All ebooks in the collection "Issues in Clinical Child Psychology" - Springer

Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents

Michael C. Roberts , Ric G. Steele

The second edition of the handbook examines advances in therapeutic approaches for behavioral, developmental, and emotional problems in children. It describes therapies that have evolved in response to improvements in diagnostic systems, methodological approaches, and...

Child and Family Advocacy

Anne Mcdonald Culp

Current statistics on child abuse, neglect, poverty, and hunger shock the conscience—doubly so as societal structures set up to assist families are failing them. More than ever, the responsibility of the helping professions extends from aiding individuals and families...

Handbook of Genomics and the Family

Kenneth P. Tercyak

School Consultation

William P. Erchul , Brian K. Martens

Since its emergence during the 1960s, school consultation has become an important vehicle for delivering psychological and educational services. Cooperative efforts between skilled consultants and teachers, rooted in the principles of problem solving, social influence,...

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Toni L. Hembree-Kigin , Cheryl Bodiford Mcneil

Over the past two decades, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) emerged as a leading-edge method for helping parents improve their children's disruptive and oppositional behavior. Today, PCIT has a robust evidence base; is used across the country in settings as...

Adherence to Pediatric Medical Regimens

Michael A. Rapoff

It used to be called noncompliance, and the patients themselves referred to as difficult. But regardless of the terminology, children’s reluctance or failure to commit to prescribed regimens reduces the effectiveness of treatment, often leading to additional care,...

Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

John W. Jacobson , James A. Mulick , Johannes Rojahn

Changes within the interdisciplinary field of intellectual and developmental disabilities are evolving at a rapid pace. Clinicians, academics, administrators, and a variety of mental health providers alike need easy-to-access, reliable information that enables them to...

Handbook of Behavioral and Emotional Problems in Girls

Debora Bell , Sharon L. Foster , Eric J. Mash

Psychopathology in children and adolescents has been extensively researched and addressed in terms of its epidemiology, expression, developmental pathways, and causes. And despite all the research studies and findings, the question remained: Are the emotional and...