Child Adolescent category: 2820 books
Handbook of Applied Developmental Science
Promoting Positive Child, Adolescent, and Family Development Through Research, Policies, and Programs
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2002
The Handbook of Applied Developmental Science is the only work to comprehensively present the latest theory, research, and application from applied developmental science (ADS) and the positive psychology movement. It summarizes and synthesizes the best scientific knowledge from ADS to help readers...
The Thriving Adolescent
Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Positive Psychology to Help Teens Manage Emotions, Achieve Goals, and Build Connection
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2015
Adolescents face unique pressures and worries. Will they pass high school? Should they go to college? Will they find love? And what ways do they want to act in the world? The uncertainty surrounding the future can be overwhelming. Sadly, and all too often, if things don’t go smoothly, adolescents...
Treating NVLD in Children
Professional Collaborations for Positive Outcomes
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
Children with nonverbal learning disabilities (NVLD) have needs that can take many forms and may, over time, require consultation and collaboration with professionals from several fields. Given that multiple specialists may be involved in working with children with NVLD – as well as the array of...
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...
Childhood Re-imagined
Images and Narratives of Development in Analytical Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2008
What can Jungian psychology contribute to understanding children and childhood?
Childhood Re-imagined considers Carl Jung's psychological approach to childhood and argues that his symbolic view deserves a place between the more traditional scientific and social-constructionist views of development....
Young Victims, Young Offenders
Current Issues in Policy and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2014
At a time when the nation is focused on devising new responses to street crime and on reforming the juvenile justice system, this book brings together in a single volume, current and emerging perspectives on the control of crime by and against children and youth. Young Victims, Young Offenders provides...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
Juvenile justice centers have a long tradition as an unfortunate stop for young offenders who need mental health care. Reports estimate that as many as 70% of the youth in detention centers meet criteria for mental health disorders. As juvenile justice systems once again turn their focus from confinement...
Children's Dreams
Understanding the Most Memorable Dreams and Nightmares of Childhood
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
When a child talks about a vivid nighttime dream, it can be difficult for adults to know how to respond. Dream researchers Kelly Bulkeley and Patricia Bulkley take readers beyond “it was just a dream” to help children and adults understand why we dream and how dreams can help us unlock our creativity...
The Adolescent Experience
European and American Adolescents in the 1990s
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1999
The opening of the borders to Eastern Europe has expanded our view on European diversities and offered new opportunities to examine the effects of the heterogeneity in European cultural backgrounds and political systems on personality and social development. This book is a first step in utilizing...
Moral Development
A Psychological Study of Moral Growth from Childhood to Adolescence
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Although the work of Piaget dealt with the intellectual development of children, and that of Goldman with a child’s religious thought, there had hitherto been no comparable book on child morality to complete the developmental picture of the time. Originally published in 1968 William Kay’s book...
Through Assessment to Consultation
Independent Psychoanalytic Approaches with Children and Adolescents
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2009
Winnicott’s description of "doing something else" or "working as a psychoanalyst" when not engaged in the actual analysis of his patients resonates with the child psychotherapist today. Individual psychotherapy is certainly a valuable part of the work but much of the time the...
Dyslexia Unravelled
An Irish Guide to a Global Problem
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
Does your child struggle to read or write? Do you suspect they have dyslexia, or have they recently been diagnosed with dyslexia? Are you wondering where do you go from here?
A diagnosis of dyslexia can be both a relief and a frustration. From her unique perspective as a professional speech...
by Catherine P. Cook-Cottone, PhD
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
"The authors" choice of key elements results in a book that provides knowledge essential for beginning counselors to learn and for experienced counselors to reviewÖ. Consequently, The Elements of Counseling Children and Adolescents should be useful for students in the helping professions, includingÖpsychology,...
Assessment and Intervention with Children and Adolescents Who Misuse Fire
Practitioner Guide
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
It's surprisingly common for children and adolescents to play with fire and to actually set fires. A single fire has the potential to cause a cascade of serious consequences to children, families, and their community, sometimes with devastating impact. Yet, there is limited practical information and...