This volume provides an examination of the interplay between individuals and their environment in the development and maintenance of problem behaviours. Procedures for conducting assessment, intervention and prevention within the child's ecosystem - home, school, community - are delineated.

In recent years, mental health professionals who have traditionally focused on the emotional state of the individual have come to realize that problems arise from the unique interactions between particular individuals and environments. From necessity, they are beginning to look at context; no longer can they place the responsibility for mental health on the shoulders of the person alone. Most attention has been paid to the impact of educational and work settings, but it is clear that all life settings contribute meaningfully to positive psychological adaptation and must be considered in any...