Fostering Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the Classroom

by Raymond J. Waller (Editor)

Overview

Fostering Child and Adolescent Mental Health in the Classroom provides educators and school personnel with a thorough, readable guide to some of the most common mental health issues they are likely to confront in the classroom. Editor Raymond J. Waller offers pre-service and in-service educators strategic tools to help take the proper steps toward addressing the mental health issues of their students.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412909068
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	03/21/2006
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	7.38(w) x 9.12(h) x (d)

About the Author

Raymond J. Waller is an associate professor of special education at Piedmont College/Athens and is on the faculty at the University of Georgia in the School of Social Work. He is an active school consultant in the areas of student behavior problems and child and adolescent mental health issues.

Table of Contents

Introduction - Raymond J. Waller & Jeffrey P. Douglass
PART I: INTRODUCTION TO CHILD AND ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH
1. The Educator’s Role in Child and Adolescent Mental Health - Raymond J. Waller, Diane J. Bresson, & Katie S. Waller
2. A Teacher's Guide to Understanding the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders - Denise M. Green
3. Dealing with Problem Behavior in the Classroom: A Behaviorological Perspective - Jerome D. Ulman
PART II: MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES FREQUENTLY CONFRONTED IN THE CLASSROOM
4. Elimination Disorders - Susan Mortweet Van Scoyoc
5. Mood Disorders: Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder - Amy C. Traylor and M. Elizabeth Vonk
6. Childhood Anxiety Disorders - Joseph Himle, Daniel Fischer, Michelle Van Etten, and Jordana Muroff
7. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Nina Yssel
8. Oppositional Defiant Disorder - Julie Sarno Owens and Lauren Richerson
PART III: MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES INVOLVING SIGNIFICANT RISK TO SELF OR OTHERS
9. Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Obesity - Laura Myers
10. Conduct Disorder - Raymond J. Waller, Katie S. Waller, Diane J. Bresson, & Michelle Schramm
11. Bullying Behavior and School Violence - W. Sean Newsome and Michael Kelly
12. Childhood Sexuality and Sexual Behavior - Ramona M. Noland
13. Child Abuse and Neglect - Julie Palmour, Diane J. Bresson, and Raymond J. Waller
14. Self Injury and Suicide - Steve Knotek, Sarah Hamel, Rachel Schoolman, and Natalie Siegel
PART IV: MOVING BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
15. The Role of the Educator in Early Identification, Referral and Linkage - Dawn Anderson-Butcher
16. Communication Between Parents and Professionals - Thomas A. Wood and S. T. Kordinak
17. Mental Health Needs and Problems as Opportunities for Expanding the Boundaries of School Improvement - Hal A. Lawson, Kevin Quinn, Eric Hardiman, and Robert Miller
Glossary

Editorial Reviews

"This book is a wonderful resource for teachers, principals, counselors, parents, and students in developing a better understanding of mental health. This book will be a handy resource for those educators who work to understand the “whole” child they are educating. "

Donna Schumacher-Douglas

"Most chapters present material in language readily understandable to educators. A helpful glossary helps to demystify unavoidable psychological jargon, which is printed in boldface throughout. Readers will appreciate the practical conventions of this text. "

Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books - Camille J. Randall

"An excellent text which provides much needed guidance for teachers on understanding various mental health issues from the perspective of educators and practical, well-researched strategies on steps to take to meet the needs of all children. "

Laura A. Barwegen

"Finally, someone has taken a look into today’s classrooms and clearly sees the need to address the issues that our teachers are facing on a daily basis... This book gives teachers a better understanding of the mental health issues that children face, and gives them practical strategies for dealing with not only the students, but with their families. "

Sue A. Rieg

"Most chapters present material in language readily understandable to educators. A helpful glossary helps to demystify unavoidable psychological jargon, which is printed in boldface throughout. Readers will appreciate the practical conventions of this text. "— Camille J. Randall

Contemporary Psychology APA Review of Books of Books

"Most chapters present material in language readily understandable to educators. A helpful glossary helps to demystify unavoidable psychological jargon, which is printed in boldface throughout. Readers will appreciate the practical conventions of this text."

Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books - Camille J. Randall