Innovative interventions for today's exceptional children cultivating a passion for compassion /

• Main Author: Scannella, Anthony.
• Other Authors: McCarthy, Sharon, 1956-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, c2009.
• Subjects: Problem children > Education.; Problem children > Behavior modification.; Self-control in children.; EDUCATION > Social Disabilities. > Special Education; Electronic books.
• Online Access: ebrary; View fulltext via EzAccess; MyiLibrary

Innovative Interventions for Today's Exceptional Kids provides teachers, parents, administrators, and school counselors with an intervention framework to help the struggling children. The focus of the Scannella and McCarthy's approach is preventative rather than reactive and remedial. Base...

Table of Contents:

• Innovative Interventions for Today's Exceptional Children; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Behavioral Change as Education; Chapter Two: Today's Exceptional Kids Need Exceptional Approaches; Chapter Three: How Many Ways Do I Trust Thee?; Chapter Four: Treasure Hunt: Exploring the Child's Model of the World; Chapter Five: Unleashing the Power of Beliefs; Chapter Six: Reframe to Transform; Chapter Seven: School Talk: Work Hard, Be Smart, Do Well; Chapter Eight: Getting There from Here; Chapter Nine: All Things Change When We Do.