Child category: 4509 books
by Dr. Sunil Vaid
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 7, 2014
Parenting has always confounded young parents. It has become even more complicated today, with 100 different experts speaking 100 different languages with equal emphasis and equally impressive scientific proof. Every expert (and every mother of 2 lays a claim to that title) has his/her own theory...
by Linda Hopper
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2006
It is increasingly understood that to counsel children and adolescents effectively requires specialized skills: simply adapting techniques developed for adults will not work.
Drawing on the work of Bowlby, Winnicott and others, Linda Hopper here gives a brief introduction to the emotional development...
Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children and Adolescents
Therapist Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2017
Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) is arguably the most effective psychotherapy model for children and adolescents with emotional disorders (e.g., anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorders, trauma and stress-related disorders, etc.). Emotional disorders in youth frequently overlap or co-occur,...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2018
This book provides an extensive overview of curricula and instructional strategies for teaching children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It offers an empirically solid framework for designing and developing interventions for learners along the autism spectrum by reducing skill deficits and enhancing...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
Aggressive behavior among children and adolescents has confounded parents and perplexed professionals—especially those tasked with its treatment and prevention—for countless years. As baffling as these behaviors are, however, recent advances in neuroscience focusing on brain development have helped...
Treatment Manual for Anorexia Nervosa, Second Edition
A Family-Based Approach
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2012
This indispensable manual presents the leading empirically supported treatment approach for adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN). What sets family-based treatment apart is the central role played by parents and siblings throughout therapy. The book gives practitioners a clear framework for mobilizing...
The Music of Being
Music Therapy, Winnicott and the School of Object Relations
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2015
This book explores how the work of key child development theorists informs music therapy practice with children and families.
Focusing primarily on the theoretical thinking and understanding of the paediatrician and psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, Alison Levinge highlights how his theories...
Family-Focused Trauma Intervention
Using Metaphor and Play with Victims of Abuse and Neglect
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
Treatment of abuse and neglect needs to be family-focused in order to reduce troubling symptoms, address family risk and relapse potential, treat cross-generational patterns, and remediate attachment deficits. Evidence-based practices are available for child and family abuse treatment, including Trauma...
From Autism and Mutism to an Enlivened Self
A Case Narrative with Reflections on Early Development
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2018
From Autism and Mutism to an Enlivened Self explores the importance of intimacy, interaction with the environment and the mind-body connection in early childhood development, with specific reference to autism. Built around a detailed case study of a severely autistic child, the book offers an illuminating...
Comprehensive Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment
Points of Divergence and Convergence
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
This book presents proceedings from the joint conference, Evidence and Rationales for Comprehensive Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment: Divergence and Convergence, sponsored by the Council on Autism Services and the Autism Partnership. It addresses the growing need for, and current lack...
by Giacomo Vivanti, Ed Duncan, Geraldine Dawson
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
This book examines a group-based adaptation of the Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) designed for use with preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It describes the principles and procedures of the Group-Based Early Start Denver Model (G-ESDM) and provides practical and empirical guidelines...
Cyberbullying Across the Globe
Gender, Family, and Mental Health
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2015
This book provides a much-needed analysis of the current research in the global epidemic of electronic bullying. Scholars and professionals from the Americas, Europe, and Asia offer data, insights, and solutions, acknowledging both the social psychology and technological contexts underlying cyberbullying...
Autism and the Brain
Neurophenomenological Interpretation
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2012
For years, the typical presentation of autism—the developmental delays, the social and linguistic deficits—has been well known. Despite great variation among children with this condition, certain symptoms are considered hallmarks of the disorder. Less understood is why these symptoms come together...
Asperger Syndrome
A Guide for Professionals and Families
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Since the first edition was published in 2003, an enormous amount of research into Asperger Syndrome (AS) and autism spectrum disorders has been conducted. New genetic and epigenetic theories, updated findings on viable therapies, and targeted skill-building programs provide a solid foundation of...