Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-242) and indexes.
Contents
Evaluation -- What Is School Refusal Behavior? -- Characteristics of Youth With School Refusal Behavior -- Classification Strategies -- Understanding the Functions -- Assessing Youth With School Refusal Behavior -- Functionally Based Treatment -- Youth Who Avoid Stimuli That Provoke General Negative Affectivity -- Youth Who Escape Aversive Social or Evaluative Situations -- Youth Who Refuse School for Attention -- Youth Who Refuse School for Tangible Reinforcement Outside of School -- Extreme Cases, Prevention, and Relapse.