Rajinder M. Gupta & Frederika C. Theus 
Pointers for Parenting for Mental Health Service Professionals [PDF ebook] 

About the Authors.
Preface and Overview of the Book.
Acknowledgements.
1. Introduction.
2. Children and parents: some general considerations.
3. Clinical concerns, raised by parents, which have theoretical
underpinnings.
4. Essential preliminaries and some key pointers.
5. Important general pointers for parents.
6. An adapted, acceptable, and effective behaviour modifi cation
approach.
7. From pointers to practice.
References.
Index.

Rajinder M. Gupta studied psychology at the universities of
Cambridge and Manchester. He did his professional training as an
educational psychologist at Exeter University and Ph D at Aston.
Following his training, he worked as an educational psychologist
for nearly two decades. In the last 15 years, he has worked as a
Child and Adolescent Psychologist in the clinical psychology
departments of several NHS trusts in the Midlands and has also
helped train a number of clinical psychology trainees studying for
their doctorate programme at Birmingham University. His current
main area of interest, both from a clinical and academic
standpoint, is the study of families with interactional diffi
culties with their children and effective and effi cient ways of
helping them.
Frederika C. Theus is a licensed clinical psychologist
and coordinator of the Child and Adolescent Diagnostic and Family
Support Program for the Family Clinic, Institute on Disability and
Human Development at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She
provides evaluations for children with suspected or previously
diagnosed developmental disabilities as part of a multidisciplinary
team. Dr Theus also provides therapy and intervention services to
children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities,
including autism and Asperger Syndrome. Dr Theus received a Master
of Arts degree in Learning Disabilities from Northwestern
University, and worked as both a diagnostician and as a Learning
Disabilities teacher. She earned her doctorate in psychology from
the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Dr Theus provides
workshops and trainings to parents and professionals on a variety
of topics related to assessment and intervention for individuals
with developmental disabilities, including dual diagnosis of
developmental disabilities and mental health disorders, behavioural
intervention, and Asperger Syndrome. She has published on topics
related to child development. Dr Theus is a member of the
professional advisory committee for the Autism Society of Illinois
and the advisory council of the Chicago Southside Autism Support
Group.