Child Psychology category: 2885 books
Handbook for Treatment of Attachment Problems in C
An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers, an
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 1994
Attachment Disorder occurs when a child has difficulty establishing new attachments if old ones are severely disrupted, and it is typically seen in victims of various types of trauma. This text seeks to explain how best to treat these children so that they can love and trust again and form lasting relationships.
Attach Me if You Can
How to help children attach, feel safe and ultimately act lovable
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2011
Paul Tournier stated: “At the heart of personality is the need to feel a sense of being lovable without having to qualify for that acceptance.” In 1975 when I started seeing children in therapy at the Grand Rapids Child Guidance Clinic in Grand Rapids, Michigan it seemed like the major problems...
Interactive Music Therapy - A Positive Approach
Music Therapy at a Child Development Centre
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2006
In Interactive Music Therapy - A Positive Approach, Amelia Oldfield explains how her approach to music therapy sessions establishes a constructive musical dialogue with children that emphasises positive experiences - these establish trust and allow feelings to be expressed through music.
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Psychotherapy with Infants and Young Children
Repairing the Effects of Stress and Trauma on Early Attachment
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2008
This eloquent book presents an empirically supported treatment that engages parents as the most powerful agents of their young children's healthy development. Child–parent psychotherapy promotes the child's emotional health and builds the parent's capacity to nurture and protect, particularly when...
Violence and Serious Theft
Development and Prediction from Childhood to Adulthood
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2008
In this volume, top experts in the field of delinquency discuss the implications of the findings of the Pittsburgh Youth Study for current conceptualizations of antisocial behavior. Violence and Serious Theft is unique in that it combines the strengths of three disciplines to explain delinquency in...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
This highly respected reference and text on developmental psychopathology brings together leading authorities on the psychological, biological, and social-contextual determinants of child and adolescent problems. The comprehensive introductory chapter provides a state-of-the-art developmental--systems...
Treating Chronically Traumatized Children
Don't let sleeping dogs lie!
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
Professionals working with traumatized children are often asked whether it would be better to ‘let sleeping dogs lie’, because the child may not be ready to discuss their experiences, and out of fear that they may become further distressed or disturbed. In Treating Chronically Traumatized Children,...
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Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2011
This comprehensive handbook synthesizes the rapidly growing research base on child and adolescent psychopathy: its nature, causes, development, assessment, and treatment. The editors and contributors are leading authorities who review state-of-the-art empirical findings and weigh in on pressing questions,...
by Risë VanFleet, PhD, RPT-S
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2011
Highly practical, instructive, and authoritative, this book vividly describes how to conduct child-centered play therapy. The authors are master clinicians who explain core therapeutic principles and techniques, using rich case material to illustrate treatment of a wide range of difficulties. The...
by Dr. Sheri Pickover, PhD, Heather Brown
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2016
Includes treatment issues not covered elsewhere
This one-of-a-kind resource for mental health professionals in multiple settings is a comprehensive guide to treatment issues unique to children and families who have a relationship with the foster care system. With a focus on understanding how...
by Adrian Furnham
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
First published in 1991, this book represents the first wide-ranging review of young people’s understanding of the social world and the functioning of society. Taking a social cognitive view of adolescence, it focuses on the processes by which young people learn to understand other people’s thoughts,...
Human Security
Some Reflections
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1966
During his lifetime, W.E. Blatz was so much occupied with the development of the University of Toronto’s Institute of Child Study that he was able to devote little time to writing. This is his first book to appear in twenty-one years, and his first complete exposition of his famous Theory of Security.
The...
by Mellisa Dormoy
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
A toolbox of scripts for practicing a popular relaxation technique with child clients.
Guided imagery is a relaxation technique that uses sensory visualizations to engage the mind and imagination for healing. It is a simple, versatile therapeutic tool that uses “scripts” to help clients...
Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety
A Guide for Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2013
"Lebowitz and Omer have taken the latest and most relevant scientific research and synthesized it into an essential read for caregivers of anxious children. Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers provides an 'inside look' at the nuts and bolts of cognitive behavioral therapy...