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More About This Title Clinical and Educational Child Psychology - AnEcological-Transactional Approach to ChildProblems and Interventions
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Clinical and Educational Child Psychology: An Ecological-Transactional Approach to Developmental Problems and Interventions explores developmental milestones in early childhood and adolescence and provides intervention strategies in both clinical and educational contexts.
- Currently one of the only books on child psychopathology that is up to date with recently-released DSM-V standards
- Explores how challenges commonly encountered at ages 3-18 can influence development
- Draws on contemporary research on the developing brain to show why some children may be vulnerable to a host of clinical and educational problems
- Equips readers to develop case formulations and interventions in a holistic way
- Discusses developmental milestones and adjustment disorders in both early childhood and adolescence
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Linda Wilmshurst is an Associate Professor, Psychology Department, Elon University, North Carolina. She has authored several books and research papers on child and adolescent disorders. She has also practiced in the field as a clinical psychologist and educational (school) psychologist.
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1 Child and Adolescent Development: Normal and Atypical Variations 3
2 Theoretical Models 23
3 Developmental Milestones: Early and Middle Childhood 54
4 Developmental Milestones: Adolescence 84
5 Development from a Clinical and Educational Perspective 106
Part Two Child and Adolescent Problems and Disorders
6 Adjustment Problems and Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence 135
7 Early Onset Problems: Preschool and Primary School 162
8 Problems of Learning and Attention 192
9 Externalizing Problems and Disruptive Behavior Disorders 219
10 Internalizing Problems and Anxiety, Mood, and Somatic Disorders 242
11 Later Onset Problems: Eating Disorders and Substance Use/Abuse 276
12 Child Maltreatment and Self-Injurious Behaviors 301
13 Trauma and Trauma Disorders 328
Index 354
