PSYCO335 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Autism, Phobia, Reinforcement
16 Dec 2017
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Only one in three adolescents requiring services for psychopathology receives them. Hawley and weisz conducted a study in 2005 that found that the parent-therapist alliance was related to participation in therapy, while the youth-therapist alliance was related to reports of improvements in symptoms. Psychologists must remain knowledgeable about specific legislation that covers psychological services in the type of agency where they work, and about consent laws concerning separated parents. Many risk factors for youth involve conditions that are out of their control, such as antisocial role-models in the family, inadequate supervision and monitoring, parental psychopathology, bullying, or poverty. Some possible avenues for psychological treatment for youth involve the development of problem solving skills, social competence, supportive family relationships, positive home- school relations, strong cultural identity, and ethnic pride. Landmarks in the evolution of evidence-based psychological services for children and. More limited and tentative conclusions must be drawn from the youth literature, due to the currently limited body of research.
