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Considers assessment of disturbed children and families from a behavioral systems perspective, with focus on the family and the broader social environment as a context for understanding the child and for intervention. Contains sections on behavior, emotional and social, and developmental and health-related disorders, children at risk, and problems of adolescence. Chapters on specific disorders provide an empirically grounded framework to guide assessment practice and research for the disorder. This third edition reflects the latest data and theory in the field. For professionals who work with children and families, as well as students. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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This state-of-the-art volume brings together leading experts in the field to update and expand the acclaimed "Behavioral Assessment of Childhood Disorders, Second Edition." Incorporating the latest empirical findings, conceptual developments, and assessment methods and strategies for a comprehensive array of childhood disorders and child health risks, the new third edition highlights the ongoing interplay among behaviors, cognitions, and affects as they unfold within the child's social network. Packed with up-to-date information and solidly grounded in recent advances in child psychology and developmental psychopathology, "Assessment of Childhood Disorders, Third Edition," is an invaluable text and clinical reference in this rapidly changing field.
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