Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Problems

This highly accessible work, now thoroughly revised, has shown thousands of students and clinicians how to assess and treat children's emotional and behavioral difficulties from a developmental perspective. The authors provide a sound understanding of typical development (ages 2–12) and the risk and protective factors for psychopathology. Chapters on common psychological disorders and family stressors describe the nature of each problem, review evidence-based treatments, and offer step-by-step guidelines for intervention, illustrated with helpful case examples. A comprehensive framework for assessing children and planning treatment is used throughout. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the book's 24 reproducible forms and handouts in a convenient 8½“ x 11” size.

New to This Edition:

• Chapters on developmental disabilities and trauma.
• Significantly revised to reflect advances in assessment, treatment, and developmental psychopathology research.
• Additional material on pharmacological treatments in each disorder-specific chapter.
• Sibling rivalry chapter expanded to include difficulties with peers.
• Updated for DSM-5.