Dr. William Pelham provides an overview of evidence-based practices (EBPs) and their importance in child and adolescent mental health. Dr. Pelham defines and provides examples of EBPs, and describes common elements of effective interventions for youth disorders. Dr. Pelham discusses barriers and solutions to implementing EBPs in community settings and provides online resources for practitioners to gain additional training in EBPs. To learn more about Evidence-Based Practice follow this link: http://effectivechildtherapy.com/content/evidence-based-practice-0
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William E. Pelham, Jr., Ph. D., ABPP, is the Director of the Center for Children and Families (CCF) at Florida International University, an interdisciplinary center with faculty and student involvement from the Departments of Psychology, Psychiatry, and Pediatrics. He has conducted much of this research through his Summer Treatment Program (STP) for children with ADHD, which has been recognized by the American Psychological Association (APA), CHADD (Children and Adults with ADHD), and SAMHSA as a model program, and is widely recognized as the state-of-the-art in treatment for ADHD. Dr. Pelham has authored or co-authored more than 290 professional papers dealing with ADHD and its treatment, both psychosocial and pharmacological. Dr. Pelham is a fellow of the APA and the American Psychological Society, and past President of the Society of Child Clinical and Adolescent Psychology, the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, and the Professional Group for Attention Deficit and Related Disorders.
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