Family-focused behavioral pediatrics / William Lord Coleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coleman, William L.

Series:

Core handbooks in pediatrics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pediatrics--Psychological aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Pediatrics.

Family counseling--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Family counseling.

Behavioral Medicine--methods.

Pediatrics--Psychological aspects.

Pediatrics--methods.

Child Behavior Disorders--therapy.

Counseling--methods.

Family--psychology.

Family Therapy--methods.

Parent-Child Relations.

Professional-Family Relations.

Medical Subjects:

Behavioral Medicine--methods.

Pediatrics--methods.

Child Behavior Disorders--therapy.

Counseling--methods.

Family--psychology.

Family Therapy--methods.

Parent-Child Relations.

Professional-Family Relations.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xi, 322 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

Other Title:

Family focused behavioral pediatrics

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.

Summary:

This first-of-a-kind, pocket-size, easy-to-use manual describes practical, family-oriented approaches for the evaluation and management of common behavioral and interaction problems that are often resistant to child-centered approaches. These problems -- e.g., tantrums, sleep problems, non-compliance, parent-child conflict, parenting disagreements, and social-emotional complications of ADHD and learning problems -- affect and/or arise in the family. Physicians, nurse practitioners, psychologists, and school counselors can implement these techniques in the office, specifically how to: identify problems suitable for a family-oriented approach, conduct family meetings, help families improve their communication and adaptive behaviors, deal with disappointments and difficult families, support parents, code and document for reimbursement, and make a mental health referral.

Contents:

I. Shifting to a Family Focus

1. The Family-Oriented Approach: Why and How It Works 3

2. Determining Which Problems Are Suitable for Family Counseling 18

3. Getting Ready for a Family Meeting 29

4. Coding and Documenting for Reimbursement / Stephen B. Sulkes 46

II. Interviewing the Family: Practical Strategies

5. Facilitating a Successful Family Interview 79

6. The Four Steps of a Family Interview 95

7. Assessing Family Functioning: Additional Methods 119

8. Three Models of Brief Family Interviews 152

9. After the Initial Interview: The Post-Interview Phase, Follow-Up, and Choosing a Termination Point for the Meetings 190

III. Clinical Issues and Strategies

10. Family Communication Problems 201

11. Supporting Parents 224

12. Strategies to Enhance Family Functioning 234

13. Dealing with Disappointment and Failure: Avoiding Pitfalls and Working with Difficult Families 258

14. Making a Mental Health Referral 271

15. Getting More Training and Knowledge in Family-Focused Pediatrics 288.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0781728576

OCLC:

45487454