School-Based Interventions for Students with Behavior Problems
School-Based Interventions for Students with Behavior Problems is a book about helping children and adolescents who engage in severe behaviors to positively succeed in the school setting. The emphasis of this book is on the prevention of behavior problems
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School-Based Interventions for Students with Behavior Problems
Julie M. Bowen Jordan School District, University 0/ Utah
William R. Jenson University 0/ Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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Elaine Clark University 0/ Utah, Sal t Lake City, UT
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bowen, Julie M. School-based interventions for students with behavior problems / by Julie M. Bowen, William R. Jenson, and Elaine Clark. p.cm. lncludes bibliographical references (p.) and index. ISBN 978-1-4613-4793-4 ISBN 978-1-4419-9102-7 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4419-9102-7 1. Problem children-Education-United States. 2. Behavior disorders in children-United States. 3. Behavior modification-United States. 1. Jenson, William R. II. Clark, Elaine. III. Title. LC4802.B69 2004 371.93-dc22
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In memory of my mother, Irene McDermaid, a caring, dedicated teacher who made a difference in children's lives-J. B. In memory of Dr. Ken Reavis, the founder of the Utah BEST Project and the "connector" between best practice interventions and tough kids who were successful because of them-W. R. J. In memory of Grayson Jenson, who reminded us all that some tough kids aren't so tough after all-E. C.
Preface Children , by their nature, are active, impulsive, easily distracted , and sometimes irritable . Most children do not begin school with the skills to handle problems without conflict, think through the consequences of their actions, and listen attentively to uninteresting topics-these are skills that develop throughout childhood, adolescence and even into adulthood . Some students , however, will exhibit behavior problems so severe that they consistently disrupt the learning of the entire classroom, frequently engage in conflicts with peers and adults, and fail to comply with rules and requests . Although these students only comprise about 7% of the student population, their actions affect everyone else in the school. These students are the focus of this book . School-Based Interventions for Students with Behavior Problems is a book about helping children and adolescents who engage in severe behaviors to behave appropriately in the
