About the Author

Dr. Bryan Carter is a Professor with the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, and the Service Chief of the Pediatric Consultation-Liaison Service to Norton Children's Hospital. He is the primary developer of the CHIRP (Children's Health & Illness Recovery Program) manualized treatment intervention for adolescents and their families coping with the challenges of chronic illness, and co-editor with Kris Kullgren, PhD, of the Clinician Handbook of Pediatric Psychological Consultation in Medical Settings. William G. Kronenberger, PhD, is Professor, Director of the Section of Psychology, and Executive Vice-Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine (IUSM). He serves as Chief of the Pediatric Psychology Testing Clinic and Co-Chief of the ADHD Clinic at Riley Hospital for Children. He is an author of several tests, including the Learning, Executive, and Attention Functioning scale (LEAF), Conduct-Hyperactivity-Attention-Oppositional Behavior Scale (CHAOS), the Pediatric Inpatient Behavior Scale (PIBS), and the Outburst Monitoring Scale (OMS). Eric L. Scott, PhD is a pediatric psychologist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan Medical School. He directs the MiPAIN (Michigan Pediatric and Adolescent Interdisciplinary Network) program, a comprehensive, interdisciplinary treatment program including physical therapy services, occupational therapy, psychotherapy, art and recreation therapy restoring health to individuals and their families with complex, chronic pain.

Reviews

CHIRP is a valuable evidence-based manualized treatment protocol that can benefit both novice and seasoned psychologists seeking to provide quality care to adolescents with a variety of physical illnesses, including those with chronic pain.
*Ana B. Goya Arce, Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University, Pediatric Pain Letter, International Association for the Study of Pain*

The CHIRP Clinician Guide and CHIRP Teen and Family Workbook are outstanding resources that professionals will turn to again and again. The Guide and Workbook cover all the bases in the treatment of teens with debilitating chronic illness - a biopsychosocial philosophy that guides practice, sample scripts for engaging patients and families in treatment, evidence-based strategies to increase teen's self-confidence and daily functioning, and methods of collaboration with the family, school, and interdisciplinary medical teams. Both junior and senior professionals will find new ideas and useful tools to apply in their clinical practice.
*Lynn S. Walker, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and licensed clinical psychologist at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital of Vanderbilt University*

Carter and his colleagues provide clinicians, teens and their families an invaluable resource in the CHIRP (Children's Health and Illness Recovery Program) Teen and Family Workbook and CHIRP Clinician Guide. Supported by years of clinical work and empirical support, these books provide step by step guidelines for helping teens cope with a wide range of chronic health conditions that lead to significant functional disability. Interdisciplinary teams in the pediatric context will find these books to be essential reading that informs their day-to-day work in supporting their families on the road to rehabilitation.
*Larry L. Mullins, PhD, Regents Professor and Vaughn Vennerberg Chair of Psychology, Oklahoma State University*

The long respected Children's Health and Illness Recovery Program guide and workbook has helped many children with chronic illnesses, their families, and the clinicians who work with them. This practical, easy to use compendium of clinical materials is a must-have resource for mental health professionals to provide quality evidence-based care in an individual or group format.
*Sara Williams, PhD, Pediatric Psychologist, Cincinnati Children's Hospital; Author of Treating Somatic Symptoms in Children and Adolescents*