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Society for Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology,Division 53 of the

American Psychological Association


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Practitioners (assessment and intervention)

Researchers

Supervisors and teachersProgram development (prevention and treatment)and program evaluation

Consultants(in schools, organizations, governmental agencies)

Advocacy


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Hospitals

Universities

Mental health centers

Private practice

Juvenile justice system

Veterans Administration

Counseling centers

Managed care

Schools

Government agencies

Military


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Normal child development

Family processes

Child and adolescent psychopathology

Research design and methodology (specialattention to longitudinal studies)

Outcome research

Ethical issues with confidentiality/informedconsent with minors


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1896Lightner Witner asked to treat a poor speller

he presented clinical psychology at APA convention insame year

1909Child Guidance Movement began with

emphasis on FreudEarly 1916 Binet-Simon Scale brought to US andfocus on testing children began

After WWIemphasis on adults, especiallytesting/classifying adults for intellectual ability andemotional stability

After WWIIpsychologists providing more therapy


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1946formal clinical psychology programs

began and in 1947 Committee on Training atAPA recommended content, training standards,and monitoring

1962

Clinical Child became Section 1 ofDivision 12 (mostly psychodynamic)

Mid 1960s to mid 1980s Section 1 focused on

need for licensure/independent practice and

evidence based practiceMost of 20thcenturystudy of childpsychopathology ignored or treated as

downward extension of adults


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1980 --DSM-IIIfirst to acknowledge diagnostic

criteria for childrenGranted Division statusDivision 53in 1999.Name changed from Division of Clinical ChildPsychology to Society for Clinical Child andAdolescent Psychology in 2001. Current focuson evidence based assessment and interventionsince inception

DSM-IVmore than 2 dozen disorders specificto childhood

Now: Journals dedicated solely to child issues


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Referral patternsoften the client isnt the oneseeking treatment (referred by parents, schools)

Assessment and Treatmentoften we have

access to parents/teachers (helpful!); IQ andage considerations limit youth self-report andcognitive restructuring

Rapidly changing developmental considerations

Confidentiality


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www.clinicalchildpsychology.org


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www.effectivechildtherapy.com


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www.clinicalchildpsychology.com


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