Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-342) and index.

Setting the scene / Paul Cooper -- John's story : episode 1 : understanding SEBD from the inside / "John" and Paul Cooper -- Communication, emotion and behaviour : the challenge for educators / Sylvia McNamara -- SEBD students and teachers' training : a knowledge base is in search of practitioners / Egide Royer -- Masks, manners, motivation and mind / Morag Hunter-Carsch -- Ways of thinking about relationships : communication, emotion and behaviour / E.J. Bond -- Why is communication important in learning? / Rosemary Sage -- Helping selectively mute children at school / Alice Sluckin -- A view of two cultures : the value of dialogue / Balbir Kaur Sohal -- John's story : episode 2 : problems develop / "John" and Paul Cooper -- Perceptions of inclusion : educational access for all? / Daniella Somerfeldt -- Nurture groups 1970-2003 / Paul Cooper -- The communication opportunity group scheme (COGS) : teaching pupils to communicate, think and act appropriately / Rosemary Sage -- Emotional responses to misunderstanding : early warning signs in mathematical communication / Jennifer Rogers -- Visualizing and verbalizing / Jill Allison -- A neuro-educational approach to SEBD / Peter Haase -- John's story : episode 3 : problems increase -- Supporting young people through empathy and respect : what teachers can offer each other as fellow professionals within and across schools and school services and what young people gain from the offer / Gerda Hanko -- Classic psychoeducational approaches to teaching and talking with troubled children / Stephen Weiss -- Promoting emotional literacy : its implications for school and classroom practice / Adrian Faupel -- Communication onfidence through art / Dominique Wilson-Smith Anderson -- Using EI as a leader in schools / Judith Mullen -- John's story : episode 4 : strategies for coping? / "John" and Paul Cooper -- Music and personal growth / Rosemary Duxbury -- Music therapy / Shiroma de Silva -- Dance : the empowerment of the inner self / Albie Ollivierre -- John's story : episode 5 : reflections / "John" and Paul Cooper -- Drama and role-play in learning / Neil Kitson -- The art of influence / Ian Jones -- The university of the first age and study support schemes / Chris Comber -- Patterns of effective provision for pupils with emotional and behavioural difficulties : the English experience / Ted Cole -- Assessing the social and educational value of AD/HD : a brief critical review of the literature / Paul Cooper -- John's story : episode 6 : plans for the future : 'lifelong education'? / "John" and Paul Cooper -- Teacher leadership and student behaviour / Bill Rogers -- Wise young minds : how schoolchildren model conflict resolution skills / Scilla Elworthy -- The wise minds experience : teacher education in action / Morag Hunter-Carsch and Yonca Tiknaz -- Towards a framework for conceptualizing SEBD and intervention practices / Paul Cooper ... [et al.].