Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child: New Strategies and Perspectives for Teaching Prosocial Skills - Softcover

McGinnis, Ellen; Goldstein, Arnold P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087822372X ISBN 13: 9780878223725

Publisher: Research Pr Pub, 1997

Synopsis

Convenient 5×3"" cue cards designed for student use during group sessions and homework assignments. The cards list the behavioral steps for each of the 60 skills contained in the Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child program. Eight cards are provided for each individual skill, for a total of 480 skill cards.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr Ellen McGinnis earned her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1986. She holds degrees in elementary education, special education, and school administration. She has taught elementary and secondary students in the public schools in Minnesota, Iowa, and Arizona. In addition, she has served as a special education consultant in both public and hospital schools and as assistant professor of special education at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire. Dr. McGinnis also served with the Des Moines Public Schools as the principal of the education program at Orchard Place, a residential and day treatment facility for children and adolescents with emotional/behavioral disorders. She has been an executive director of student support services in both Iowa and Colorado and is currently a private consultant. The author of numerous articles on identifying and teaching youth with emotional/behavioral disorders, Dr. McGinnis collaborated with Dr. Arnold P. Goldstein on earlier Skillstreaming books and is author of the newly released third editions of Skillstreaming in Early Childhood, Skillstreaming the Elementary School Child, and Skillstreaming the Adolescent.

Dr Arnold P. Goldstein, Ph.D. (1933-2002), was Professor of Psychology and Education at Syracuse University, USA as well as Founder and Director of the Syracuse University Center for Research on Aggression. He authored over 60 books and more than 100 articles on aggression, prosocial skills training, and juvenile delinquency. He also served as Director of the New York State Task Force on Juvenile Gangs. Dr. Goldstein received many prestigious awards including the Career Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association's Commitee on Children, Youth, and Families; and the Senior Scientist Award from APA's School Psychology Division.

About this edition

• Publisher: Research Pr Pub
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 087822372X
• ISBN 13: 9780878223725
• Binding: Paperback