The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner (PracticePlanners) [Paperback]

Arthur E. Jongsma Jr. (Author), L. Mark Peterson (Author), William P. McInnis (Author), Timothy J. Bruce (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0471785393 | ISBN-13: 978-0471785392 | Edition: 4

The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Fourth Ediiton provides treatment planning guidelines and an array of pre-written treatment plan components for behavioral and psychological problems, including anger management, blended family conflicts, low self-esteem, chemical dependence, eating disorders, and sexual acting out. Clinicians with adolescent clients will find this up-to-date revision an invaluable resource.

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From the Back Cover

The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Fourth Edition provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal agencies.

• New edition features empirically supported, evidence-based treatment interventions
• Organized around 35 main presenting problems, from eating disorders and low self-esteem to suicidal ideation, sexual acting out, and chemical dependence
• Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions—plus space to record your own treatment plan options
• Easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem
• Designed to correspond with the newest editions of The Adolescent Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner and Adolescent Psychotherapy Homework Planner
• Includes a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third-party payors and accrediting agencies (including CARF, JCAHO, and NCQA)

Additional resources in the PracticePlanners® series:

Progress Notes Planners contain complete, prewritten progress notes for each presenting problem in the companion Treatment Planners.

Homework Planners feature behaviorally based, ready-to-use assignments to speed treatment and keep clients engaged between sessions.

For more information on our PracticePlanners® products, including our full line of Treatment Planners, visit us on the Web at: www.wiley.com/practiceplanners

About the Author

ARTHUR E. JONGSMA, Jr., PhD, is Series Editor for the bestselling PracticePlanners®. Since 1971, he has provided professional mental health services to both inpatient and outpatient clients. He managed a group private practice for twenty-five years and now is the Executive Director of Life Guidance Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

L. MARK PETERSON, ACSW, is Program Manager for Bethany Christian Services' Residential Treatment and Family Counseling programs in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

WILLIAM P. McINNIS, PsyD, is in private practice with Aspen Psychological Services in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He is also coauthor of the bestselling The Child Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Fourth Edition and The Adolescent Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner, Third Edition.

TIMOTHY J. BRUCE, PhD, is Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria, Illinois.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (September 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471785393
• ISBN-13: 978-0471785392
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,195 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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52 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well-done yet incomplete, October 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

I bought this book to help me work with adolescents during my counseling internship. While it is very easy to follow, and the treatment plans are laid out in step-by-step precision, I was disappointed to learn that most of the extensive exercises recommended by the book require that you purchase other books. This book itself wasn't inexpensive and I wished the publishers had included reproducible copies of the exercises rather than refering you to another book. The book also includes books and games in the treatment plans which must be purchased. So while the treatment plans seem worthwhile, I couldn't put many of them fully into practice without considering more purchases.

45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars surface but instructive, February 25, 2002

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This review is from: The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

I had great hopes for this book. After I glanced at it, I purchased it immediately. It certainly does reorient you to the distinctions between goals, objectives and diagnoses, but after using it for a while, it just wasn't sufficient for those more complicated kids. I'll keep referring to it, not so much for information but to place me back on course when I'm stuck and blocked- (happens more than I'd like, when the stress gets to me,) yet I still would suggest, for more seasoned professionals, a higher level of diagnostic and prescriptive content.
If you are one of those good therapists who flounder when it comes to documentation; I'd say, "Go for it." But, if you're looking for a book to help with establishing a quality diagnosis and treatment plan for those true stumpers- sorry, this isn't the book.

21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A godsend for the busy clinician, October 25, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, 2nd Edition (Paperback)

I work in a mental health agency as an intake clinician, interviewing families and children and writing assessments to be used for case disposition and treatment planning. I see 4-6 families weekly and my work load has been eased enormously with this addition to my library. It sits right next to my DSM-IV and I use it daily. The language for long term goals and therapeutic interventions are clinically sound and there are a number of options in each to tailor for specific cases.