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This is a comprehensive text on child and adolescent mental disorders that social workers commonly see in their field and employment settings, with an equal focus on assessment and intervention. Detailed case examples illustrate the implementation of evidence-based interventions with diverse and traditionally underserved client populations. Research is integrated throughout and the professional social work context is discussed.
List of contents
- Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview
- Section I. Professional Social Work Context
- Chapter 2. Where and How do Social Workers Practice?
- Chapter 3. DSM and the Medical Model
- Chapter 4. Engagement
- Section II. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Chapter 5. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Chapter 6. Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Section III. Externalizing Problems
- Chapter 7. Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
- Chapter 8: Substance Use Disorders
- Section IV. Internalizing Problems
- Chapter 9. Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
- Chapter 10. Depressive Disorders
- Chapter 11. Non-Suicidal Self Injury and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
- Chapter 12. Eating Disorders
- Chapter 13. Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
- Section V. Appendix: Multiple Choice Questions and Answers
About the author
Jacqueline Corcoran, PhD, LCSW is Professor and Faculty Director Doctorate in Clinical Social Work, School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, where she teaches clinical practice and research. She has written 18 textbooks for the field, and over 100 journal articles and book chapters. Her areas are research synthesis and systematic reviews on mental health treatment, evidence-based practice in social work, and strengths-based models. She maintains a small clinical practice at Arlington Behavior Therapy Institute.
Courtney Benjamin Wolk, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. She is a licensed clinical psychologist with experience training community and school-based clinicians to conduct evidence-based mental health practices, particularly cognitive-behavioral therapy, for a variety of presenting problems and populations. Dr. Wolk also is an active researcher who
conducts implementation science research aimed at improving access to evidence-based mental health services in community and school settings.
Summary
The aim of Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Social Work is to provide a comprehensive text, taking on assessment (biopsychosocial-cultural/spiritual risk and resilience; DSM; standardized assessment scales); goal-setting; and intervention, including medication, evidence-based interventions and the process of evidence-based practice with children and adolescents. The social work context is integrated throughout by: 1) considering the complexities of multiple system levels involved with the occurrence of mental disorders and youth adjustment and recovery; and 2) professional ethics and demeanor when working with impoverished, diverse, and vulnerable youth populations in inter-disciplinary settings.
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This comprehensive volume on the biopsychosocial facets of mental health in children and adolescents is an important contribution to the field. Highly recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals.
