Cases in Emotional and Behavioral Disorders of Children and Youth (3e)

For courses in Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.

This thought-provoking casebook includes rich illustrations of what it is like to teach students with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders (EBD).

Using carefully selected cases from popular literature, professional literature, and personal contacts, Kauffman and Landrum offer educators a glimpse into the problems of students with EBD and the common challenges for their teachers. Designed for use with Kauffman and Landrum's Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders text, this casebook includes a reorganized structure, four new teacher interviews and new cases that explore students with attention and activity disorders; anxiety and related disorders;depression and suicidal behavior; and schizophrenia and other severe disorders. Each case includes a brief introduction and conversation-starting questions that launch readers into self-questioning, critical thinking and discussion.

Six new cases appear in chapters 9, 12, 13, 14 and illustrate

    - Attention and Activity Disorders

    - Anxiety and Related Disorders

    - Depression and Suicidal Behavior

    - Schizophrenia and Other Severe Disorders

A reorganized structure streamlines the presentation of cases to correspond with the tenth edition of  Characteristics of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders of Children and Youth.

Four new interviews and personal reflections appear in this casebook andtell the stories of teachers working with students with EBD.

An updated introduction reflects recent literature’s philosophy on how to learn and teach with case studies.

• Addresses a broad scope of issues including the nature and history of  EBD, attention and activity disorders, conduct disorders, depression and suicide, and severe mental disorders.
• Groups cases by topic including Point of Departure (Part I); Possible Causes (Part II); Types of Disordered Behavior (Part III) and Assessment (Part IV).
• Provides a brief introduction for each case to help the reader understand both context and content.
• Offers conversation-starting questions to accompany each case so they can be used for class discussion or written assignments.