· Explain why a developmental assessment of children and adolescents is important.

· Describe two assessment instruments and explain why they are used for children and adolescents but not adults.

· Describe two treatment options for children and adolescents that may not be used when treating adults.

· Explain the role parents play in assessment and treatment.

References

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

“Neurodevelopmental Disorders”

· “Intellectual Disabilities”

· “Communication Disorders”

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

• Chapter 2, “Contributions of the Psychosocial Sciences” (pp. 93–130)

• Chapter 6, “Classification in Psychiatry” (pp. 290–299)

• Chapter 31, “Child Psychiatry” (pp. 1107–1152)