Waubonsee Community College

Mental health for the whole child, moving young clients from disease & disorder to balance & wellness, Scott M. Shannon, M.D ; with Noah Gallagher Shannon

eng

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-362) and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

Mental health for the whole child

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783163566

Scott M. Shannon, M.D ; with Noah Gallagher Shannon

moving young clients from disease & disorder to balance & wellness

A leading pediatric psychiatrist shows clinicians a holistic, full-spectrum approach to children’s well-being. Every child possesses enormous untapped potential, and yet the number of kids suffering from mental illness today seems to creep ever upward. Depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, oppositional defiant disorder, anger issues - you name it - are increasingly prevalent, leaving clinician’s offices packed with worried parents and caregivers, wondering how they can help their children. In this book, child psychiatrist Scott Shannon offers a refreshing new path for practitioners who are eager for a more optimistic view of children’s mental health, one that emphasizes a child’s inherent resilience and resources over pathology and prescriptions. Mental Health for the Whole Child combines modern science, cutting-edge psychology, integrative medicine, and clinical wisdom to offer all professionals who work with kids a new, more hopeful way forward. -- Provided by publisher

Philosophy & practice. The nature of health and healing -- The seven building blocks of wholeness -- Barriers to wholeness -- The potential of the child -- The role of the therapist -- Assessment is key -- Common presenting issues -- Facets of a treatment planDisease & disorder protocols. ADHD -- Depression -- Behavioral issues -- Anxiety and OCD -- Bipolar disorder -- Substance abuse -- Autism spectrum disorders -- Trauma and PTSDIntroduction: Two Tales -- Part One: Philosophy & Practice -- 1. The Nature of Health and Healing -- 2. The Seven Building Blocks of Wholeness -- 3. Barriers to Wholeness -- 4. The Potential of the Child -- 5. The Role of the Therapist -- 6. Assessment Is Key -- 7. Common Presenting Issues -- 8. Facets of a Treatment Plan -- Part Two: Disease & Disorder Protocols -- 9. ADHD -- 10. Depression -- 11. Behavioral Issues -- 12. Anxiety and OCD -- 13. Bipolar Disorder -- 14. Substance Abuse -- 15. Autism Spectrum Disorders -- 16. Trauma and PTSD -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: Sample Intake and Assessment Form -- Appendix B: Assessment Sheet⁰́₄Collaborative Treatment