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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453376303321

Autore

Hirschland Deborah

Titolo

Collaborative intervention in early childhood [[electronic resource] ] : consulting with parents and teachers of 3- to 7-year-olds / / Deborah Hirschland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2008

ISBN

1-281-52925-7

9786611529253

0-19-804412-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (318 p.)

Disciplina

618.92/89

Soggetti

Behavior disorders in children

Emotional problems of children

Problem children - Mental health services

Developmentally disabled children - Mental health services

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-293) and index.

Nota di contenuto

When young children need help: what do we see? what do we think? what do we do? -- Seven building blocks of development: understanding core emotional, behavioral, and social competencies -- The contribution of constitution: understanding a child's temperament and neurodevelopmental profile -- The contribution of family life: understanding a family's history and patterns of interaction -- Setting the stage for mastery: developing a working hypothesis, goals for growth, and a plan of action -- Home-based strategies: helping parents set effective behavioral expectations -- Classroom-based strategies: mentoring teachers in the skills of developmental scaffolding -- Helping the shy, cautious, or withdrawn child -- Helping the child with language and information processing issues -- Helping the high energy and/or inattentive child -- Helping the easily frustrated, impulsive child -- Helping the anxious child -- Helping the disengaged, offbeat, or gifted but rigid child -- Additional issues: addressing trauma and loss, monitoring media choices, providing



guidance during crises, and more -- Elementary school and beyond: perspectives for the long haul.

Sommario/riassunto

Collaborative Intervention in Early Childhood offers guidance for those working as consultants in education, as well as those providing assistance in other settings. The combination of theoretical and real-world application fills a gap in the existing literature, and is an invaluable resource for parents and teachers of children 3-7.