Handbook of Psychological Services for Children and Adolescents [Hardcover]

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,

PART I / FRAMING THE ISSUES
1. The Practice of Psychology with Children, Adolescents, and Their Families: A Look to the Future,Robert M. Friedman
2. Implications of a Developmental Systems Model for Preventing and Treating Behavioral Disturbances in Children and Adolescents,Robert C. Pianta
3. The Road to Effective Child Psychological Services: Treatment Processes and Outcome Research,Stephen R. Shirk
PART II / DELIVERING PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES IN DIVERSE SETTINGS
4. Established and Emerging Child Psychological Services in School Settings,Cynthia A. Riccio and Jan N. Hughes
5. Providing Psychological Services in Pediatric Settings in an Era of Managed Care: Challenges and Opportunities,Dennis Drotar and Lynn Zagorski
PART III / PREVENTIVE INTERVENTIONS
6. 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 Akers
7. Preventing Alcohol and Substance Abuse,Timothy A. Cavell, Susan T. Ennett, and Barbara T. Meehan
8. Low-Level Aggression: New Targets for Zero Tolerance,Arnold P. Goldstein
9. Prenatal Drug Exposure: Psychoeducational Outcomes and Prevenlcw