Disruptive Behavior Disorders in Children

Meredith Weber · Erica Burgoon

Jul 2017 · Momentum Press

About this ebook

Children and teenagers who present with externalizing disorders such as conduct disorder or impulse control disorder can be incredibly challenging for their parents, teachers, and loved ones. The behaviors of these children can also be vexing for schools and other systems in which they are educated and treated. These children are at increased risk for delinquency, educational problems, and other outcomes, which may negatively impact their lives. These behaviors and the resultant consequences also pose steep costs to our society. This volume will provide those who work with children a description of best practice in diagnosing and treating children with disruptive behavior disorders, including management of risk. It will also address what is evidence-based practice versus ill-informed policy so that those who work, live with and teach children with challenging behaviors can best help them succeed.

About the author

Meredith Weber, PhD, NCSP, is a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist who is an assistant professor and the current director of clinical training of the School Psychology Program at Temple University. Dr. Weber has worked with children, adolescents and families in various community mental health settings as well as provided clinical supervision and training to other professionals in child behavioral health and trauma. Dr. Weber currently teaches and supervises graduate students in school psychology.

Erica Burgoon, PhD, is currently the clinical director at the Terry Children’s Center, a psychiatric facility for young children. Dr. Burgoon received her PhD in clinical psychology from Fordham University. Her postdoctoral training was focused on evaluation and intervention for youth who have experienced sexual abuse and other traumas. She was later employed at an agency that provides specialized services for youth who have experienced sexual abuse and those with a history of inappropriate sexual behavior. Dr. Burgoon works part-time in a private group practice in Philadelphia.