Newly updated with references to the 2006 IDEA Part B regulations and discussion of new case law, Truancy, Work Refusal and Home Problems explains where courts and administrative agencies have drawn the line dividing educational need and mental health care need.

You learn if a student’s refusal to attend school or obey his parents is an area of educational need to be addressed under the IDEA, or if it’s the responsibility of local truancy judges, juvenile authorities and mental health agencies.

Plus, you get:

• A new chapter with more in-depth examination of truancy as it relates to child find, behavior and homebound placement
• Suggested strategies to offer family counseling services and assign a liaison to coordinate information between the school and the child’s mental health professional
• Full text of four key judicial decisions regarding truancy, work refusal and home problems