Family-focused behavioral pediatrics / William Lord Coleman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Coleman, William Lord, 1943- author.

Series:

Core handbooks in pediatrics.

Core handbooks in pediatrics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Pediatrics.

Family counseling--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Family counseling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2001.

Language Note:

English

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:

Cover

Copyright

Authors

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

I. Shifting to a Family Focus

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

2. Determining Which Problems Are Suitable for Family Counseling

3. Getting Ready for a Family Meeting

4. Coding and Documenting for Reimbursement

II. Interviewing the Family: Practical Strategies

5. Facilitating a Successful Family Interview

6. The Four Steps of a Family Interview

7. Assessing Family Functioning Additional Methods

8. Three Models of Brief Family Interviews

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

III. Clinical Issues and Strategies

10. Family Communication Problems

11. Supporting Parents

12. Strategies to Enhance Family Functioning

13. Dealing with Disappointment and Failure Avoiding Pitfall and Working with Difficult Families

14. Making a Mental Health Referral

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

Glossary

Appendix

Subject Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4698-7534-9

OCLC:

70317704