Psychiatric Disorders: Current Topics and Interventions for Educators

McCabe, Paul C. [Editor]; Shaw, Steven R. [Editor];

ISBN 10: 1412968763 / ISBN 13: 9781412968768

Edité par Corwin, 2010

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N° de réf. du vendeur 1412968763-11-33016838

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• Titre: Psychiatric Disorders: Current Topics and Interventions for Educators
• Éditeur: Corwin
• Date de parution: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1412968763
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781412968768
• Reliure: paperback
• État de l'article: New
• Poids: 16 onces

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Synopsis

The educator's go-to reference for important psychiatric health topics!

This concise, well-researched volume provides school psychologists, counselors, administrators, and teachers with a balanced perspective on the most relevant psychiatric issues in schools today. The book covers:

• Neuropsychiatric conditions that commonly affect children and questions frequently directed to educators
• Psychopharmacology, including the use of atypical antipsychotics and autism, the treatment of tardive dyskinesia, the medical management of ADHD, and side effects of common health medications
• Dietary control and supplement use, the identification and treatment of eating disorders, and use of steroids in adolescence

À propos de l?auteur

Paul C. McCabe, NCSP, is an associate professor of school psychology in the School Psychologist Graduate Program at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. McCabe is a New York State certified school psychologist, New York State licensed psychologist, and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). He serves on the editorial boards of several publications in school psychology and developmental psychology, and has consulted at state and national levels on issues of early childhood assessment and best practices, pediatric issues in schools, and training in school psychology. McCabe conducts and publishes research in early childhood social, behavioral, and language development and concomitant problems; pediatric school psychology and health issues addressed by schools; and social justice issues in training, especially training educators to advocate for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth. McCabe received his PhD in clinical and school psychology from Hofstra University. He holds undergraduate degrees from University of Rochester and Cazenovia College.

Steven R. Shaw, NCSP, is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. He has been a school psychologist since 1988 with clinical and administrative experience in schools, hospitals, and independent practice. He has conducted workshops and consulted with educational policy makers to address the needs of children with borderline intellectual functioning in the US, Canada, Pakistan, Moldova, Poland, India, and Egypt. Shaw conducts and publishes research in behavior and language development in children with rare genetic disorders; resilience factors for children with risk factors for school failure, especially borderline intellectual functioning; and pediatric school psychology and health issues addressed by schools. Shaw received a PhD in school psychology from the University of Florida.