CLINICIAN'S HANDBOOK OF CHILD BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT First Edition Edited By Michel Hersen, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, U.S.A.

Given the vast amount of research related to behavioral assessment, it is difficult for clinicians to keep abreast of new developments. In recent years, there have been advances in assessment, case conceptualization, treatment planning, treatment strategies for specific disorders, and considerations of new ethical and legal issues. Keeping track of advances requires monitoring diverse resources limited to specific disorders, many of which give short shrift to child assessment, overlooking developmental considerations. Much of the existing literature is either theoretical/research in focus or clinical in nature. Nowhere are the various aspects of child behavioral assessment placed in a comprehensive research/clinical context, nor is there much integration as to conceptualization and treatment planning. The Clinician?s Handbook of Child Behavioral Assessment was created to fill this gap, summarizing critical information for child behavioral assessment in a single source. The Clinician?s Handbook of Child Behavioral Assessment provides a single source for understanding new developments in this field, cutting across strategies, techniques, and disorders. Assessment strategies are presented in context with the research behind those strategies, along with discussions of clinical utility, and how assessment and conceptualization fit in with treatment planning. The volume is organized in three sections, beginning with general issues, followed by evaluations of specific disorders and problems, and closing with special issues. To ensure cross chapter consistency in the coverage of disorders, these chapters are formatted to contain an introduction, assessment strategies, research basis, clinical utility, conceptualization and treatment planning, a case study, and summary. Special issue coverage includes child abuse assessment, classroom assessment, behavioral neuropsychology, academic skills problems, and ethical-legal issues. Suitable for beginning and established clinicians in practice, this handbook will provide a ready reference toward effective child behavioral assessment.

Clinician's in private and group practice, researchers in Behavioral Assessment and libraries with a clinical and counseling psychology focus.

Contents 
Clinician's Handbook of Child Behavioral Assessment Edited by Michel Hersen

Part I General Issues
Chapter 1 - Overview of Behavioral Assessment with Children David Reitman
Chapter 2 - Developmental Considerations Susan Tinsley-Li, Sandra Rogers
Chapter 3 - Psychometric Considerations Daniel M. Bagner, Michelle Harwood, Sheila M. Eyberg
Chapter 4 - Analogue and Virtual Reality Assessment Sari Gold, Brian P. Marx
Chapter 5 - Behavioral Interviewing of Parents William G. Sharp, Cara B. Reeves, Alan M. Gross
Chapter 6 - Activity Measurement Mark D. Rapport, Michael J. Kofler, Carmen Himmerich
Chapter 7 - Structured and Semi-Structured Interviews Helen Orvaschel
Chapter 8 - Child Self-Regulation Martin Agran, Michael L. Wehmeyer
Chapter 9 - Psychophysiological Assessment Frank H. Wilhelm, Silvia Schneider, Bruce H. Friedman
Chapter 10 - Peer Sociometric Evaluation Elias Mpofu, JoLynn Carney, Michael C. Lambert

Part II: Evaluation of Specific Disorders and Problems
Chapter 11 - Anxiety and Fear Janet Woodruff-Borden, Ovsanna T. Leyfer
Chapter 12 – Depression William M. Reynolds
Chapter 13 - Social Skill Deficits Megan M. McClelland, Cori Scalzo
Chapter 14 - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Brad C. Donohue, Jennifer Karmely, Marilyn Strada
Chapter 15 - Peer Relationship Problems Linda A. LeBlanc, Rachael Sautter,Dawn Dore
Chapter 16 - Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Mark D. Rapport, Thomas M. Timko, Jr., Rachel Wolfe
Chapter 17 - Eating Disorders Michelle Heffner Macera, J. Scott Mizes Chapter 18 - Mental Retardation V. Mark Durand
Chapter 18 - Mental Retardation Kristin V. Christodulu
Chapter 19 - Conduct Disorders Kurt A. Freeman, Jennifer Hogansen
Chapter 20 - Pervasive Development Disorder Laura Schreibman. Aubyn C. Stahmer, Natacha Akshoomoff
Chapter 21 - Habit Disorders Michael B. Himle, Christopher A. Flessner, Jordon T. Bonow, Douglas W. Woods

Part III: Special Issues
Chapter 22 - Child Abuse Assessment Deborah Wise
Chapter 23 - Classroom Assessment Janine Stichter, Tim Lewis
Chapter 24 - Pediatric Behavioral Neuropsychology Eileen B. Fennell
Chapter 25 - Academic Skills Problems Edward S. Shapiro, Milena Keller
Chapter 26 - Ethical/Legal Issues Catherine Miller