Conduct Disorder and Offending Behaviour in Young People by Joanna Richardson
This book reviews the literature on a number of techniques and treatment approaches designed for use with adolescent conduct disorder and young offenders. The authors also provide an overview of the condition including its developmental pathway; the criteria for diagnosing conduct disorder, and services for adolescents.
As a system supervisor over programs that service just suth youth, I appreciate the distilled, balanced, and carefully articulated account of what is known, what is not known, and what is emerging in this areaAny clinician who wishes to place his or her hard-earned clinical approaches within the context of the research base will not be disappointed. -- PsycCritiques
Today's media tends to portray antisocial behaviour in children and adolescent simply as a problem for local communities and neighbourhood watch groups. Drawing on their experience as researchers in the field of conduct disorder, Liabo and Richardson seek to change this perception by focussing on the needs of the young people involved. The importance of this topic is reinforced on the basis that behaviour problems and criminal activity are linked to poor education, lack of employment, continuing offending and substance misuse. This book will appeal to a variety of readers ranging from those who just require basic information to mental health professionals who need to further enhance their knowledge. Useful appendices contain research strategy terminology and critical appraisal, providing assistance for potential academics in the subject matter. The overall result is a book which actually provides precise material on a complex problem pitched at appropriate levels for all likely readers. -- Journal of Mental Health
I would recommend this book unreservedly to those practitioners who want to acquire comprehensive, evidence-based knowledge of this subject. It will be enormously helpful to those who must consider the needs of troubled adolescents and make recommendations about therapeutic intervention for them. -- Seen and Heard
Today's media tends to portray antisocial behaviour in children and adolescent simply as a problem for local communities and neighbourhood watch groups. Drawing on their experience as researchers in the field of conduct disorder, Liabo and Richardson seek to change this perception by focussing on the needs of the young people involved. The importance of this topic is reinforced on the basis that behaviour problems and criminal activity are linked to poor education, lack of employment, continuing offending and substance misuse. This book will appeal to a variety of readers ranging from those who just require basic information to mental health professionals who need to further enhance their knowledge. Useful appendices contain research strategy terminology and critical appraisal, providing assistance for potential academics in the subject matter. The overall result is a book which actually provides precise material on a complex problem pitched at appropriate levels for all likely readers. -- Journal of Mental Health
I would recommend this book unreservedly to those practitioners who want to acquire comprehensive, evidence-based knowledge of this subject. It will be enormously helpful to those who must consider the needs of troubled adolescents and make recommendations about therapeutic intervention for them. -- Seen and Heard
Kristin Liabø is a research fellow in the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education, London, UK. Joanna Richardson was a senior development officer for the FOCUS project. She is now an analyst for the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), London, UK.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843105084 |
| ISBN 10 | 184310508X |
| Title | Conduct Disorder and Offending Behaviour in Young People |
| Author | Joanna Richardson |
| Series | Child And Adolescent Mental Health |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Year published | 2007-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
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