Understanding and Managing Children's Classroom Behavior

Sam Goldstein is a member of the faculty at the University of Utah, maintains a private practice at the Neurology, Learning, and Behavior Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is on staff at the University Neuropsychiatric Institute. He has written twenty-three books, both for professional and lay audiences, and lectures both internationally and nationally to professionals and parents on practical ways to apply current research. He is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of Attention Disorders and sits on seven editorial boards.Robert B. Brooks is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and has served as the Director of Psychology at McLean Hospital. He is the author or coauthor of thirteen books and has lectured nationally and internationally to audiences of educators, parents, health care professionals, and businesspeople on topics pertaining to motivation, resilience, school climate, parenting, family relationships, and the qualities of effective leaders.

• Foreword xiiiLawrence LewandowskiForeword xvRobert H. PasternackPreface xviiAcknowledgments xxiContributors xxiiiPART I BACKGROUNDCHAPTER 1 Introduction 3Sam Goldstein and Robert BrooksCHAPTER 2 Creating Sustainable Classroom Environments: The Mindsets of Effective Teachers, Successful Students, and Productive Consultants 22Sam Goldstein and Robert BrooksPART II UNDERSTANDING AND EVALUATING CLASSROOM BEHAVIORCHAPTER 3 Functional Behavioral Assessment of Classroom Behavior 43Mark W. Steege, F. Charles "Bud" Mace, and Rachel Brown-ChidseyCHAPTER 4 Cognition, Learning, and Behavior: The Role of Intellectual Processes in Classroom Behavior 64Jack A. Naglieri, Cara Conway, and Sam GoldsteinCHAPTER 5 Disruptive Behaviors 91Sam Goldstein and Richard RiderCHAPTER 6 Problems of Self-Discipline 113Sam Goldstein and Robert BrooksCHAPTER 7 Worry and Helplessness 128Sam Goldstein and Robert BrooksCHAPTER 8 Social Learning Problems 166Sam Goldstein and Robert BrooksPART III INTERVENTIONCHAPTER 9 Developing the Mindset of Effective Teachers 189Robert Brooks and Sam GoldsteinCHAPTER 10 Developing the Mindset of Effective Students 208Robert Brooks and Sam GoldsteinCHAPTER 11 Applying Behavior Modification 226Sam Goldstein and Robert BrooksCHAPTER 12 Cognitive Behavioral Strategies 279Lauren BraswellCHAPTER 13 Strategies to Improve Self-Regulation 322Sandra RiefCHAPTER 14 School-Based Interventions for Children with Internalizing Problems 361Janay B. Sander, Dawn S. Reinemann, and Jennifer A. HerrenCHAPTER 15 Building Social Skills 383Emily D. Warnes, Susan M. Sheridan, and S. Andrew GarbaczCHAPTER 16 Bullies and Their Victims: A Problem-Solving Approach to Treatment and Prevention 408Myrna B. ShureCHAPTER 17 Medications and Behavior 432Lawrence Diller and Sam GoldsteinCHAPTER 18 Concluding Remarks 460Sam Goldstein and Robert BrooksAPPENDIX Language Milestones in School-Age Children 465Janet GoldsteinReferences 469Author Index 549Subject Index 571

"The book is a valuable resource for school psychologists working in consultation with teachers and other educational staff who must deal with issues such as disruptive behaviors, social learning problems, and bullying. Today's school psychologists need a variety of tools to address all the demands of students in the 21st century. This book offers excellent ways to help these children be resilient in today's complex world. It is a must have!" (NASP Communique, Sept 2007)