Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents (eBook)

Ric G. Steele, Ph.D., ABPP, is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas, in the Clinical Child Psychology Program. He earned his doctorate from the University of Georgia in clinical psychology, with a specialization in clinical child psychology, completed a clinical internship at the University of Tennessee (Memphis) Professional Psychology Internship Consortium, and completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, TN). Dr. Steele is an associate editor for the Journal of Child and Family Studies, and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. He has published more than 40 journal articles and book chapters, and recently co-edited the Handbook of Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families. Dr. Steele's research is concerned with the promotion of physical and mental health across a continuum of health risk categories including healthy children, children at risk for disease, and children with diagnosed medical conditions. T. David Elkin, Ph.D., ABPP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and is the Director of the Clinical Psychology Residency and Post Doctoral Fellowship Program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Memphis, and completed a clinical internship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, specializing in pediatric psychology. He then completed a post doctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Elkin is a reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Health Care, Pediatrics, and the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and is interested in children diagnosed with medical conditions, childhood depression, and perceptions of risk in research participants. Michael C. Roberts, Ph.D., ABPP, is Director of the Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Kansas. He graduated from Purdue University in clinical psychology with a specialization in clinical child psychology and interned at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He has served as editor for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Health Care, and Children’s Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice. He has authored and co-edited 16 books, including Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology, Handbook of Pediatric Psychology, Model Programs in Service Delivery in Child and Family Mental Health, Prevention of Problems in Childhood, Helping Children Cope with Disasters and Terrorism, Handbook of Research Methods in Clinical Psychology, and most recently, the Handbook of Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families. Dr. Roberts has published close to 200 journal articles and book chapters. He currently is PI on a grant to evaluate an innovative intensive mental health program for children who are serious emotionally disturbed in public schools. His research interests have been focused on prevention, especially injury control, professional issues, psychotherapeutic outcomes research and program evaluation in clinical child and pediatric psychology. He has been president of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, the APA Section on Clinical Child Psychology, and the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology, and serves as a representative to the APA Council of Representatives.

Contents 7
Establishing the Need and Criteria for Evidence- Based Therapies 11
Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents: Problems and Prospects 12
Empirically Supported Treatments and Evidence- Based Practice for Children and Adolescents 18
Methodological Issues in the Evaluation of Therapies 34
Evidence-Based Therapies: Translating Research into Practice 53
Evidence-Based Therapies for Specific Disorders or Conditions 70
Psychosocial Treatments for Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Youth 71
Panic Disorder in Adolescents 89
Evidence-Based Treatment of Pediatric Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder 109
Interventions for Posttraumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents Following Natural Disasters and Acts of Terrorism 127
Mood Disorders in Childhood 149
Empirically Supported Psychotherapies for Adolescent Depression and Mood Disorders 165
Evidenced-Based Therapies for Adolescent Suicidal Behavior 181
Evidence-Based Treatments for Attention- Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder ( ADHD) 200
Evidence-Based Therapies for Oppositional Behavior in Young Children 223
Treating Conduct Problems, Aggression, and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents: An Integrated View 243
Components of Evidence- Based Interventions for Bullying and Peer Victimization 262
Pain and Pain Management 282
Evidence-Based Treatments for Children with Chronic Illnesses 295
Evidence-Based Therapies for Enuresis and Encopresis 308
Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents with Eating Disorders 331
Evidence-Based Therapies for Pediatric Overweight 350
Evidence-Based Therapies for Autistic Disorder and Pervasive Developmental Disorders 367
Evidence-Based Treatment for Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance 383
Evidence-Based Approaches to Social Skills Training with Children and Adolescents 403
Evidence-Based Treatments for Adolescent Substance Use Disorders 422
Implementation Issues 438
Dissemination of Evidence- Based Manualized Treatments for Children and Families in Practice Settings 439
Client, Therapist, and Treatment Characteristics in EBTs for Children and Adolescents 462
Implementing Evidence- Based Treatments with Ethnically Diverse Clients 478
Evidence-Based Therapy and Ethical Practice 496
Adoption of Evidence-Based Treatments in Community Settings: Obstacles and Opportunities 511
Evidence-Based Assessment for Children and Adolescents 526
Graduate Training in Evidence- Based Practice in Psychology 539
Emerging Issues in the Continuing Evolution of Evidence- Based Practice 557
Index 564