Dr. Thomas Zirpoli, PhD

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Dr. Thomas J. Zirpoli, Ph.D.

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Author: Thomas J. Zirpoli, Ph.D.
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Category: Self Help

Description: Dr. Zirpoli believes that we have made the whole issue of children and their behavior too complicated and too medical. Despite the lack of scientific evidence that misbehavior is the result of a medical, chemical or any other biological variable, billions of dollars are spent to treat misbehavior as if it were a medical issue. He calls this the medicalization of misbehavior. Tom says, "What we really need to do is get back to basics. We know why children behave the way they do—we have years of research telling us what children need to be successful and why they fail. But instead of looking at the research, we look for quick fixes, and we blame the victim instead of looking at our own behavior as parents."

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Thomas J. Zirpoli, father of Christopher and Julia, holds the Laurence J. Adams Endowed Chair in Special Education at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland. He is also the President and CEO of Target Community & Educational Services, Inc., a nonprofit organization serving persons with disabilities.

Dr. Zirpoli received a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Virginia, as well as BS and MS degrees in Psychology and Education from Old Dominion University. Before moving to Maryland, he taught at the University of Virginia and the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota.

In addition to dozens of scholarly publications in professional journals, he is author of several textbooks including, “Behavior Management: Applications for Teachers and Parents,” “Understanding and Effecting the Behavior of Young Children,” and “Behavior Management: Applications for Teachers,” published by Prentice Hall.