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By (author) Tharinger, Deborah J.; By (author) Rudin, Dale I.; By (author) Frackowiak, Marita; By (author) Finn Stephen E.
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Therapeutic Assessment with Children presents a ground-breaking paradigm of psychological assessment in which children and families collaborate with the psychologist assessor to understand persistent problems and find new ways of repairing their relationships and moving forward with their lives.
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Therapeutic Assessment with Children presents a ground-breaking paradigm of psychological assessment in which children and families collaborate with the psychologist assessor to understand persistent problems and find new ways of repairing their relationships and moving forward with their lives.
This paradigm is systemic, client-centered, and culturally sensitive and is applicable to families from many different backgrounds who often feel misunderstood and disempowered by traditional assessment methods. In this book, the reader will find a step-by-stepof Therapeutic Assessment with Children (TA-C), with ample teaching examples to make each step come alive. Each chapter includes detailed transcripts of assessment sessions with Henry, a ten-year-old boy, and his parents as they progress through a Therapeutic Assessment and find new ways of appreciating each other and being together. The combination of didactic and clinical material will give even new clinicians a groundwork from which to begin to practice TA-C. The volume demonstrates how the core values of TA-C—collaboration, respect, humility, compassion, openness, and curiosity—can be embedded in psychological assessment with children and families.
Therapeutic Assessment with Children will be invaluable for graduate assessment courses in clinical, counseling, and school psychology and for seasoned professionals wanting to learn the TA-C model.
Table of contents:
1. Introduction to Therapeutic Assessment With Children 2. Basic Steps, Development, Theory, and Research 3. Phase I – Initial Sessions: Phone Contact, Parent Session, and Parent-Child Session 4. Phase II: Data Gathering/Testing 5. Phase III: Case Conceptualization 6. Phase III: Family Intervention Session 7. Phase IV: Summary/Discussion Session With Parents 8. Phase IV: Summary/Discussion Session With Child 9. Phase IV: Written Communications: Reports and Parent Letters 10. Phase V: Follow-up Session 11. Adapting the TA-C Model to Various Settings 12. Learning and Practicing Therapeutic Assessment With Children 13. Closing Thoughts
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“No small feat, this book is not only greatly informative about psychological assessment, it is extremely engaging (from the very first words!). The authors are methodical about presenting a process that can often seem ‘intuitive,’ helping the reader understand, step-by-step, the process of applying Therapeutic Assessment to children. They present a process that is at the same time extremely creative (requiring a great deal of critical thinking) and does not undermine the science behind the assessment process and the psychometric tests utilized within it. Perhaps the greatest benefit of this book is the myriad case examples used to illustrate, clearly and engagingly, the different aspects of TA-C.”
A. Jordan Wright, Ph.D., ABAP, Clinical Associate Professor, New York University. Author of Conducting Psychological Assessment: A Guide for Practitioners
“Capturing and engaging like no other assessment book out there, Therapeutic Assessment with Children highlights the importance and practicality of Therapeutic Assessment with children and families making it more accessible than ever before to practitioners. Expertly and thoughtfully organized, each chapter provides remarkable insight on the utility of TA and the power of empathy at every step of t
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