Teamwork in the Management of Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties: Developing Peer Support Systems for Teachers in Mainstream and Special Schools [Paperback]

Introduction; Part 1 Conducting a needs analysis in school and identifying and assessing pupil behaviour; Part 2 Peer support systems and professional development; Section 1 Communication skills in the classroom; Section 2 Developing a classroom discipline plan; Section 3 Understanding behaviour and dealing with difficultypart3 Presenting a case study and problem solving;First Published in 2000. The work described in this book offers one model of 'peer consultancy' that supports teachers in providing an inclusive and effective education for pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Developing peer support systems for teachers in school gives focus to teachers' learning and supports them as they work toward more inclusive education. Hill and Parsons present the topic so that its contents may be used as an action research programme in school to test the efficacy of peer support systems for teachers.USCopyright ? Fran Hill and Lynne Parsons 2000