The purpose of this book is to provide professionals with evidence-based social–emotional assessment and intervention strategies for children and adolescents. The book covers typically developing children and adolescents with difficulties in social relationships; individuals with specific mental health diagnoses such as autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disability, and social (pragmatic) communication disorder; and the deaf/hard-of-hearing population. The major themes of this book will be definitional and conceptual issues in social skills assessment and intervention, standards for determining evidence-based practices, social–emotional assessment strategies, multi-tiered social–emotional interventions (universal, selected, and intensive), and social–emotional assessment and intervention...