Edited by
Michel Hersen, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, U.S.A.
Description
Given the vast amount of research related to behavioral assessment, it is difficult for clinicians to keep abreast of new developments.
In recent years, there have been advances in assessment, case conceptualization, treatment planning, treatment strategies for specific
disorders, and considerations of new ethical and legal issues. Keeping track of advances requires monitoring diverse resources limited
to specific disorders, many of which give short shrift to child assessment, overlooking developmental considerations. Much of the existing
literature is either theoretical/research in focus or clinical in nature. Nowhere are the various aspects of child behavioral assessment
placed in a comprehensive research/clinical context, nor is there much integration as to conceptualization and treatment planning. The
Clinician’s Handbook of Child Behavioral Assessment was created to fill this gap, summarizing critical information for
child behavioral assessment in a single source.
The
Clinician’s Handbook of Child Behavioral Assessment provides
a single source for understanding new developments in this field, cutting across strategies, techniques, and disorders. Assessment strategies
are presented in context with the research behind those strategies, along with discussions of clinical utility, and how assessment and
conceptualization fit in with treatment planning. The volume is organized in three sections, beginning with general issues, followed
by evaluations of specific disorders and problems, and closing with special issues. To ensure cross chapter consistency in the coverage
of disorders, these chapters are formatted to contain an introduction, assessment strategies, research basis, clinical utility, conceptualization
and treatment planning, a case study, and summary. Special issue coverage includes child abuse assessment, classroom assessment, behavioral
neuropsychology, academic skills problems, and ethical-legal issues. Suitable for beginning and established clinicians in practice, this
handbook will provide a ready reference toward effective child behavioral assessment.
Included in series
Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional
Audience:
Clinician's in private and group practice, researchers in Behavioral Assessment and libraries with a clinical and counseling psychology focus.
