Promoting Emotional Education ─ Engaging Children and Young People With Social, Emotional, and Behavioural Difficulties

For school practitioners, psychologists, social and health workers, and researchers, Cefai (European Centre for Educational Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health and Psychology, U. of Malta) and Cooper (education, U. of Leicester, UK) compile 12 chapters that outline student-centered and emotion-focused strategies that are effective for improving the behavior of children and young people with social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties. To understand the role of emotions in behavior, contributors first detail students' concerns and feelings about their educational experiences, how listening to them is important, and what can be learned from them. The subsequent sections discuss tools such as student voice approaches, peer-mediated support strategies, nurture groups, and aggression placement training. Contributors work in psychology, education, and care studies, in North America and Europe. Annotation c2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Carmel Cefai is Director of the European Centre for Educational Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health and Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Malta. Carmel is also Co-chair of the European Network for Social and Emotional Competence (ENSEC). Paul Cooper is Professor of Education at the School of Education, University of Leicester, UK. Paul is also Co-chair of ENSEC, and the ENSEC representative at the European Centre for Educational Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health, University of Malta.