Child category: 4509 books
Childhood and Adolescence: Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Applications, 2nd Edition
Cross-Cultural Perspectives and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2016
This comprehensive reference analyzes psychological and anthropological studies concerning child and adolescent development across cultures, digging into often-forgotten topics like street children, child soldiers, and parenting in war-torn countries.
• Considers parenting and childhood development...
Adolescent Reputations and Risk
Developmental Trajectories to Delinquency
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2009
The news of teenagers and even younger children committing ever more serious and violent crimes continues to shock and baffle. The escalating psychological and social toll of youth crime is being paid by all – from victims to offenders to parents and siblings to teachers and to the community as...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2015
This book explores research on processes that influence family-school partnerships in support of student learning and education. It highlights research related to culture, contexts, and development as families and schools work together to promote smooth transitions and academic achievement. The volume...
by Randall I. Atlas
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2007
Consistent with previous editions, this book assembles in a single volume summaries of the treatment literature and treatment procedures of the most common childhood behavior disorders facing persons who practice in applied settings clinics, schools, counseling centers, psychiatric hospitals, and residential treatment centers.Its 16 chapters cover
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Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2010
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have been increasingly diagnosed in recent years and carries with it far reaching social and financial implications. With this in mind, educators, physicians, and parents are searching for the best practices and most effective treatments. But because the symptoms of...
Parenting
What Really Counts?
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Parenting: What Really Counts? examines the scientific evidence on what really matters for children's healthy psychological development.
The first section considers whether it is necessary to have two parents, a father present, parents who have a genetic link with their child, or parents who are heterosexual....
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Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
For developmental scientists, the nature versus nurture debate has been settled for some time. Neither nature nor nurture alone provides the answer. It is nature and nurture in concert that shape developmental pathways and outcomes, from health to behavior to competence. This insight has moved far...
Nurturing Children and Families
Building on the Legacy of T. Berry Brazelton
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2011
This volume celebrates the work and influence of T. Berry Brazelton, one of the world's foremost pediatricians, by bringing together contributions from researchers and clinicians whose own pioneering work has been inspired by Brazelton's foundations in the field of child development.
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The Parents' Guide to Psychological First Aid
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Predictable Life Crises
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
Does your young daughter talk endlessly about invisible friends, dragons in the basement, and monsters in the closet? Is your teenager about to start high school or being victimized by bullies? Is your son mortally afraid of certain insects or of injections at the doctor's office? Compiled by two...
Working with Grieving and Traumatized Children and Adolescents
Discovering What Matters Most Through Evidence-Based, Sensory Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Praise for Working With Grieving and Traumatized Children and Adolescents
"This much-needed book effectively argues for the use of structured activities as the basis for exploring trauma-specific questions in clinical work with traumatized children and adolescents. Numerous examples of...
Play in Clinical Practice
Evidence-Based Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2011
Going beyond traditional play therapy, this innovative book presents a range of evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches that incorporate play as a key element. It is grounded in the latest knowledge about the importance of play in child development. Leading experts describe effective...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2009
This leading text and clinical guide offers best-practice recommendations for assessing a comprehensive array of child and adolescent mental health problems and health risks. Prominent authorities present evidence-based approaches that can be used in planning, implementing, and evaluating real-world...
by Murli Desai
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
The Sourcebook introduces the theoretical and ideological foundation and methodological basis of Rights-based Direct Practice with Children. It starts with the methodology of participatory group workshops to facilitate learning of the content. The content draws linkages among the foundation of life...
Re-Circuiting Trauma Pathways in Adults, Parents, and Children
A Brain-Based, Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Method
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
Re-Circuiting Trauma Pathways in Adults, Parents, and Children presents the evidence-informed and substantiated Intergenerational Trauma Treatment Model (ITTM), with an emphasis on up-to-date trauma theory, the development of specialized clinical skills, and the replicability of methods. Grounded...