The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner: Includes DSM-5 Updates

All of the Homework Planners, Treatment Planners, and Progress Notes Planners by Jongsma et al. are incredible tools! I am in my Masters program, and I have used these books over and over and over--especially in the 2nd year of my Masters Counseling Program. I cannot say enough about this group of texts. First, let me say that the books seem to follow Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques most, but I find it easy to tweak the exercises, etc., to fit other therapies, not to mention the fact that there are suggestions that run a gamut of different ideologies. Past that, I love the fact that the TREATMENT PLANNERS offer "Short-Term Objectives," "Long-Term Goals," and "Therapeutic Interventions." It also gives some of the common "Behavioral Definitions" for each diagnosis and leaves plenty of room for notes. One of the absolute most helpful tools is that it lists "Diagnostic Suggestions" or differential diagnosis for each category along with the DSM-5 and DSM-4 code numbers. The HOMEWORK PLANNERS offer exercises in the form of handouts that clients can take home. The questions for each diagnoses are relevant, open-ended, and made to enhance critical thinking about the symptoms/issues/situations clients may be facing. The PROGRESS NOTES PLANNERS use professional language that is easy to understand, while at the same time specific and relevant. If I were going to be seeing several different ages of clients, etc., and if I was just starting my library of Jongsma et al. Planners, I would start with the Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, The Group Therapy Treatment Planner, and the Adolescent Therapy Treatment Planner and work my way down from there. I would not (and am not) going to stop until I have them all because, for example, the Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner does cover marital infidelity, but the Couples Therapy Treatment Planner goes into so much more detail; therefore, these books are great from so many angles!! Anyway, I could on and on, but I will stop there except to say, you won't go wrong with these!

Excellent aid for beginners social workers, case management and counselors as well. Provided you with different DSM5 diagnoses then you can see what could be used as a goal, intervention and objectives Pros. All of this series’s of books are designed and laid out;. found them beneficial for beginning active treatment planning and determining what would be a starting place. Numerous books focusing on specific populations Cons. They can get a little redundant if you use the same book for all clients. Not all these match the explanations of diagnosis. So you have to double check with the DSM5.

This is a great resource for every therapist who works with teens. Sometimes it is difficult to know how best to start working with a teen, and this book helps you with that.

It gives step-by-step guides on interventions.

Finally stopped using a colleague's and got my own. Was packaged in plastic, after opening the book, found the book wasn't bonded/glued to the cover. Great resource overall.

The product(s) arrived on time, as described by Amazon & manufacturer, it was shipped without issue, arrived within prescribed estimates, the packaging was undamaged, and the product itself was unmolested and made with quality materials. Description, photograph, website presentation, and what arrived are the same-size, shape, color, and it matched my expectations. I enjoy the ease in which the information and tactics are presented, it is easy to use, understand, and implement. I would recommend it, FYI, I am a recent graduate and the information etc., is very valuable to me, I do not know who applicable it would be to the more experienced professional.

I am retired now but used this book when I was a social worker.

Wonderful resource. Industry standard. Gives the clinician great ideas and points them in the right direction. Includes many, many suggestions for additional, more focused resources. For example, in the Self-Esteem section, the book suggests "Full Esteem Ahead," as an additional resource to refer to the client. There are tons of helpful hints like that. The Kindle version is cheaper, and super easy to use as a reference.