Nick's Words Nick's World 1. Setting the Stage - Putting Kids in Context Nick at Family Court 2. Attachment: Theory, Application, & Clinical Tools 3. Defining Trauma, Adversity, & Toxic Stress 4. Trauma, Adversity, the Brain, & the Body 5. The Impact on Interactions 6. Trauma & Externalizing Behaviors Nick in the Emergency Room 7. The Overlap Between Trauma & Disruptive Behavior Disorders 8. The Words We Use 9. Young Kids: The Impact of Early Adverse Relational Experiences Nick at Home 10. Kids at Home Nick at School 11. Kids in School Nick & the Boys 12. Kids & Their Crews Nick in Foster Care 13. Kids in Foster Care Nick in Detention 14. Kids in Detention Nick & Mama J 15. Kids & Drugs 16. Kids Grown Up 17. Standard Management - Part I: Embracing Youth & Families through Treatment Foster Care Oregon 18. Standard Management - Part II: Multidimensional Interventions for Youth with Trauma & Disruptive Behaviors 19. Check Your Own Baggage Nick in Therapy 20. Let's Talk About Race Nick & Mich 21. Be a Person

Not Just Bad Kids: The Adversity and Disruptive Behavior Link explores the theory that all behavior makes sense in context. If you understand a person's frame of reference - their background, history and experience - you can imagine what might be driving their behavior. The book describes the social, cultural and environmental factors that shape the lives of many youths, including early childhood attachment which sets the foundation for how they interact with authority figures. The book also delves into an explanation of conduct disorder which is characterized by persistent, repetitive behaviors that violate the basic rights of other human beings and break rules.

Studies have shown that conduct disorder affects 1-4% of adolescents in the United States and oppositional defiant disorder is estimated to develop in approximately 10.2% of children. The presence of DBD is also known to be more prevalent in boys than it is in girls. As there is a growing need to understand why children and adolescent exhibit signs of hostility, defiance and isolation, this book is an ideal resource for this timely topic.