Cross, a speech and language therapist who teaches at City U., London, UK, shows those working with children and young people with social, emotional, and behavioral difficulties potential communication problems and how to recognize and respond to them. She discusses emotional and language development and how they might be related; the co-occurrence of emotional and communication difficulties; the implications of unidentified communication problems for behavior; the link between language and social disadvantage and vulnerable groups of children like those who have been abused or neglected, those in public care, and those not in employment, education, or training; issues in identifying and assessing communication problems; and speech and language therapy and mental health, school, and other interventions. This edition incorporates information on unidentified and unmet communication needs in vulnerable young people, including young offenders and those at risk of social exclusion. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)