Designed to give readers a better understanding of children and adolescents who have been diagnosed with an emotional, behavioral, or mental disorder. Disorders are approached from the perspective of the child/adolescent and examined in context; and, each discussion includes practical guidance for assessment and treatment based on the most recent research in the field. To the expertise of the main author are added contributions by several counselor educators, psychologists, and clinicians who directly practice, teach, and focus on key topics addressed in the book. Provides a thorough discussion of the most-commonly diagnosed disorders of children and adolescents, and examines the biological, developmental, and environmental causes of these disorders. Key focus is on psychopathology, DSM-IV, child psychopathology, and child/adolescent counseling. Coverage emphasizes the importance of viewing children and adolescents with DSM-IV-TR disorders within a sound developmental framework. Contains two chapters on treatment planning—one that discusses practical guidelines for planning and one consisting of four case studies. For future counselor educators, psychologists, and clinicians. More Reviews and Recommendations

Robert R. Erk, Ed.D., is a past president of the Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. Dr. Erk is an associate professor of counselor education and educational psychology in the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Tennessee-Martin. His service includes over 25 years of teaching in the school and mental health counseling programs. He is licensed as a school counselor, a school psychologist, and a professional counselor and marital and family therapist. He received his doctorate in counselor education from Mississippi State University. His professional work history includes public school teaching, serving as a high school counselor, and serving as head of a junior high school guidance office. He is a presenter of state, regional, and national workshops on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), conducts national learning institutes on AD/HD for the American Counseling Association, and has authored articles for a number of American Counseling Association journals. Dr. Erk wrote the statement on AD/HD for the ERIC/Clearinghouse on Counseling and Student Services Digest, wrote the position statement on AD/HD adopted by the American School Counselor Association, and founded the American School Counselor Association professional interest network for children with AD/HD. Within a counseling framework, his current research and teaching interests are centered on bringing to professional counselors a better understanding of the development of emotional and behavioral disorders in the clients and families they serve.

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