Clinical Psychology: Science, Practice, and Culture
Fourth Edition
Learning Objectives
17.1 Review major psychological issues of childhood.
17.2 Explain how a clinical psychologist could demonstrate a developmental perspective while
assessing children or adolescents.
17.3 Describe the multisource, multimethod, multisetting approach to the psychological assessment
of children.
17.4 Summarize the six broad categories of assessment methods psychologists may use with children.
17.5 Examine psychotherapy approaches that are designed for children and adolescents.
17.6 Explore the outcome research for psychotherapy with children and adolescents.