For school psychologists and graduate students, this handbook outlines evidence-based strategies for working with children with academic and behavioral problems. Peacock (psychology, Utah State U.) et al. assemble 34 chapters on all aspects of problem solving-based school psychology practice, with description of how to implement a problem-solving model in elementary and secondary settings. Specific chapters address reading, writing, and math problems; assessment and analysis of skills and abilities; self-management and cognitive-behavioral interventions; peer and family support; medication use; promoting social competence and resilience; homework problems; parent training; working with severe challenging and violent behavior; and diversity, among other issues. The book can be used with the authors' overview text, School Psychology for the 21st Century (2006). Contributors are from North America, New Zealand, and Singapore, and work in psychology, education, and other fields. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)