Child category: 4509 books
Choosing to Heal
Using Reality Therapy in the Treatment of Sexually Abused Children
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2007
The number of sexual abuse disclosures by children has been increasing at a steady rate. Therapists are faced with the dilemma of limited resources and training to help them best serve this vulnerable population.
Choosing to Heal breaks new ground as the first resource to use Reality Therapy...
School Rampage Shootings and Other Youth Disturbances
Early Preventative Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Together, School Rampage Shootings and Other Youth Disturbances and its accompanying CD provide a complete toolkit for using early preventative interventions with elementary-school age children. In ten thoughtful, clearly written chapters, both new and experienced practitioners will find a wealth...
Primary Love
The Elemental Nature of Human Love, Intimacy, and Attachment
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2010
In Primary Love, Dr. Klein describes love and intimacy as they evolve in the context of family relations from birth to maturity in adulthood. Once the original attachment and the loving, intimate bond between a mother and her infant-child are established, primary love is founded and secured. Every...
Working Memory and Academic Learning
Assessment and Intervention
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Equipping school and child psychologists, and neuropsychologists with critical information on the role of working memory in learning and achievement, Working Memory and Academic Learning offers guidance on assessment tools, interventions, and current evidence-based best practices. Its specific, step-by-step...
Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents, Second Edition
The Nuts and Bolts
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2015
Widely regarded as the definitive practitioner reference and teaching text, this book provides a complete introduction to doing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with 6- to 18-year-olds. The authors offer a blueprint for formulating cases and tailoring treatment to each child's or adolescent's unique...
Attachment, Trauma, and Healing
Understanding and Treating Attachment Disorder in Children, Families and Adults
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2014
Now in a fully updated and expanded edition, Levy and Orlans' classic text provides a comprehensive overview of attachment theory, how attachment issues manifest, and how they can be treated.
The book covers attachment-focused assessment and diagnosis, specialised training and education for...
Beating Autism
How Alternative Medicine Cured My Child
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2015
Autism is epidemic! In 2015 the Centers for Disease Control reported that 1 in 45 children is identified with autism spectrum disorder. Yet, the phrase Autism Spectrum Disorder is simply a label, the underlying causes of the symptoms are rarely diagnosed. Conventional doctors are unable to help because...
Raising Happy, Healthy Children
A practical guide to parenting and nutrition
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2010
Raising a child today can be a daunting task – the responsibility is enormous; the challenge is one few first-time mums are ready for; and knowing the right thing to do is often learned by trial and error rather than having someone take us through the steps to being a good parent. In Raising Happy,...
by Gilbert Kliman, MD
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
Reflective Network Therapy describes a remarkably effective school-based treatment method that harnesses small social networks for the good of seriously emotionally disturbed preschoolers or those with autism spectrum disorders. The book provides an in-depth explanation of the method — including...
Anxiety-Free Kids
An Interactive Guide for Parents and Children
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2008
About one in ten children nationwide meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder. Research has shown that if left untreated, children with anxiety disorders are at higher risk for performing poorly in school, having being less developed social skills, and to be more vulnerable to substance abuse.
This...
Bullying, Prejudice and School Performance
A New Approach
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2017
This brief presents a new approach to the study of bullying and prejudice in school settings, analyzing the particularities of these two forms of violence and relating them to the hierarchies that distinguish students based on academic performance and popularity. Analyzing data gathered by surveys...
by Jean Piaget, Barbel Inhelder
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Although originally published in France in 1951 this English translation was not published until 1975. The book supplements the authors’ previous publications on the development of thought in the child and is the result of two preoccupations: how thought that is in the process of formation acts...
by Pierre Oléron, Jean Piaget, Bärbel Inhelder
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
First published in English in 1969, the book opens with a chapter by Pierre Oléron on intellectual activities. These fall into three groups: inductive activities (the apprehension of laws, relations and concepts), reasoning and problem solving. It describes typical methods and essential results obtained...
Crimes against Children
Sexual Violence and Legal Culture in New York City, 1880-1960
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2006
In the first half of the twentieth century, Americans' intense concern with sex crimes against children led to a wave of public discussion, legislative action, and criminal prosecution. Stephen Robertson provides the first large-scale, long-term study of how American criminal courts dealt with the...