Children's Health and Illness Recovery Program (CHIRP)

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 *