Susan H Spence

Originally published in 1989, the primary aim of this text was to provide a guide to the interview assessment of a wide range of common adult psychological problems. Emphasis is placed on the kinds of problems that were frequently encountered in outpatient centres at the time. The authors provide a general introduction to the nature and causes of each of the selected problems, with a focus on the kind of background knowledge that may be useful in the planning of initial interviews and the selection of appropriate interventions. Detailed examples are provided of the questions that may help elicit information on the history, severity, and causes of the problems for individual clients, and there is also a brief discussion of selected formal assessment instruments for each problem area. A major aim of the text is to teach basic principles of problem identification, behavioural analysis and a structured approach to assessment.

Originally published in 1989, the primary aim of this text was to provide a guide to the interview assessment of a wide range of common adult psychological problems. Emphasis is placed on the kinds of problems that were frequently encountered in outpatient centres at the time. The authors provide a general introduction to the nature and causes of each of the selected problems, with a focus on the kind of background knowledge that may be useful in the planning of initial interviews and the selection of appropriate interventions. Detailed examples are provided of the questions that may help elicit information on the history, severity, and causes of the problems for individual clients, and there is also a brief discussion of selected formal assessment instruments for each problem area. A major aim of the text is to teach basic principles of problem identification, behavioural analysis and a structured approach to assessment.

Alle børn bekymrer sig fra tid til anden. For nogen bider det sig fast - og så skal der hjælp til. Den finder du her. Børn er måske bange for mørke eller monstre under sengen, nervøse for at starte i en ny skole eller gå til eksamen. Men hvis dit barn har en angstlidelse, kan frygten og bekymringerne være så overvældende, at det står i vejen for barnets udvikling og trivsel. Det er vigtigt at reagere på som forældre. Mange børn og familier får hjælp i det anerkendte Cool Kids-program, som anbefales af mange danske psykologer og behandlere med speciale i børn og angst. Hjælp dit ængstelige barn er forældre-guiden til Cool Kids-programmet, som har hjulpet mange børn af med deres angst. Med bogens trin for trin-guide får du og dit barn redskaber til at håndtere angstsymptomerne. Metoden bygger på kognitiv adfærdsterapi og er evidensbaseret. Denne reviderede udgave af Hjælp dit ængstelige barn bygger på den nyeste forskning og på gennemprøvede teknikker til at mindske angst hos børn og unge - også hos dem, der har indlæringsvanskeligheder og andre udfordringer. De mange praktiske øvelser lærer dit barn at genkende og udfordre urealistiske bekymringer, at sætte ord på angsten og overvinde den - trin for trin.