Case Formulation with Children and Adolescents

Highly practical and accessible, this book shows how to synthesize complex information about child and adolescent mental health problems into clinically useful, dynamic case formulations. Strategies and tools are provided for analyzing the biological, psychological, social, cultural, spiritual, and developmental factors that may be contributing to the difficulties of clients ages 4-18. "Highly practical and accessible, this book shows how to synthesize complex information about child and adolescent mental health problems into clinically useful case formulations that complement diagnosis. Provided are strategies and tools for analyzing the biological, psychological, social, cultural, and developmental factors that may be contributing to a child''s or adolescent''s difficulties (ages 4-18). Numerous case examples illustrate the steps in crafting a comprehensive formulation and using it to plan effective, individualized treatment. Helpful reproducible forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size"--

• | Author: Katharina Manassis
• | Publisher: Guilford Publications
• | Publication Date: Jul 14, 2014
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9781462515608
• | ISBN-10: 1462515606