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Mental Health: From Diagnosis to Delivery is a professional reference on applying social skills instruction in care for children and adolescents diagnosed with DSM-5 disorders. It pairs diagnosis categories with suggested skills, sample treatment plans, and guidance for incorporating skills training across settings and levels of care.
At a glance
- Arranges more than a dozen child and adolescent disorder categories in charts following the order and sections of the DSM-5.
- Lists suggested social and life skills for each diagnosis, organized by basic, intermediate, advanced, and complex mastery levels.
- Includes sample treatment plans and social skill goals, plus guidance for integrating skills training across settings and levels of care.
- The publisher describes it as a companion to Teaching Social Skills to Youth, Fourth Edition.
Reference price: $33.95
Price checked: Nov 14, 2026
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Pros and cons
Pros
- Connects diagnosis categories to practical social and life skills that providers can target in care planning.
- Includes implementation guidance and sample goals, making it relevant to treatment planning as well as reference lookup.
- Covers a broad range of disorder categories affecting children and adolescents.
Technical specifications
10 specifications| Publisher | Boys Town Press |
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| Publication date | September 18, 2022 |
| Edition | 1st |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 195 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1944882987 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1944882983 |
| Weight listed | 1.31 pounds |
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| Dimensions | 8.27 x 0.55 x 10.79 inches |
| Grade level | Preschool - 12 |
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What to know before buying
- This is a provider-oriented reference about social skills instruction and treatment planning, not a substitute for individualized clinical assessment or care.
Who is it for?
A good fit for
- Youth care workers, group home caregivers, foster parents, and shelter workers.
- Teachers, school counselors, family interventionists, therapists, and social workers.
- Psychiatrists, physicians, psychologists, and staff in psychiatric or other health and mental health settings.
Less suited to
- Readers seeking a self-help workbook or a general introduction to mental health without a professional treatment-planning focus.
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Frequently asked questions
What is this book about?
It presents child and adolescent mental disorder categories alongside suggested social and life skills, and provides sample treatment plans and guidance for integrating social skills training into care.
Who is the book intended for?
The listing names youth care workers, educators, caregivers, counselors, therapists, social workers, physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other health and mental health professionals.
How are the suggested skills organized?
The description says skills are ordered by mastery level: basic, intermediate, advanced, and complex.
What are the publication details?
The listing gives a first edition from Boys Town Press, published September 18, 2022, in English, with 195 pages.
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