
Child and Family Assessment
Clinical Guidelines for Practitioners
Ian Wilkinson(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 19. February 1998
Book
Hardback
280 pages
978-0-415-16806-9 (ISBN)
Description
Child and Family Assessment is based on Ian Wilkinson's extensive experience of working with troubled children and families over the last twenty years. This completely revised and updated edition of Family Assessment (Gardner Press, 1993) combines a clear summary of current knowledge with practical, detailed and adaptable procedures for practitioner use.
Part one reviews the literature on child and family assessment; part two discusses the practical issues involved and provides detailed guidelines for practitioners; a final part examines the relationship between clinical practice, assessment and science with respect to children and families.
Written from an eclectic point of view in a clear and precise style, using common sense terms, this book will be an essential guide for all those in the helping professions, including therapists, psychologists, doctors, nurses, social workers and lawyers.
Part one reviews the literature on child and family assessment; part two discusses the practical issues involved and provides detailed guidelines for practitioners; a final part examines the relationship between clinical practice, assessment and science with respect to children and families.
Written from an eclectic point of view in a clear and precise style, using common sense terms, this book will be an essential guide for all those in the helping professions, including therapists, psychologists, doctors, nurses, social workers and lawyers.
Reviews / Votes
'This book will be a useful resource for both traniees and clinicians offering client-sensitive, clear guidelines for assessment . . . The book is easy to read through extensive use of tables, bullet points and summaries and I would recommend this book for students of psychology, social work and medicine.' - Journal of AdolescenceMore details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate, Professional, and Professional Practice & Development
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
498 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-16806-9 (9780415168069)
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E-Book
09/2003
2nd Edition
Routledge
€41.99
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E-Book
09/2003
2nd Edition
Routledge
€41.99
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Book
02/1998
2nd Edition
Brunner-Routledge
€48.46
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Previous edition
Book
03/1991
Gardner Press Inc.,U.S.
€53.42
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Person
Ian Wilkinson is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at South Tees Community and Mental Health Trust and co-founder of the Marion Family Centre in Darlington. He has also worked as an academic tutor for the University of Newcastle upon Tyne doctoral course in clinical psychology, and his work on child and family assessment has received wide recognition.
Content
1 Introduction and overview PART I Theoretical background 2 Psychological problems, social relationships and mental health 3 Psychotherapy-the individual and the family 4 Developments in family assessment PART II Family assessment in practice 5 A framework for family assessment 6 Beginning the assessment 7 Using a structured interview to obtain a broader Assessment 8 Using additional assessment procedures for more specific investigations 9 Integrating and applying assessment information PART III Bridging the gap between science and practice 10 Science, learning and clinical guidelines