Beyond Behaviors: Using Brain Science and Compassion to Understand and Solve Children’s Behavioral Challenges

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A NEW approach to solving behavioral challenges.

In Beyond Behaviors, internationally known pediatric psychologist, Dr. Mona Delahooke describes behaviors as the tip of the iceberg, important signals that we should address by seeking to understand a child’s individual differences in the context of relational safety.

Featuring impactful worksheets and charts, this accessible book offers professionals, educators and parents tools and techniques to reduce behavioral challenges and promote psychological resilience and satisfying, secure relationships.

Neuroscience-based effective tools and strategies for children labeled with:
– Conduct Disorder
– Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)
– Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
– Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
– Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)
– Anxiety & Depression
– Autism & Developmental or Learning Differences

And children who experience or have experienced:
– Aggressive, confusing and unpredictable behaviors
– Tantrums and meltdowns
– Disconnection or shutdown
– Adverse childhood experiences
– Trauma and toxic stress

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Since 1979, PESI Inc., has provided cutting edge continuing education to professionals across the nation.

What makes our products unique?

PESI Publishing’s treatment guides, books, flip charts, and card decks are carefully crafted by behavioral health experts and undergo thorough review and approval by experienced clinicians on our team. Each resource is not only designed with the highest standards of clinical expertise, but is also therapist-recommended and therapist-approved, ensuring they meet the practical needs of professionals in the field.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ PESI Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 19, 2019
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 315 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1683731190
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1683731191
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7 x 0.71 x 10 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #26,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #13 in Medical Clinical Psychology #14 in Medical Child Psychology #23 in Popular Child Psychology
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