Assessment and Treatment of Childhood Problems, Third Edition

Carolyn S. Schroeder, PhD, is Adjunct Professor in the Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Kansas. She previously held appointments in the Departments of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Throughout her career, she has trained graduate students, interns, and postdoctoral fellows from multiple health care disciplines in the assessment and treatment of children and their families. She is widely recognized for the establishment of a model for psychologists’ participation in primary care pediatrics. Dr. Schroeder's professional contributions have been recognized with awards from the Society of Clinical Psychology, the Society of Clinical Child Psychology, the Society of Pediatric Psychology, and the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association, among other honors. In 2013, the Society of Pediatric Psychology established an annual award for clinical practice in her name. Julianne M. Smith-Boydston, PhD, is Director of the Child and Family Services Clinic at the University of Kansas, where she has supervised teams of graduate students since 2004. For over 15 years, she worked at the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center in Lawrence, Kansas, where she coordinated staff development, oversaw all assessments for child and family services, and supervised multidisciplinary community-based teams, psychology practicum students and interns, and therapists in a therapeutic classroom. Dr. Smith-Boydston also held an appointment in the Department of Psychology at Washburn University, where she taught graduate and undergraduate courses. Her publications reflect her interest in evidence-based practices and their dissemination into community-based programs.

I. The Foundation
1. Development of Psychopathology
2. Assessment to Intervention
II. Managing Common Problems
3. Feeding and Eating Problems
4. Toileting: Training, Enuresis, and Encopresis
5. Sleep
6. Habits, Obsessive–Compulsive Behaviors, and Tics
7. Fears and Anxieties
8. Depression
9. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
10. Disruptive Behavior
11. Developmental Disabilities: Intellectual Disability and Autism
III. Managing Stressful Life Events
12. Siblings and Peers
13. Divorce
14. Bereavement
15. Traumatic Events
Appendix A. Description of Assessment Instruments
Appendix B. Assessment Instruments
References