The First Session with Children and Adolescents

By Alvin E. House

Subjects: Diagnostic, Psychopathologie, Child, Mental health services, Relations thérapeute-patient, Enfants, Therapist and patient, Santé mentale, Services de, Mental illness, Maladies mentales, Evaluation, Diagnosis, Évaluation, Adolescent psychopathology, Psychotherapy, Adolescence, Child psychopathology, Adolescents, Mental Disorders, Adolescent

Description: "The initial evaluation of a client, whether in a formal diagnostic process or as a first therapy contact, is the beginning of the process of providing that client with help. This book provides a thorough, practical primer on carrying out initial mental health evaluations with children and adolescents. The focus is on efficiently eliciting the information needed for formulating the young person's difficulties, clarifying the diagnostic situation, and planning for treatment or referral. Drawing on the available research literature - as well as the author's 25+ years of professional experience - this user-friendly book will facilitate the work of practitioners in any discipline or clinical setting."--BOOK JACKET.