windy Dryden explores:- bonds between counsellor and client- goals and tasks of counselling- stages of the therapeutic process...

This new edition of the popular textbook digs into the research behind different aspects of teaching in order to give students an informed understanding of what underpins high quality teaching. It explores what the evidence shows about the effectiveness of different approaches, drawing from a variety of educational schools of thought.New to this edition:enhanced discussion of what we can learn from cognitive science researchnew chapters on metacognition and ...

Psychology for the Classroom: Behaviourism describes and reflects upon the foundations of behaviourism and the proliferation of behaviourist techniques in common practice today. Through examples drawn from research, presentation of theory, description of pedagogy and illustration by vignette, the book informs teachers and allows them to modify their teaching in order to take account of what is now known about the way that carefully planned curriculum and appropriately reinforced b...

Disorganized attachment is the most extreme form of insecure attachment. This book is a practical guide to caring for children and young people with disorganized attachment and related emotional and psychological difficulties.Synthesising attachment, trauma and mentalization theory into a useful practice model, Empathic Care for Children with Disorganized Attachments proposes ways of meeting the needs arising in children and young people with disorganized attachments. Focusing on t...

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in a Nutshell - Second Edition is a concise introduction to one of the most widely-practised approaches to counselling and psychotherapy.Leading authors, Michael Neenan and Windy Dryden, explain the model and the core techniques used during the therapeutic process to:- elicit and examine negative automatic thoughts- uncover and explore underlying assumptions, rules and core beliefs (schemas); and- maintain gains...

The CBT Handbook is the most comprehensive text of its kind and an essential resource for trainees and practitioners alike. Comprising 26 accessible chapters from leading experts in the field, the book covers CBT theory, practice and research.Chapters include:- CBT Theory- CBT Skills- Assessment and Case Formulation in CBT- The Therapeutic Relationship in CBT- Values and Ethics in CBT- Reflective and Self-Evaluative Practice in CBT