Handbook of Psychological Services for Children and Adolescents

by Jan N. Hughes (Editor), Annette M. La Greca (Editor), Jane Close Conoley (Editor)

Overview

This handbook provides a comprehensive discussion of the key elements which should be part of any successful program tailored to the needs of children with diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders. The overall goal of the book is to provide an overview of the psychological services available to children and adolescents in school and community settings. The book is divided into five parts: "Framing the Issues," "Delivering Psychological Services in Diverse Settings," "Preventive Interventions," "Treatments with Specific Populations," and "System-Level Consultation." Settings," "Preventive Interventions,"

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198028970
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	01/11/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Lexile:	1490L (what's this?)
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Hughes, Jan N., PhD (Texas A & M Univ); La Greca, Annette M. (Univ of Miami); Conoley, Jane Close, PhD (Texas A & M Univ)

Table of Contents

PART I / FRAMING THE ISSUES1. The Practice of Psychology with Children, Adolescents, and Their Families: A Look to the Future, Robert M. Friedman2. Implications of a Developmental Systems Model for Preventing and Treating Behavioral Disturbances in Children and Adolescents, Robert C. Pianta3. The Road to Effective Child Psychological Services: Treatment Processes and Outcome Research, Stephen R. ShirkPART II / DELIVERING PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IN DIVERSE SETTINGS4. Established and Emerging Child Psychological Services in School Settings, Cynthia A. Riccio and Jan N. Hughes5. Providing Psychological Services in Pediatric Settings in an Era of Managed Care: Challenges and Opportunities, Dennis Drotar and Lynn ZagorskiPART III / PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS6. Caring for the Caregivers: Supporting the Well-Being of At-Risk Parents and Children Through Supporting the Well-Being of the Programs That Serve Them, Victor J. Bernstein, Sally Campbel, and Adrienne Akers7. Preventing Alcohol and Substance Abuse, Timothy A. Cavell, Susan T. Ennett, and Barbara T. Meehan8. Low-Level Aggression: New Targets for Zero Tolerance, Arnold P. Goldstein9. Prenatal Drug Exposure: Psychoeducational Outcomes and Prevention Models, LeAdelle Phelps10. Children Experiencing Disasters: Prevention and Intervention, Annette M. La GrecaPART IV / TREATMENTS WITH SPECIFIC POPULATIONS11. Anxiety Disorders, Wendy K. Silverman and William M. Kurtines12. Treating Children and Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Arthur D. Anastopoulos, Erika E. Klinger, and E. Paige Temple13. Children and Adolescents Experiencing Traumatic Brain Injury, Stephen R. Hooper and Christopher Baglio14. Treating Antisocial and Delinquent Youth in Out-of-Home Settings, Peter G. Sprengelmeyer and Patricia Chamberlain15. Effective Community-Based Interventions for Antisocial and Delinquent Adolescents, Stanley J. Huey, Hr. and Scott W. Henggeler16. Depressive Disorders, Pamela J. Bachanas and Nadine J. Kaslow17. Chronically Ill Children and Adolescents, Ronald T. Brown and Michelle Macias18. A Dynamic-Maturational Approach to Treatment of Maltreated Children, Patricia M. Crittenden, Andrea Landini, and Angelika H. Claussen19. Eating Disorders in Children and Adolescents, David M. Garner and Julie J. Desai20. Psychological Services for Children with Learning Disabilities, Maribeth Gettinger and Rebecca KoscikPART V / SYSTEM-LEVEL CONSULTATION21 Systematic Interventions for Safe Schools. , Jane Close Conoley and Colleen A. Conoley22. Enhancing Constructive Family-School Connections, Sandra L. Christenson and Yvonne GodberIndex