Everyone wants to know what works when treating children with behavioral and emotional problems. Evidence-based practices, outcome research, and promising approaches all claim to offer the answers, but are they truly effective? The good news is that sixty years of research point to this key fact: if a treatment approach does not harm a child, it is likely to be helpful.
So, don’t be swayed by marketing research that claims one approach is superior to all others, or that the approach with the most research is the best. This book provides an unfiltered assessment of what actually works with children, as presented by a psychologist with five decades of experience as a practitioner, researcher, and someone who has worked with and lived alongside some of society’s most troubled children.
The opinions shared in this book are direct and frank, and not everyone will agree with them. However, agreement is less important than understanding what practically makes a difference in helping troubled children.
