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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ893733
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Mar
Pages: 21
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ISSN: ISSN-0161-5653
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Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Students: Symptoms and School-Based Interventions
Dyches, Tina Taylor; Leininger, Melissa; Heath, Melissa Allen; Prater, Mary Anne
School Social Work Journal, v34 n2 p35-55 Mar 2010
This article provides current information relevant to school social workers who serve students with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), including how OCD is defined in children and adolescents, the impact of OCD on schooling, issues in identifying students with OCD, and effective interventions. The authors offer suggestions for collaboration among school personnel and families and for linking school with home. Finally, they present recommendations for educating peers of students with OCD. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, School Social Workers, Social Work, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Intervention, Special Needs Students, Disability Identification, Family School Relationship, Cooperative Planning, Peer Relationship, Clinical Diagnosis
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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