A trained psychologist, Wilmshurst has extensive international involvement with children and adolescents in academic, clinical, and school settings, and has taught at the university level in the U.S. and Canada. Her text demonstrates for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students applications of many of the core concepts in child psychopathology, and provides opportunities for students to develop skills in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood disorders. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations

Linda Wilmshurst, Ph.D., ABPP, received her doctorate from the University of Toronto after working for 15 years as a psychological consultant for a major metropolitan school board. Since that time, she has held numerous concurrent academic and practitioner positions: Assistant Professor at the University of Western Ontario; Psychologist at the Provincial Residential School for Severely Learning Disabled Youth; Consultant to Thames Valley Children's Center (a rehabilitative center for children and youth); Senior Psychologist at Madame Vanier Children's Services (a children's mental health center); Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Houston, Victoria; and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology & Philosophy at Texas Woman's University. Her research expertise centers on high-risk youth and enhancing social skills through community recreation and an evaluation of treatment alternatives for youth with severe conduct disorder. She is a Licensed Psychologist and Licensed Specialist in School Psychology in the states of Texas and Florida and a Registered Psychologist in the province of Ontario, Canada. Her combination of professional practitioner experience and university teaching/research gives her a perfect background for constructing this casebook. In her courses and in supervising interns, she has come to appreciate how a case study approach is the best way to develop and apply skills derived from research-based assessments and interventions.

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