This informative text and professional resource provides a practical guide to family-based therapy for childhood emotional and behavioral problems. Presented are innovative assessment and treatment strategies that take into account children's developmental needs, different family forms, health and environmental challenges, and relationships with larger systems.

New to This Edition:

• Incorporates 15 years of clinical advances and the changing contexts of family life.
• Many new chapters and contributors.
• Coverage of gene–environment interactions, integrating family therapy with child pharmacotherapy, working with foster families, and treating disrupted attachments.