Assessing Child and Adolescent Disorders
A Practice Manual
- Masud S Hoghughi - University of Hull, UK
Hoghughi provides a comprehensive practice manual for those working in all relevant settings: health, education, the criminal justice system and social services. Uniquely, his approach encompasses the full range of child and adolescent problems - physical and educational, home and family, social skills, anti-social and psychological disorders - to give a coherent, holistic picture of the assessment process.
`Masud Hoghughi's book will be invaluable for professionals in all fields who work with troubled adolescents, and it would not surprise me if it became the basis for national standards' - Times Education Supplement
`The first half of this book gives a thoughtful overview of the rationale for assessment and a helpful discussion on some of the underlying theoretical and practical issues... The second half of the book, a practice manual, allows use by a range of professionals and could be of benefit in residential homes where there has been so much concern about the level of staff training and the quality of care' - British Journal of Psychiatry
`Hoghughi appears to have mastered the art of discussing areas of theoretical intricacy in a clear and concise manner. His uncluttered style and avoidance of gratuitous jargon facilitates the assimilation of his analysis. His evaluation of what to date have been the main assessment/diagnostic models (certainly in psychiatry) is comprehensive and he presents a balanced view of their respective strengths and weaknesses... Hoghughi's assessment of choice appears to be extremely broad-based and, therefore, is of clinical relevance to a wide range of professionals. Its holistic view emphasises the value of the child as a person in his/her own right and someone who is to be engaged in the assessment process rather than be a passive recipient of someone else's explanation for why they are experiencing difficulties. The model appears to have the seeds of good practice sown within it and will appeal, I am sure, to nurses, social workers, probation officers, teachers, psychologists and psychiatrists; indeed all those who job it is to work with troubled children and adolescents' - Journal of Adolescence
`Covers a large range of issues and is written in a clear, simple and accessible language... This is a very ambitious project... it will certainly prove a worthwhile addition to the libraries of clinical psychologists and other professionals working in the area of child and adolescent mental health' - Behaviour Research and Therapy
`(provides) clear, cohesive guidance with discussion of various conditions in terms of prevalence and sex ratios, onset and course, key predisposing factors and impairment consequences' - SciTech Book News
