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This is a comprehensive text on child and adolescent mental disorders that social workers commonly see in their field and employment settings, with an equal focus on assessment and intervention. Detailed case examples illustrate the implementation of evidence-based interventions with diverse and traditionally underserved client populations. Research is integrated throughout and the professional social work context is discussed.

Motivational interviewing is a person-centered, collaborative method for exploring client ambivalence and enhancing change that is compatible with social work values and ethics. In this student and instructor-friendly book, the reader is presented with numerous examples and exercises to apply the skills needed to be effective at building people's capacity to change.

A sweeping synthesis of the research on treatment of DSM-defined mental disorders in youth, appraising the state of the available evidence and examining how evidence-based treatments address the biological, psychological, and social variables that contribute to the development of disorders and the potential for recovery.

From the first meeting with clients, to assessment, goal-setting, evaluation, and the ethics that guide the process throughout, this is the nuts-and-bolts student skill-building guide to helping clients using a strengths-based perspective process.