294 Pages
by
Routledge
294 Pages
by
Routledge
294 Pages
by
Routledge
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As the government strives for a more inclusive education policy, more and more teachers find themselves in the frontline when dealing with children with mental health problems. Many have not had training in such matters and so feel unprepared and uncertain when faced with difficult situations. The Mental Health Handbook for Schools provides valuable information on a comprehensive range of mental... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Normal and Abnormal Development 3. Conduct Disorder 4. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 5. Eating Disorders 6. Anxiety Disorders 7. Substance Abuse 8. Depression 9. Suicidal Behaviour and Deliberate Self-harm 10. Soiling and Wetting 11. Obsessive-compulsive Disorder 12. Schizophrenia 13. Autism 14. Special Educational Needs 15. Bullying 16. Parental Separation and Divorce 17. Bereavement 18. Child Abuse and Neglect 19. Post-traumatic Stress 20. Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents 21. Promoting Mental Health in Schools
Biography
Mary Atkinson, Garry Hornby
'Useful reading for the non-specialist teacher. Even where a problem is clearly intractable ... the authors are able to offer encouraging and positive advice.' - Gerald Haigh, Times Educational Supplement
'An excellent study of the range of childhood and adolescent mental health and the circumstances that lead to them ... Of interest to a wide readership and especially useful for school counsellors as well as classroom teachers.' Judges' comment - Winner of the TES/ NASEN Academic Book Award 2002
