title: Integration of therapeutic approaches in working with children.
abstract: Child treatment and family therapy have developed divergent theories and methods, yet each contributes concepts that benefit children and families presenting with clinical problems. The authors discuss the theories and methods for both forms of treatment and review the literature on efforts to combine these approaches. They then describe a model, illustrated with case examples, in which careful assessment and planning throughout the treatment process are used to flexibly combine individual and family therapy techniques.
authors.affiliation: Wright State University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, School of Professional Psychology, OH, USA.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Cordell
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005196:Family Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000628:therapy; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D002666:Psychology, Child