«Erickson Guides», the outcome of the work of the greatest Italian experts in these fields, represent the most complete tools for intervention in schools. They not only provide an exhaustive framework of thecharacteristics peculiar to the various disorders and their consequences at school, but also strategies to deal with them, assessment tools and didactic intervention.

EACH GUIDE OFFERS A PROGRAMME IN 4 STAGES

KNOWING, OBSERVING, EVALUATING Clear and exhaustive definition of the disorder, diagnostic criteria, integration of children in class, the evaluation process

PLANNING AND PUTTING INTO ACTION Strategies and practical interventions to be enacted at school to deal effectively with teaching and educational special needs

REFLECTING ON AND UNDERSTANDING Consequences in the spheres of emotions, relationships, self-esteem and self-perception

JOINING FORCES AND SHARING Strategies to act synergically and involve school and family to improve the child’s wellbeing

IN EACH CHAPTER YOU CAN FIND...

a sequential time line which illustrates in which phase the practical indications given in the chapter are placed

a conceptual map that illustrates the main contents and how they are related

presentation of case examples, through short descriptions, portraying children in their daily typical situations

questions and key points alongside each paragraph to tell the reader what it is talked about

interviews with experts on the most debated and current aspects of the disturbs

in-depths explanations of meaningful concepts and terms

final summary box of the main contents dealt with in the chapter