Main description:

*Reader friendly: includes many examples of assessment principles in action.
*Pragmatic: focuses on what to do in real-world clinical practice.
*Recognizes the need for flexibility, showing how a variety of assessment approaches can be useful in different situations.
*One of only a few books on the topic designed for both students and practicing clinicians.

Contents:

1. Introduction to Assessment 2. Tools for Assessment 3. The Initial Interview 4. Assessing Issues of Safety 5. Assessing Health and Well-Being in Adults 6. Assessing for Psychopathology in Adults 7. Assessing Children and Adolescents 8. Assessing for Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents 9. Assessing Family Interaction 10. Assessing the Multigenerational Family through Time 11. Assessing Couples 12. Special Topics in Couple Assessment 13. From Assessment to Treatment (and Beyond) Index Appendix. Summary of Assessment Tools, Instruments, and Mnemonics