Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents Bridging Science and Practice

From the reviews:

"This book provides a review of the literature on treatments for various diseases and disorders specific to children and adolescents. It specifically focuses on therapies for children and adolescents with strong empirical support and is intended to deliver a thorough review and discussion of their uses in a wide range of diagnoses. Clinical psychologists are an obvious target for this book, but child psychiatrists and other mental health professionals will also find it relevant to their work. … superb resource for clinicians working with children." (Christopher J. Graver, Doody’s Review Service, September, 2008)

"Steele, Elkin, and Roberts ... continue this highly needed job of disseminating evidencebased therapies (EBTs) for children and adolescents with Handbook of Evidence-Based Therapies for Children and Adolescents: Bridging Science and Practice. ... a book for advanced students of applied psychology, such as graduate students in terminal master's or doctoral programs. This book is an excellent and sharp tool for every clinician (psychologist or psychiatrist) who is in search of bridging science and practice." (Marios Constantinou, Christiana Dipli and Maria Karekia, PsycCRITIQUES, Vol. 53 (49), December, 2008)

Ric G. Steele, Ph.D., ABPP, is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas, in the Clinical Child Psychology Program. He earned his doctorate from the University of Georgia in clinical psychology, with a specialization in clinical child psychology, completed a clinical internship at the University of Tennessee (Memphis) Professional Psychology Internship Consortium, and completed a Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, TN). Dr. Steele is an associate editor for the Journal of Child and Family Studies, and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and the Journal of Pediatric Psychology. He has published more than 40 journal articles and book chapters, and recently co-edited the Handbook of Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families. Dr. Steele's research is concerned with the promotion of physical and mental health across a continuum of health risk categories including healthy children, children at risk for disease, and children with diagnosed medical conditions.

T. David Elkin, Ph.D., ABPP, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior and is the Director of the Clinical Psychology Residency and Post Doctoral Fellowship Program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Memphis, and completed a clinical internship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, specializing in pediatric psychology. He then completed a post doctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Elkin is a reviewer for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Health Care, Pediatrics, and the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and is interested in childrendiagnosed with medical conditions, childhood depression, and perceptions of risk in research participants.

Michael C. Roberts, Ph.D., ABPP, is Director of the Clinical Child Psychology Program at the University of Kansas. He graduated from Purdue University in clinical psychology with a specialization in clinical child psychology and interned at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He has served as editor for the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, Children’s Health Care, and Children’s Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice. He has authored and co-edited 16 books, including Handbook of Clinical Child Psychology, Handbook of Pediatric Psychology, Model Programs in Service Delivery in Child and Family Mental Health, Prevention of Problems in Childhood, Helping Children Cope with Disasters and Terrorism, Handbook of Research Methods in Clinical Psychology, and most recently, the Handbook of Mental Health Services for Children, Adolescents, and Families. Dr. Roberts has published close to 200 journal articles and book chapters. He currently is PI on a grant to evaluate an innovative intensive mental health program for children who are serious emotionally disturbed in public schools. His research interests have been focused on prevention, especially injury control, professional issues, psychotherapeutic outcomes research and program evaluation in clinical child and pediatric psychology. He has been president of the Society of Pediatric Psychology, the APA Section on Clinical Child Psychology, and the Council of University Directors of Clinical Psychology, and serves as a representative to the APA Council of Representatives.