Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Step-by-Step Treatment Manual
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (676 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1462530885 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 578 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
There's no book like it in child and adolescent mental health; it will be especially useful for graduate and professional training courses. Sample dialogues illustrate core components of the interventions. "Flessner and Piacentini have recruited some of the most prominent experts in the world for a superb volume covering the most common psychological disorders and problems in children and adolescents. Chapters provide concise, clinician-friendly overviews of the psychological problems of youth, together with detailed descriptions of treatments that work. The editors have recruited foremost authorities on evidence-based psychotherapy. Each elegantly structured chapter provides a clear description of the problem, reviews established and promising assessment and treatment protocols, and outlines step-by-step interventions in easily digestible and executable modules, illustrated with sample transcripts and case vign
Procedures for assessment, diagnosis, case formulation, intervention, and progress monitoring are illustrated with rich extended case examples, including session transcripts. The book was inspired by the preeminent work on adult disorders, Clinical Handbook of Psychological Disorders (now in its fifth edition). Bringing together leading authorities, this volume synthesizes the breadth of current research on child and adolescent treatment into a practical handbook for students and clinicians. It provides a concise overview of the disorders most commonly encountered in clinical p