Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Young Children, First Edition: Effective Interventions in the Preschool and Kindergarten Years

"Grounded in research and chock full of practical advice, this concise and well-organized volume is an absolute 'must' for any professional whose work touches on the mental health of preschool and kindergarten children. Undergraduate and graduate students, too, will appreciate the step-by-step manner in which the authors provide guidance, even to the level of ready-to-use instruction sheets for parents, behavioral coding sheets for clinicians, and sample wording for delicate situations. I simply can't imagine any reader who wouldn't breathe a sigh of relief at having found such a complete and useable resource."--Linda Acredolo, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California-Davis "This book is unique in that it provides, in one volume, empirically based knowledge and useful forms and handouts for professionals working with young children. Covered are a wide range of prevention and intervention strategies for diverse emotional and behavioral problems that young children may exhibit. The clinical materials provided will help the reader readily apply this information to actual practice. This is an ideal text for graduate-level courses and practica in psychology, social work, counseling, and other fields related to early childhood problems and treatment."--Mark D. Shriver, PhD, Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center "This book is a practical guide to the understanding and treatment of many common problems of early childhood. As a school counselor at the elementary level, I see this book as a valuable desk reference for school counselors and psychologists. Easy-to-access charts, tables, and forms at the end of each chapter add to the practical nature of this book and increase its usefulness to the busy professional."--Janice Miller, MEd, elementary school counselor, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania "The intervention methods...are easy to implement for clinicians working with young children in educational and non-educational settings....provides parents who are concerned about the emotional or behavioral development of their children with practical, effective and applicable information....helpful, practical resource for anybody who works with children in the preschool and kindergarten years."--"Metapsychology" "When asked to work with preschool and kindergarten-aged students at risk for emotional and behavior problems, many psychologists often feel poorly prepared due to a lack of training and/or experience. This concise book helps fill this void by providing psychologists with a reference that addresses both assessment and intervention design for this population....Gimpel and Holland provide the practitioner with a user-friendly, practical guide for working with young children at risk for emotional and behavioral problems. Its concise but evidenced-based format provides a valuable resource for psychologists, as well as highlighting the need for early intervention. The inclusion of handouts, formats and forms to assist the practitioner in assessment and/or intervention design is a welcome addition that most will find conducive to practice."--"Communique" "The up-to-date knowledge about the emotional and behavioral problems of young children is presented here in a clear and systematic way....hands-on advice is given for parent training and child behavioral training. Teacher training and advice on teacher-parent communication are also part of the didactic goal of the book....I recommend this book to clinicians and educators experienced in dealing with young children and toacademicians teaching behavioral interventions with young children and their parents."--"Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic"