Aggressive and Defiant Behaviour: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies for the Conduct Disorders - Softcover

Eddy, Mark J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1887537155 ISBN 13: 9781887537155

Publisher: Compact Clinicals, 2002

Synopsis

The books in the Compact Clinicals series are practitioner oriented with easy-to-read treatment descriptions and examples. They are written in a non-academic style. The books are formatted to make the first readiing as well as ongoing reference quick and easy. Each chapter begines and ends with a fictionalized account that personalizes the disorder. The accounts include a "Dear Diary" entry at the beginning of each chapter illustrating a typical client's viewpoint about their disorder. Each chapter ends with "File Notes" of a fictional therapist, Pat Owen. These "file notes" address assessment, diagnosis, and treatment considerations for the client writing the "Dear Diary" entries. Sidebars highlight important information throughout; the book also gives definitions, references (numbered) and case examples. Chapters: 1. Overview of the Conduct Disorders - what they are, how common they are and what the prognosis is for them. Chapter 2. What criteria are used to diagnose conduct disorders? Diagnoistc clarifying information, clinical significance, specific criteria, early and late subtypes, using the discipline behaviour disorders, NOS Diagnosis. How do children with CD present in the Initial Office Evaluations? Assessment Strategies -developing and implementing one including handling the initial call, collecting behavioural rating scales, conducting the intake interview and assessment methods, also other disorders commonly occurring. Chapter 3: Treating the Conduct Disorders - what environmentally based approaches are there? What is the behavioural therapy approach to treating the conduct disorders? Parent training, school-based programs, e.g. CLASS & RECESS, Multidimensional treatment foster care; What is the Cognitive Therapy Approach to treating the Conduct Disorders? The Cognitive Approach - how effective is it? The Family Therapy Approach - how effective is it? Functional Family Therapy - how effective is it? Multisystemic treatment - how effect ive is it? etc

Edition details

• Publisher: Compact Clinicals
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1887537155
• ISBN 13: 9781887537155
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 88