Clinical Interviews for Children and Adolescents

Assessment to Intervention

By Sara A. Whitcomb, Stephanie H. McConaughy | Publisher: Guilford Publications

About the book

Widely recognized as an authoritative resource, this book has been revised and updated with the latest research and techniques, including new material on telehealth services. Guidelines are provided for conducting thorough, developmentally informed interviews with K–12 students--and their parents and teachers--for multimethod assessment and intervention planning. Extensive case examples illustrate how to elicit information about school functioning, peer relations, emotional and behavioral difficulties, family situations, and adolescent concerns. Two guest authors have contributed chapters on suicide and violence risk assessments. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes over a dozen reproducible interviewing tools; purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
 
New to This Edition
*Incorporates the latest information on bullying, cyberbullying, and victimization; sexual- and gender-minority youth; social media and smartphone use; and adolescent substance use.
*Discusses strategies, tips, and caveats for conducting virtual interviews.
*Expanded coverage of cultural and linguistic biases in assessment and how practitioners can build multicultural competence.
*Revised and expanded reproducible tool: Semistructured Student Interview--Second Edition.

This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

Editions of Clinical Interviews for Children and Adolescents

Paperback
ISBN 9781462548163
EBook
ISBN 9781462549795

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Widely recognized as an authoritative resource, this book has been revised and updated with the latest research and techniques, including new material on telehealth services. Guidelines are provided for conducting thorough, developmentally informed interviews with K–12 students--and their parents and teachers--for multimethod assessment and intervention planning. Extensive case examples illustrate how to elicit information about school functioning, peer relations, emotional and behavioral difficulties, family situations, and adolescent concerns. Two guest authors have contributed chapters on suicide and violence risk assessments. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes over a dozen reproducible interviewing tools; purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
 
New to This Edition
*Incorporates the latest information on bullying, cyberbullying, and victimization; sexual- and gender-minority youth; social media and smartphone use; and adolescent substance use.
*Discusses strategies, tips, and caveats for conducting virtual interviews.
*Expanded coverage of cultural and linguistic biases in assessment and how practitioners can build multicultural competence.
*Revised and expanded reproducible tool: Semistructured Student Interview--Second Edition.

This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

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What is Clinical Interviews for Children and Adolescents about?

Widely recognized as an authoritative resource, this book has been revised and updated with the latest research and techniques, including new material on telehealth services. Guidelines are provided for conducting thorough, developmentally informed interviews with K–12 students--and their parents and teachers--for multimethod assessment and intervention planning. Extensive case examples illustrate how to elicit information about school functioning, peer relations, emotional and behavioral difficulties, family situations, and adolescent concerns. Two guest authors have contributed chapters on suicide and violence risk assessments. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes over a dozen reproducible interviewing tools; purchasers get access to a webpage where they can download and print the reproducible materials.
 
New to This Edition
*Incorporates the latest information on bullying, cyberbullying, and victimization; sexual- and gender-minority youth; social media and smartphone use; and adolescent substance use.
*Discusses strategies, tips, and caveats for conducting virtual interviews.
*Expanded coverage of cultural and linguistic biases in assessment and how practitioners can build multicultural competence.
*Revised and expanded reproducible tool: Semistructured Student Interview--Second Edition.

This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Clinical Interviews for Children and Adolescents?

Medicine and Nursing > Medical specialties, branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > Psychotherapy > Psychotherapy: child and adolescent

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Is Clinical Interviews for Children and Adolescents part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Clinical Interviews for Children and Adolescents?

Sara A. Whitcomb, Stephanie H. McConaughy

Who is the Publisher of the book Clinical Interviews for Children and Adolescents?

Guilford Publications

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