mentally ill children

Presents strategies and practical tactics, tested in urban, suburban, and rural schools, for building a successful prevention program for learning, behavior, and emotional problems in one's school.

A teacher of emotionally disturbed children tells of her work with a silent and withdrawn eight-year-old girl who is the possible victim of ritual abuse.

Ernie, an overweight high school student and long-time target of bullies, relies on his best friend Will to watch his back until Will, overwhelmed by problems at home and guilt over his brother's death, seeks a final solution.

Problem children Jenna and Lucas find themselves invited to Camp Fielding, where they are surrounded by other misfits whose parents hope will be changed into prodigies. When strange things begin happening around them, Jenna and Lucas team up to investigate, but what they discover is beyond anything they could have imagined.

Provides strategies for addressing and preventing misbehavior and disruptive conduct in the classroom and includes assessment tools, guidelines for creating intervention plans, forms, and other resources.

Having trespassed and explored the empty Hutchinson mansion, which seems haunted by the presence of a long-dead young girl, sixth-grader Neely and her little brother become regular visitors when emotionally disturbed Curtis Hutchinson moves in.

When he is wrongly accused of gravely injuring his baby half-sister, thirteen-year-old Branwell loses his power of speech and only his friend Connor is able to reach him and uncover the truth about what really happened.

Explains why it is important for teachers and parents to understand the impact prevalent trauma has on the lives of students, their learning, and behavior and explores how teachers can help those students have a promising future.

" Severe social, emotional, and behavioral challenges can be major obstacles to your students?? academic success. Break down those barriers with the research-based interventions in this book, your guide to addressing serious problem behaviors in K-12 classrooms. Aligned with recommended practices for schoolwide positive behavior supports (SWPBS), this book presents a highly effective tiered approach that helps you develop school- and class-wide interventions and match behavior interventions to each student?? needs. Developed by trusted PBS experts and packed with concrete strategies, this essential resource will prepare teachers to prevent and reduce severe behavior problems, improve students?? social interactions, and increase academic engagement. A must for both preservice and in-service educators! THE GUIDE YOU NEED TO: Improve the behavior of students with or without a specific diagnosis Boost your behavior management skills and empower yourself to take action Assess and improve your classroom environment, including physical setup, routines, and emotional climate Prevent behavior problems by keeping students engaged and motivated during instruction Directly teach social skills during your everyday classes and routines Identify student mental health problems and select appropriate interventions Determine when a student needs Tier 2 intervention or more intensive Tier 3 supports Conduct functional behavioral assessments and use them to develop support plans Select and use a behavioral management system to track your students?? progress PRACTICAL MATERIALS: Real-world strategies, case studies, forms, and reflection activities that can be used right away in the classroom and across various school settings. "--.

A teacher of six emotionally troubled kids describes the disasters and growth she faced with each one.