The Challenge of Early Conduct Disorder: Derek Patton at TEDxLaunceston

Derek Patton explores the role of positive language - specifically, the language of virtues - in engaging with young people with conduct disorders.

Derek is a child and family psychologist finishing his PhD on the topic of teacher dialogue that develops children's thinking abilities at the University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education. He is also a casual lecturer and academic mentor in the Master of School Leadership degree training school principals in whole school positive culture change. He currently works in Victoria schools as a psychologist and previously worked in youth justice, specialist residential schools and with traumatised immigrant children.

The common thread in his research and practice has been the use of a positive language of change optimizing capacities and hope.

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