Treatments that work with children: Empirically supported strategies for managing childhood problems.

Abstract

Incorporating the many advances made in recent years, this book is an essential reference for professionals who need the most current and reliable information on assessing and treating the complex group of neurodevelopmental disorders known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Comprehensive and timely, the book off ers practical, research-based fi ndings that can assist educators and school psychologists in screening and assessing children-and in implementing appropriate intervention strategies. Clearly organized and easy to follow, this new guide is essential reading for anyone working with children who have, or might have, ASD.

Cognitive-behavioural treatment of recurrent abdominal pain in children: A primer for paediatricians

“…It is generally accepted that successful treatment with CBT requires the involvement of both the child and a parent. Although the current review focuses on RAP, there is equally good support for the use of CBT for other types of recurrent pains in children (eg, headache) (25,26).…”

“…FOR RAP IN CHILDREN CBT consists of a variety of strategies designed to improve the coping repertoire of children and parents and alter environmental factors that may directly or indirectly serve to reinforce pain behaviour (25). CBT is typically delivered by a trained psychologist in either individual or group formats over the course of approximately eight sessions.…”

Functional Analytic Psychotherapy among Mothers with Children with Disruptive Behavior

“…Las implicaciones de los resultados del estudio se discuten a nivel teórico y aplicado. social skills training (O´Handley, Radley, & Cavell, 2016), problemsolving strategies (Christophersen & Mortweet, 2001), and emotional self-regulation (Graziano et al, 2015). However, considering the said relationship between parental conducts and child outcomes, other behavioral therapies have focused on training parents in handling strategies with suitable results decreasing their children's rates of challenging behavior (Chainé & Pineda, 2104;Gil-Iñiguez, 2014;Kazdin, 2005;López Hernández, 2014;Masi et al, 2014;Presnall, Webster-Stratton, & Constantino, 2014).…”

Practical, appropriate, empirically-validated guidelines for designing educational games

“…Indeed, they have been extremely successful wherever implemented, from university modules [52] to secondary school, [45] primary school [33,34], driver education programmes [4] and challenging populations [11]. Behavioural teaching methodologies have been particularly successful as early interventions for children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders [37].…”