1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910144684103321

Autore

Roff Hermione

Titolo

Reflective interpersonal therapy for children and parents [[electronic resource] ] : mind that child! : a new way of helping parents and children with extreme conduct disorder / / Hermione Roff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008

ISBN

1-282-12377-7

9786612123771

0-470-75427-3

0-470-75426-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Disciplina

616.89156

618.92/89

Soggetti

Aggressiveness in children - Treatment

Behavior disorders in children - Treatment

Child psychotherapy - Parent participation

Conduct disorders in children - Treatment

Critical thinking

Interpersonal psychotherapy

Parent and child

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. 293-295) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Reflective Interpersonal Therapy for Children and Parents; Contents; About the author; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; An old Jewish tale; Mind that child!; CHAPTER ONE: RICAP: a description of the intervention; CHAPTER TWO: RICAP and aggression: sometimes it helps to be bad; CHAPTER THREE: RICAP and reflection: are these children mindless?; CHAPTER FOUR: RICAP and attachment: fighting to feel safe; CHAPTER FIVE: RICAP and avoidance: a useful defence or a habitual ploy?; CHAPTER SIX: RICAP and emotions: why does everything have to be reduced to anger?

CHAPTER SEVEN: RICAP and memory: what I remember tells me who I



amCHAPTER EIGHT: RICAP and problem solving: do solutions matter?; CHAPTER NINE: RICAP and metaphor: the use and usefulness of metaphor; CHAPTER TEN: Marc: a case study; Appendices; References; Index; Color plate

Sommario/riassunto

Disruptive and aggressive behaviour in children causes significant distress to everyone involved. Tradition interventions tend to focus on changing the disruptive behaviour itself, but research shows that it is important to also focus on the underlying anxiety, anger and vulnerability that may have contributed to the child's conduct. In this innovative book, Hermione Roff introduces Reflective Interpersonal Therapy for Children and Parents (RICAP), a new intervention that looks at the processes underpinning disruptive and aggressive behaviour problems. RICAP was developed specifically t

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780826903321

Autore

Lytle James H. <1940->

Titolo

Working for kids [[electronic resource] ] : educational leadership as inquiry and invention / / James H. Lytle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2010

ISBN

1-282-48092-8

9786612480928

1-60709-057-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (185 p.)

Collana

New frontiers in education

Disciplina

371.2

371.2011

Soggetti

School management and organization

School principals

Educational leadership

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.

Nota di contenuto

Working for Kids; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Part I: EMERGENCE OF A SCHOOL LEADER; Chapter 01: Principal; Chapter 02: Central Office and "Sabbatical"; Chapter 03: Regional and Assistant



Superintendent; Chapter 04: Principal, Again; Part II: CHANGING STATES; Chapter 05: Learning the Context; Chapter 06: Determining the Work; Chapter 07: Designing and Getting Under Way; Chapter 08: Building Capacity; Chapter 09: High School Reform; Chapter 10: To What End?; Part III: LEADERSHIP FOR LEARNING; Chapter 11: Considering the Teaching of Leadership; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Much of the current discourse on improving school leadership, and particularly the performance of principals, is misguided. There is much too much emphasis on evaluation and standards as determined by policy makers and professors and not nearly enough attention to how one provides performance-driven leadership in the context of day-to-day practice.