The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology

Beginning with a set of conceptual frameworks for practice, this book gives guidance on the management of problems commonly encountered in clinical work with children and adolescents, drawing on best practice in the fields of clinical psychology and family therapy. It will be useful to practitioners, and clinical psychologists in training. 11 black & white tables, 242 black & white line drawings

Now in its fourth edition, The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology incorporates important advances in the field to provide a practice- oriented and accessible resource for clinical psychologists in training. Beginning with a set of general conceptual frameworks for practice, the book gives specific guidance on the management of problems commonly encountered in clinical work with children and adolescents, drawing on the best practice in the fields of clinical psychology and family therapy. There is comprehensive coverage of Problems of infancy and early childhood Problems of middle childhood Problems of adolescence Child abuse Adjustment to major life transitions including entering foster care, parental divorce, and bereavement Each chapter dealing with specific clinical problems includes cases examples; discussion of diagnosis, classification, epidemiology, clinical features, assessment, and treatment; and practice exercises. New material includes the latest advances in child and adolescent clinical psychology assessment and treatment programmes and positive psychology. It also is updated in line with the latest revisions of ICD and DSM. This book is invaluable as both a reference work for experienced practitioners and as an up-to-date, evidence- based practice manual for clinical psychologists in training.

Now in its fourth edition, The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology incorporates important advances in the field to provide a practice- oriented and accessible resource for clinical psychologists in training. Beginning with a set of general conceptual frameworks for practice, the book gives specific guidance on the management of problems commonly encountered in clinical work with children and adolescents, drawing on the best practice in the fields of clinical psychology and family therapy. There is comprehensive coverage of Problems of infancy and early childhood Problems of middle childhood Problems of adolescence Child abuse Adjustment to major life transitions including entering foster care, parental divorce, and bereavement Each chapter dealing with specific clinical problems includes cases examples; discussion of diagnosis, classification, epidemiology, clinical features, assessment, and treatment; and practice exercises. New material includes the latest advances in child and adolescent clinical psychology assessment and treatment programmes and positive psychology. It also is updated in line with the latest revisions of ICD and DSM. This book is invaluable as both a reference work for experienced practitioners and as an up-to-date, evidence- based practice manual for clinical psychologists in training.

Alan Carr har i den tredje udgave af "The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology" samlet den seneste, banebrydende forskning indenfor børne- og teenagepsykologi. Bogen præsenterer en tilgangsmåde der putter den psykologiske kontekst i fokus og skaber på den måde værdi for den praktiserende psykolog i deres daglige arbejde. Ved at gennemgå de bedste praksisser, guides læseren gennem de svære dele af det psykologiske arbejde med børn og teenagere. Denne udgave af "The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology" har revideret samtlige kapitler med nye cases eller teoretiske diskussioner.

Alan Carr har i den tredje udgave af "The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology" samlet den seneste, banebrydende forskning indenfor børne- og teenagepsykologi. Bogen præsenterer en tilgangsmåde der putter den psykologiske kontekst i fokus og skaber på den måde værdi for den praktiserende psykolog i deres daglige arbejde. Ved at gennemgå de bedste praksisser, guides læseren gennem de svære dele af det psykologiske arbejde med børn og teenagere. Denne udgave af "The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology" har revideret samtlige kapitler med nye cases eller teoretiske diskussioner.