An accessible and comprehensive resource for anyone who works with and cares for children and adolescents who have a DSM-5 diagnosis.

The guide describes a step-by-step approach to incorporating social skills instruction into treatment plans to help children cope with and overcome their challenges. Convenient charts pair a diagnosis with a list of social and life skills that caregivers can target and teach to build on a child's strengths and improve treatment progress. The manual also includes sample treatment plans and offers guidance on how to implement the teaching of social skills into treatment plans across a variety of settings and levels of care.