A Practical Guide to Implementing School-Based Interventions for Adolescents with ADHD
This innovative volume details counseling interventions for secondary students with ADHD and its associated academic and conduct problems, particularly focusing on youth at risk for developing serious disruptive behaviors. It addresses the continuing deba
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Brandon K. Schultz • Steven W. Evans
A Practical Guide to Implementing School-Based Interventions for Adolescents with ADHD
Brandon K. Schultz Department of Psychology East Carolina University Greenville NC USA
Steven W. Evans Department of Psychology Ohio University Athens OH USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-2676-3 ISBN 978-1-4939-2677-0 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-2677-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015937728 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer New York is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
To our wives, Debbie and Judy
Preface
Most children who are diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)—roughly 70–80 % —exhibit persistent academic difficulties in middle and high schools. Oppositional and antisocial behaviors also emerge at a disproportionally high rate for adolescents with ADHD over the same timeframe. Such problems strain families, schools, and even the juvenile justice system; but it is unclear how counselors, therapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, school support personnel, and other helping professionals can effectively intervene. Several books have been devoted to late-stage, tertiary interventions for serious conduct problems, particularly when intensive family or multisystemic interventions are warranted, but relatively fewer volumes have focused exclusively on adolescents with ADHD who are at risk for serious problems, but who do not yet require the most intense treatments. We find that there is an important distinction between adolescents who are at risk for conduct problems and those who exhibit serious delinquent behaviors, such as chronic violence, sexual aggression, or substance abuse disorders. The treatments described in this book are intended for the former and not necessarily the latter. Our aim is twofold: (1) to describe the Chall
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