Clinical Child Psychology - Hardcover

Radhey Shyam

9788178357614: Clinical Child Psychology

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8178357615 ISBN 13: 9788178357614

Publisher: Kalpaz Publications, 2009

Clinical child psychology is newly developed/developing specialty of professional psychology. Though the basic tenets are similar to that of clinical psychology yet the specific requirement for a clinical child psychologist is to have a background in child, adolescent and family development and developmental psychopathology. The clinical child psychologists conduct scientific research and provide psychological services to the children and adolescents. The book is an attempt to provide comprehensive information about the clinical child psychology including the conceptual/theoretical, research and practical issues. The book begins with an interesting introduction of the nature, scope, activities of clinical child psychologists and future challenges. The content of the book is divided in four sections. Section I, deals with parenting and developmental issues, section II, deals with childhood and adolescent problems, section III, deals with the assessment of childhood disorders/problems. Childhood disorders and intervention strategies are described in section IV of the book. The book will serve as a valuable source for understanding the conceptual/ theoretical, research and practical intricacies relating to clinical child psychology to the students, teachers and practitioners. About The Author:- Dr. Radhey Shyam, is presently working as Professor of Psychology, Department of Psychology, M.D.University, Rohtak (Haryana, India). He is recipient of Prof. Anima Sen award for best research paper for 2007, has over two decades of teaching and research experience in the area of Clinical and Health Psychology and Psychological measurement and assessment. He has completed major and minor research projects financed by UGC and other bodies. He has published more than four dozens of research papers in books and journals of national and international repute. Many students have completed their M. Phil. and Ph.D. dissertations under his supervision. He has co-edited two books- 'Psycho

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