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Assessing Child and Adolescent Disorders
A Practice Manual


May 1992 | 320 pages | SAGE Publications Ltd
If you're looking for an innovative approach to assessing child and adolescent disorders, then this is the book for you. Written in a highly accessible style, this practical tool-kit leads you through the assessment process. It covers such important topics as the nature and role of assessment, an evaluation of various approaches, the harmful effects of labeling a child, the problem profile approach, and key predisposing factors. Important guidelines for writing reports, and conducting productive assessment meetings are also provided. Both professionals and students in psychology, social work, nursing, teaching, and criminology will want to have this resource handy when assessing childhood disorders.

 
PART ONE
 
What is Assessment?
 
Assessment in Context
 
Approaches to Assessment
 
The Problem Profile Approach
 
Special Considerations in Assessing Children
 
Information for Assessment
 
Organisation of Assessment
 
PART TWO
 
The Master Code
 
Physical Problems
 
Intellectual and Educational Problems
 
Home and Family Problems
 
Social Skills Problems
 
Anti-social Behaviour
 
Psychological Problems
 
Appendices
Child and Adolescent Problem Profile (CAPP); Full Assessment Report

 

`Masud Hoghughi's book will be invaluable for professionals in all fields who work with troubled adolescents, and it would not surprise me if it became the basis for national standards' - Times Education Supplement

`The first half of this book gives a thoughtful overview of the rationale for assessment and a helpful discussion on some of the underlying theoretical and practical issues... The second half of the book, a practice manual, allows use by a range of professionals and could be of benefit in residential homes where there has been so much concern about the level of staff training and the quality of care' - British Journal of Psychiatry

`Hoghughi appears to have mastered the art of discussing areas of theoretical intricacy in a clear and concise manner. His uncluttered style and avoidance of gratuitous jargon facilitates the assimilation of his analysis. His evaluation of what to date have been the main assessment/diagnostic models (certainly in psychiatry) is comprehensive and he presents a balanced view of their respective strengths and weaknesses... Hoghughi's assessment of choice appears to be extremely broad-based and, therefore, is of clinical relevance to a wide range of professionals. Its holistic view emphasises the value of the child as a person in his/her own right and someone who is to be engaged in the assessment process rather than be a passive recipient of someone else's explanation for why they are experiencing difficulties. The model appears to have the seeds of good practice sown within it and will appeal, I am sure, to nurses, social workers, probation officers, teachers, psychologists and psychiatrists; indeed all those who job it is to work with troubled children and adolescents' - Journal of Adolescence

`Covers a large range of issues and is written in a clear, simple and accessible language... This is a very ambitious project... it will certainly prove a worthwhile addition to the libraries of clinical psychologists and other professionals working in the area of child and adolescent mental health' - Behaviour Research and Therapy

`(provides) clear, cohesive guidance with discussion of various conditions in terms of prevalence and sex ratios, onset and course, key predisposing factors and impairment consequences' - SciTech Book News

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ISBN: 9780803982970
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