Now in its fourth edition The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology
incorporates important advances in the field to provide a practice- oriented and accessible
resource for clinical psychologists in training. Beginning with a set of general conceptual
frameworks for practice the book gives specific guidance on the management of problems
commonly encountered in clinical work with children and adolescents drawing on the best
practice in the fields of clinical psychology and family therapy. There is comprehensive
coverage of Problems of infancy and early childhood Problems of middle childhood Problems of
adolescence Child abuse Adjustment to major life transitions including entering foster care
parental divorce and bereavement Each chapter dealing with specific clinical problems includes
cases examples discussion of diagnosis classification epidemiology clinical features
assessment and treatment and practice exercises. New material includes the latest advances in
child and adolescent clinical psychology assessment and treatment programmes and positive
psychology. It also is updated in line with the latest revisions of ICD and DSM. This book is
invaluable as both a reference work for experienced practitioners and as an up-to-date
evidence- based practice manual for clinical psychologists in training.
