Child category: 4509 books
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Child Trauma and Abuse
A Step-by-Step Approach
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2010
The effects of trauma and abuse on children can be long-lasting, acute and damaging. Evidence suggests that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is a highly effective form of psychotherapy to help children to overcome these effects.
This book uses an evidence-based CBT treatment model to assist...
by Thomas Keenan, Subhadra Evans, Dr. Kevin Crowley
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2016
An Introduction to Child Development, Third Edition* *provides undergraduate students in psychology and other disciplines with a comprehensive survey of the main areas of child development, from infancy through to adolescence, in a readily accessible format. It equips students with an appreciation...
by Sara Meadows
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2009
Questions about how children grow up in their social worlds are of enormous significance for parents, teachers, and society at large, as well as for children themselves. Clearly children are shaped by the social world that surrounds them but they also shape the social worlds that they, and those significant...
The Child as Thinker
The Development and Acquisition of Cognition in Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
This second edition of The Child as Thinker has been thoroughly revised and updated to provide an informed and accessible overview of the varied and extensive literature on children's cognition. Both theory and research data are critically examined and educational implications are discussed.
After...
Clinical and Educational Child Psychology
An Ecological-Transactional Approach to Understanding Child Problems and Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
Clinical and Educational Child Psychology: An Ecological-Transactional Approach to Developmental Problems and Interventions explores developmental milestones in early childhood and adolescence and provides intervention strategies in both clinical and educational contexts.
Currently one of the...
Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Theoretical and Clinical Implications
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
How do biological and environmental factors influence the development of childhood and adolescent disorders?
There has been a substantial increase of interest in research into child and adolescent psychopathology. In this book, Cecilia Essau brings together contributions from the UK, the US...
Child, Family and State
NOMOS XLIV
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2003
In an era in which our conception of what constitutes a “normal” family has undergone remarkable changes, questions have arisen regarding the role of the state in “normalizing” families through public policy. In what ways should the law seek to facilitate, or oppose, parenting and child-rearing...
Child Exploitation and Trafficking
Examining Global Enforcement and Supply Chain Challenges and U.S. Responses
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2016
Each year, more than two million children around the world fall victim to commercial sexual and labor exploitation. Put simply, the growing epidemic of child exploitation demands a coordinated response.
In addition to compliance concerns raised by the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), UK...
The Practitioner's Guide to Child Art Therapy
Fostering Creativity and Relational Growth
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Even in the face of challenging conditions, art therapy treatment offers meaningful opportunities for growth. It’s not always easy, though, to navigate the complex interplay of art processes, relational states, and developmental theories. For any clinician looking for guidance on the ins and outs...
Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality
Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2005
Nurturing Child and Adolescent Spirituality: Perspectives from the World's Religious Traditions provides a forum for prominent religious scholars to examine the state of religious knowledge and theological reflection on spiritual development in childhood and adolescence. Featuring essays from thinkers...
by Usha Goswami
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
This Very Short Introduction provides an up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible guide to modern child psychology, from birth to early adolescence. Beginning with infancy, Usha Goswami considers the process of attachment and 'bonding', showing how secure attachments enable the development of self-understanding....
by Caroline Rowland
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
Taking an accessible and cross-linguistic approach, Understanding Child Language Acquisition introduces readers to the most important research on child language acquisition over the last fifty years, as well as to some of the most influential theories in the field. Rather than just describing what...
Child Psychotherapy, War and the Normal Child
Selected Papers of Margaret Lowenfeld
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
Essential reading for anyone those involved in the psychology of children, this work details how Margaret Lowenfeld developed new forms of communication with children—primarily through the use of play and specifically through sand play—allowing psychotherapists to locate and address behavioral problems resulting from trauma, especially as from the result of war.
Teach Your Child to Sleep
Solving Sleep Problems from Newborn Through Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: January 21, 2016
The highly-acclaimed Millpond Children's Sleep Clinic has a 97 per cent success rate in resolving children's sleep problems. Discover how to get your baby or child to settle easily and sleep through the night with step-by-step advice that gets right to the heart of the problem.
From your child...