Main description:

Widely regarded as a premier text and clinical resource, this book presents exemplary treatment approaches for a broad range of social, emotional, and behavioral problems in children and youth. Concise chapters from leading authorities describe the conceptual underpinnings of each therapy, how interventions are delivered on a session-by-session basis, and what the research shows about treatment effectiveness. Contributors discuss recommended manuals and other clinical and training resources and provide details on how to obtain them. New to This Edition: significantly revised and expanded to incorporate current findings and treatment advances treatments for additional disorders, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, substance use disorders, and posttraumatic stress disorder an entire section (7 chapters) on implementation and dissemination challenges in real-world clinical settings, including a chapter on cultural diversity issues. This book will appeal to therapists working with children and adolescents, including child psychologists and psychiatrists, social workers, and counselors; graduate students and researchers in these fields.
It is also a valuable resource for graduate-level courses in child and adolescent psychotherapy and evidence-based practice.

Contents:

Part I: Foundations of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Research. Kazdin, Weisz, Introduction: Context, Background, and Goals. Hoagwood, Cavaleri, Ethical Issues in Child and Adolescent Psychosocial Treatment Research. Holmbeck, Devine, Bruno, Developmental Issues and Considerations in Research and Practice. Part II: Treatments and Problems. A: Internalizing Disorders and Problems. Kendall, Furr, Podell, Child-focused Treatment of Anxiety. Pahl, Barrett, Interventions for Anxiety Disorders in Children Using Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Family Involvement. Franklin, Freeman, March, Treating Pediatric Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Using Exposure-based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Stark, Streusand, Krumholz, Patel, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression: The ACTION Treatment Program for Girls. Clarke, DeBar, Group Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Adolescent Depression. Weersing, Brent, Treating Depression in Adolescents Using Individual Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. Jacobson, Mufson, Treating Adolescent Depression Using Interpersonal Psychotherapy. B: Externalizing Disorders and Problems. Forgatch, Patterson, The Oregon Model of Parent Management Training: An Intervention for Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents. Zisser, Eyberg, Parent-child Interaction Therapy and the Treatment of Disruptive Behavior Disorders. Webster-Stratton, Reid, The Incredible Years Parents, Teachers, and Children Training Series: A Multifaceted Treatment Approach for Young Children with Conduct Problems. Kazdin, Problem-solving Skills Training and Parent Management Training for Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder. Lochman, Boxmeyer, Powell, Barry, Pardini, Anger Control Training for Aggressive Youths. Smith, Chamberlain, Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Adolescents: Processes and Outcomes. Henggeler, Schaeffer, Treating Serious Antisocial Behavior Using Multisystemic Therapy. Pelham, Jr., Gnagy, Greiner, Waschbusch, Fabiano, Burrows-MacLean, Summer Treatment Programs for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. C: Other Disorders and Special Applications. Cohen, Mannarino, Deblinger, Trauma-focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Traumatized Children. Smith, Early and Intensive Behavioral Intervention in Autism. R. L. Koegel, L. K. Koegel, Vernon, Brookman-Frazee, Empirically Supported Pivotal Response Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Robin, le Grange, Family Therapy for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa. Houts, Behavioral Treatment for Enuresis. Robbins, Horigian, Szapocznik, Ucha, Treating Hispanic Youths Using Brief Strategic Family Therapy. Malgady, Treating Hispanic Children and Adolescents Using Narrative Therapy. Waldron, Brody, Functional Family Therapy for Adolescent Substance Use Disorders. Liddle, Treating Adolescent Substance Abuse Using Multidimensional Family Therapy. Part III: Implementation and Dissemination: Extending Treatments to New Populations and New Settings. Fixsen, Blase, Duda, Naoom, Dyke, Implementation of Evidence-based Treatments for Children and Adolescents: Research Findings and Their Implications for the Future. Huey, Jr., Polo, Assessing the Effects of Evidence-based Psychotherapies with Ethnic-minority Youths. Bearman, Ugueto, Alleyne, Weisz, Adapting Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression to Fit Diverse Youths and Contexts: Applying the Deployment-focused Model of Treatment Development and Testing. Chorpita, Daleiden, Building Evidence-based Systems in Children's Mental Health. Scott, Nationwide Dissemination of Effective Parenting Interventions: Building a Parenting Academy for England. Sanders, Murphy-Brennan, The International Dissemination of the Triple P - Positive Parenting Program. Schoenwald, From Policy Pinball to Purposeful Partnership: The Policy Contexts of Multisystemic Therapy Transport and Dissemination. Part IV: Conclusions and Future Directions. Weisz, Kazdin, The Present and Future of Evidence-based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents.