Adolescent Psychology category: 2820 books
The Clinical Assessment of Children and Adolescents
A Practitioner's Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
This book highlights assessment techniques, issues, and procedures that appeal to practicing clinicians. Rather than a comprehensive handbook of various tests and measures, The Clinical Assessment of Children and Adolescents is a practitioner-friendly text that provides guidance for test selection,...
Treating NVLD in Children
Professional Collaborations for Positive Outcomes
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Children with nonverbal learning disabilities (NVLD) have needs that can take many forms and may, over time, require consultation and collaboration with professionals from several fields. Given that multiple specialists may be involved in working with children with NVLD – as well as the array of...
ACT for Adolescents
Treating Teens and Adolescents in Individual and Group Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2016
In this much-needed guide, a clinical psychologist and a social worker provide a flexible, ten-week protocol based in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help adolescents overcome mental health hurdles and thrive.
If you’re a clinician working with adolescents, you understand the challenges...
International Handbook of Psychological Well-Being in Children and Adolescents
Bridging the Gaps Between Theory, Research, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2015
This handbook addresses universal developmental and cultural factors contributing to child and adolescent mental health and well-being across the globe. It examines sociocultural contexts of development and identifies children's and adolescents' perspectives as critical to understanding and promoting...
Minding the Child
Mentalization-Based Interventions with Children, Young People and their Families
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
What is 'mentalization'? How can this concept be applied to clinical work with children, young people and families? What will help therapists working with children and families to 'keep the mind in mind'? Why does it matter if a parent can 'see themselves from the outside, and their child from the...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
Praise for Integrating Expressive Arts and Play Therapy With Children and Adolescents
"With this book, Drs. Green and Drewes have filled an important void in the play therapy literature, namely the integration of the expressive arts in play therapy with children and adolescents. They have assembled...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2011
Since the early 1940s, when first identified as childhood psychosis and autistic psychopathy, autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has continued to burgeon into a major focus of inquiry and interest among researchers, practitioners, and the public alike. With each passing decade, the number of scholarly...
Handbook of Social Skills and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Assessment, Curricula, and Intervention
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
This handbook identifies the various social deficiencies widely associated with children and youth diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It discusses possible causes as well as the lifelong effects if these deficiencies are not addressed. The handbook presents current behavioral and curriculum-based...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
This handbook provides a comprehensive review of the numerous factors associated with treatments for children, youth, and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It offers in-depth analysis of evidence-based treatments for young children, providing coverage on interventions within social skills...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
This book provides an extensive overview of curricula and instructional strategies for teaching children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It offers an empirically solid framework for designing and developing interventions for learners along the autism spectrum by reducing skill deficits and enhancing...
Autism and the Brain
Neurophenomenological Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012
For years, the typical presentation of autism—the developmental delays, the social and linguistic deficits—has been well known. Despite great variation among children with this condition, certain symptoms are considered hallmarks of the disorder. Less understood is why these symptoms come together...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2015
This book presents the similarities and intersections between Autism Spectrum Disorders and comorbid conditions in children. It describes the prevalence and magnitude of comorbid conditions occurring in conjunction with ASD that complicate diagnosis and can potentially lead to inappropriate treatment...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
This handbook addresses a broad range of topics relating to children’s social behaviors and skills. It examines numerous disorders and problems that are directly affected by excesses and deficits of social skills. The book begins by providing an overview of the history and definition of social skills,...
Assessing Impairment
From Theory to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2016
This Second Edition of the book expands on the in-depth treatment of the theory, definition, and evaluation of impairment presented in the original volume. It explores the complex relationships between disabling conditions and impairment, with new data and insights on assessment and potential avenues...