Child and family assessment : clinical guidelines for practitioners / Ian Wilkinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilkinson, Ian, 1953-

Contributor:

Wilkinson, Ian, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family assessment.

Behavioral assessment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Child and Family Assessment is based on Ian Wilkinson's extensive experience of working with troubled children and families over the last twenty years. This completely revised and updated edition of Family Assessment (Gardner Press, 1993) combines a clear summary of current knowledge with practical, detailed and adaptable procedures for practitioner use. Part one reviews the literature on child and family assessment; part two discusses the practical issues involved and provides detailed guidelines for practitioners; a final part examines the relationship between clinical

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of tables and figures; About the author; Acknowledgements; Introduction and overview; Theoretical background; Psychological problems, social relationships and mental health; Psychotherapy; the individual and the family; Developments in family assessment; Family assessment in practice; A framework for family assessment; Beginning the assessment; Using a structured interview to obtain a broader assessment; Using additional assessment procedures for more specific investigations; Integrating and applying assessment information

Bridging the gap between science and practiceScience, learning and clinical guidelines; References; Index

Notes:

Rev. ed. of: Family assessment. 1993.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 251-263) and index.

Related Work:

Wilkinson, Ian, 1953- Family assessment.

ISBN:

1-134-70416-X

1-134-70417-8

0-203-37734-6

0-203-36058-3

1-280-05654-1

9786610056545

OCLC:

70745900