Children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties and Communication Problems

There is Always a Reason

2nd edition

Melanie Cross

Paperback: £19.99 / $34.95

2011, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 224pp
ISBN: 978-1-84905-129-3, BIC 2: MMZL JNSL

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Children and young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD) are far more likely to have communication problems than their peers, yet these problems are under-recognised, under-researched, and most importantly, often unaddressed. Melanie Cross considers the reasons why behavioural and communication difficulties so often occur together, and examines the social, educational and mental health implications of this.

She shows that improving the communication skills of children and young people with SEBD can contribute to better outcomes, and that speech and language therapy is an important, yet often absent, service for this group. She provides practical guidelines for assessing communication, as well as useful strategies to help children and young people with SEBD to develop their communication skills. This second edition also contains information on unidentified and unmet communication needs in vulnerable young people, including young offenders and those at risk of social exclusion.

This book will be an invaluable resource for speech and language therapists, social workers, teachers and other professionals working with children with emotional, behavioural and communication difficulties.

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Looking beyond “bad” behaviour – Melanie Cross on the importance of recognising communication difficulties in young people

5 August 2011

"Non-compliance might be due to not understanding what’s been asked and not knowing how to ask for clarification. What might be seen as a refusal to explain might be due to difficulties constructing coherent narratives. Conflict resolution and negotiation require high-level language skills and if these are lacking, then aggression can result. If adults do not recognise the underlying communication problems, the children and young people who experience them can be misunderstood and even misdiagnosed."

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Author information

• Melanie Cross

Subject areas

• Education

Keywords

• challenging behaviour,
• child development,
• children,
• communication,
• pastoral care,
• social care,
• special education,
• speech and language pathology,
• speech and language therapy

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