Changing Problem Behavior in Schools presents an innovative
approach to dealing with classroom behavior problems that can be
used successfully by teachers as all grade levels, counselors, and
administrators. The authors draw on techniques and strategies
developed by family therapists to show how behavior can be changed
and chronic problems effectively addressed. They offer numerous
examples - drawn from the authors' research on over two hundred
cases - to illustrate problem solving methods used successfully in
classrooms, lunchrooms, and a variety of other school settings and
situations. They suggest ways to build on successes and maintain an
ongoing system for handling problem behavior. And they provide
guidelines for analyzing unsuccessful attempts at changing behavior
and offer advice on how to handle relapses. The book examines ways
to overcome a wide range of student problems, such as fighting,
sleeping in class, and tardiness. It also includes advice on
solving staff relations problems such as disagreements over student
placement - as well as problems between the school and the
community such as a lack of cooperation from parents. A valuable
resource section includes practice activities that provide
step-by-step instructions for applying each of the book's specific
problem-solving techniques in the school or classroom. The approach
to problem behaviors in the school described in this book is called
'ecosystemic' because problem behavior is viewed as a part of, not
separate from, the social setting within which it occurs. The book
is divided into three parts. The three chapters in Part One
describe the ecosystemic framework used to explain problem
behavior. Chapter 1 analyzes how social, personal, and professional
factors influence individuals' perceptions of events and contribute
to keeping their behavior in problem situations from changing.
Chapter 2 describes the usefulness of the concept of ecosystem and
explains how problems and solutions are viewed from an ecosystemic
perspective. Chapter 3 focuses on how to recognize and use
ecosystemic clues to help develop the flexible approach to problem
solving. Part Two of the book, consisting of chapters 4 through 9,
presents ecosystemic methods for promoting change in problem
situations. Each chapter is devoted to a different ecosystemic
technique. Each chapter follows the same format: the technique is
described, case examples are presented and discussed, and the
essential elements of the technique are reviewed. The three
chapters in Part Three encourage readers to implement techniques
from Parts One and Two. A resource section concludes the book.
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