This monograph presents a model for team assessment of student learning problems which stresses the inclusion of all relevant parties in the assessment process and incorporates the frequently neglected factor of students' physical health. An eight-step intervention sequence is presented which includes: (1) listening to the student describe his or…

A child's school disorder can, and most often does, exist within the complexity of the family's transactional patterns and must be dealt with in this context. To do so, a conceptual model of family dynamics is needed. Minuchin (1979) offers a theoretical framework to help structure such a model. He and his colleagues identified five common…