Intervening in Children's Lives An Ecological, Family-Centered Approach to Mental Health Care

Name: Intervening in Children's Lives An Ecological, Family-Centered Approach to Mental Health Care
Price: 69.2 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9781591474289

ISBN-10: 1591474280

ISBN-13: 9781591474289

Edition: 2007

Authors: Thomas J. Dishion, Elizabeth A. Stormshak

List price: $39.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

1 new & used from $69.20

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Thomas J. Dishion and Elizabeth A. Stormshak describe their family-centered, ecological approach, which engages children, adolescents, and their families; may be used as a periodic preventive checkup and as a more intensive intervention; and may be delivered in community settings such as schools in order to have the greatest public health impact. The authors demonstrate how they examine psychopathology in children and adolescents in the context of the ecology (families, peer groups, communities, and schools) in which they live. They present their empirically derived approach and illustrate how developmentally and culturally relevant interventions are shaped. An ecological approach works…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Publication date: 8/15/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 320
Size: 7.83" wide x 10.28" long x 1.04" tall
Weight: 2.024
Language: English

Thomas J. Dishion, PhD, is founder and Director of Research at the Child and Family Center, University of Oregon/n-/Eugene, where he is also Professor of Clinical Psychology. Kate Kavanagh, PhD, is a research associate at the Child and Family Center, University of Oregon/n-/Portland, and a consultant to the Portland Public School District's prevention office.



Acknowledgments



Child and Family Intervention From an Ecological Perspective: Introduction



Conceptual Overview



The Ecology of Development and Change



Family and Peer Social Interaction



The Ecological Family Intervention and Therapy Model



The Family Check-Up



Initial Contacts That Establish a Collaborative Set



Ecological Assessment



Mobilizing Change With the Family Check-Up



Intervention Strategies



Brief Parenting Interventions



Interventions With Children and Adolescents



Family Management Therapy



Parent Intervention Groups



Child and Adolescent Intervention Groups



Professional and Ethical Considerations



The Ecology of the Child and Family Therapist



Ethical and Professional Standards in Child and Family Interventions


References


Author Index


Subject Index


About the Authors