Addressing Challenging Behavior in Young Children: the Leader's Role

📖 The Scoop

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- What's in This Book? -- How We Came to Write a Book for Leaders -- Dedication -- Chapter 1: Defining Yourself as a Leader -- Understanding Your Journey -- Learning to Lead -- How Do You Define Your Role? -- What Is Your Vision? -- What Leadership Style Works Best When Challenging Behavior Occurs? -- Getting to Know You -- Enhance the Climate -- Think About It -- For Further Learning -- Chapter 2: What Is Challenging Behavior? -- Why Children Behave Inappropriately -- Risk Factors for Challenging Behavior -- For Further Learning -- Chapter 3: How a Child with Challenging Behavior Impacts Your Leadership Skills -- Finding Ways to Welcome a Child with Challenging Behavior -- Being in the Classroom -- When Differences Arise -- Building a Team -- Developing a Common Approach to Challenging Behavior -- For Further Learning -- Chapter 4: Developing a Behavior Guidance Policy -- Start with Your Vision and Mission -- Focus on Prevention -- Intervention Strategies -- The Role of Families -- Supporting Staff -- Mental Health Consultation -- Collecting Data -- Exclusion -- For Further Learning -- Chapter 5: Enabling Your Staff to Act -- Helping Staff to Understand Themselves -- The Amygdala Hijack -- Dealing with Stress -- Culture and Teachers' Expectations -- Implicit Bias -- Using Data -- For Further Learning -- Chapter 6: The Power of Prevention -- The Influence of Social Climate -- Physical Space -- Making Things Run Smoothly -- Teaching Strategies -- For Further Learning -- Chapter 7: Why Change Is So Difficult and How to Navigate It -- Recognizing the Need for Change -- Why Do Educators Resist Change? -- Collaborate, Collaborate, Collaborate -- What Can You Do About Resistance? -- Implementing Change -- Take Care of Yourself -- For Further Learning.

Genre: Education / General (fancy, right?)