Adolescent Set: Treatment 4th Edition, Homework 2nd Edition, Progress Notes 3rd Edition (PracticePlanners®) (Paperback)

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For more than a decade, PracticePlanners? have set the standard for mental health treatment, by presenting complete guidelines and pre-written language for drafting high quality treatment plans and progress notes, as well as by providing hundreds clinically-tested client homework assignments for treating a wide range of presenting problems. Now clinicians can buy a complete set of the most popular PracticePlanners? in handy, value priced sets. The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment set includes the latest editions of The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, the Adolescent Psychotherapy Progress Notes Planner, and the Adolescent Psychotherapy Homework Planner. Each book covers the most common mental health issues facing adolescents, including, chemical dependency, eating disorders, and low self-esteem. Updated to be consistent with the latest Evidence-Based Treatment Interventions, these indispensable resources have been fully-revised to keep pace with the state-of-the-art innovations in clinical practice.

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This timesaving resource features:

• Treatment plan components for 33 behaviorally based presenting problems, including 3 entirely new to this edition
• Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions–plus space to record your own treatment plan options
• A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most insurance companies and third-party payors
• New section on how to quantify objectives

The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Third 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 review agencies.

• Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans for adolescent clients
• Organized around 33 main presenting problems, from anger management and blended family conflicts to low self-esteem, chemical dependency, eating disorders, and sexual acting out
• Over 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements describe the behavioral manifestations of each relational problem, long-term goals, short-term objectives, and educational interventions
• Easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem or DSM-IV-TR™ diagnosis
• Includes a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third-party payors and accrediting agencies (including HCFA, JCAHO, and NCQA)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 1184 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 4 edition (September 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470067195
• ISBN-13: 978-0470067192
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.6 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #933,220 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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43 of 43 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.

40 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	L. Dann "adhdmom" (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A godsend for the busy clinician, October 26, 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.