Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders of Children and Youth (7th Edition)

This book gives readers a complete, up-to-date, research-based introduction to emotional and behavioral disorders. Research in child development, psychology, and special education is effectively and directly linked to the work of the classroom teacher. It describes all major types of disorders across the age range of preschooler through adolescent, and is organized around five basic concepts: the nature of disorders and the conceptual approaches to them; assessment; major casual factors; facets of disordered emotion and behavior; and a personal statement about teaching students with these disorders. For education professionals who deal with emotional and behavioral disorders in their classrooms and schools.