This text is designed to give sound clinical guidance to those working with adolescents. The guiding philosophy of the text is that the foundation of clinical work with adolescents is the quality of the relationship between the clinician and the adolescent. This text not only helps students understand how to appropriately apply technique and theory but also, more importantly, how to use these effectively within the context of the clinical relationship.

Dr. David Martin is a professor of clinical psychology at the University of Manitoba, where he has been teaching for over thirty years. He is the author of five books in psychology and has edited one book. He has won three teaching awards as a university teacher. Most of his professional work is in the area of counseling and psychotherapy. He counsels clients himself and trains future clinical psychologists in counseling and therapy. In 1995, Dr. Martin received the "Clifford Robson Distinguished Psychologist in Manitoba Award." Most of Dr. Martin's clinical work is with adolescents. He does individual and group therapy and has supervised both group and individual therapy with adolescent clients.

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