55 Provider Service Suppositions
Present service delivery technologies and processes are not only ineffective, they are destructive.
56 Cognitive Psychology – A Synopsis
BASIC COGNITIVE CONCEPTS
• Cognition drives behavior
• Cognitive states can be modified
• Modified cognitive states modify behavior
• Behavior is reinforced by the ecosystem
• The individual and the environment are interactively influential
• The only behavior an individual person can control is his or her own
57 What Every School Psychologist Needs to Know
This article lays out principles for School Psychologist in assessing and serving children with problems in living.
58 Initial Inquiries
The cognitive issues of both the target child and the target child managers should be identified. Additionally, the assessor needs to specifically distinguish between trait-cognitions – relatively stable, generalized beliefs about self, others and future prospects – and state-cognitions momentary beliefs about future performance in specific situations. Finally, the assessor might want to consider the emotional context of significant learning experiences.
59 Emotional and Behavioral Services
A short dissertation on the nature of intervention with people with problems in living.
60 Schools & Social Competence
This article examines ways that schools can develop services and support for students with problems in living as a means of enhancing social competence.