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The current chapter provides guidance on the use of behavioral observations in the clinical assessment of children and adolescents. The chapter provides a discussion of some advantages and disadvantages of direct observations of the child’s behavior in clinical assessments. It summarizes some of the basic components of observational systems and provides examples of observational systems that might be used as part of a clinical assessment of children and adolescents. Practical guidelines for using direct observations in clinical assessments are provided.
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Frick, P.J., Barry, C.T., Kamphaus, R.W. (2020). Behavioral Observations. In: Clinical Assessment of Child and Adolescent Personality and Behavior. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35695-8_8
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