Child Psychology category: 2885 books
by Kevin J. O’Connor, Charles E. Schaefer, Lisa D. Braverman
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2019
Un libro de consulta completo sobre terapia de juego para los profesionales de la salud mental. Editado por los fundadores de este campo, el Manual de terapia de juego, 2a ed., es una referencia integral para los terapeutas pues ofrece una cobertura actualizada de todos los aspectos importantes del...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2014
Originally published in 1983, this study describes the experience of severely deprived children referred for individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy at the Tavistock Clinic in London, and at other clinics and schools. Most were living in children’s homes, all came from chaotic and disrupted families,...
by Athena A. Drewes, Sue C. Bratton, Charles E. Schaefer
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 20, 2011
An integrative approach to play therapy blending various therapeutic treatment models and techniques
Reflecting the transition in the field of play therapy from a "one size fits all" approach to a more eclectic framework that integrates more than one perspective, Integrative Play Therapy explores...
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...
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...
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...
Core Principles of Assessment and Therapeutic Communication with Children, Parents and Families
Towards the Promotion of Child and Family Wellbeing
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2010
Practitioners today are confronted by a bewildering array of therapies as ‘cure alls.’ This book provides an integrated approach to working with children, parents and families that can be applied by all professionals in a variety of settings. Informed by a psychodynamic perspective, it identifies...
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
One Hundred Years After 'Little Hans'
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2013
Since Freud’s publication of 'Little Hans', advances in psychoanalytic technique and theory have transformed our clinical work with children. Individuals including Anna Freud, Melanie Klein and Donald Winnicott have influenced psychoanalytic play therapy and broadened the scope of practice with...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Schools
A Tiered Approach to Youth Mental Health Services
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2016
In recent years, many U.S. schools have implemented tiered models of support to address a range of student needs, both academic and behavioral, while cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has simultaneously gained popularity as an effective means of supporting the mental health needs of students. *Cognitive...
On Children Who Privilege the Body
Reflections of an Independent Psychotherapist
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2018
On Children Who Privilege the Body: Reflections of an Independent Psychotherapistbrings together selected papers from the career of Ann Horne and draws upon her considerable experience in the field of child and adolescent mental health.
On Children Who Privilege the Body will be of...
Transforming Despair to Hope
Reflections on the Psychotherapeutic Process with Severely Neglected and Traumatised Children
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2017
Transforming Despair to Hope: Reflections on the Psychotherapeutic Process with Severely Neglected and Traumatised Children offers a thorough overview of the problems and rewards of trying to help severely neglected and traumatised children. Drawing on over 40 cyears of clinical experience, Monica...
Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents
Theory and Practice for School and Clinical Settings
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2014
A comprehensive, theory-based approach to working with young clients in both school and clinical settings
Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents, Fifth Edition provides mental health professionals and students with state-of-the-art theory and practical guidance for major...
Aggression and Depression Assessed Through Art
Using Draw-A-Story to Identify Children and Adolescents at Risk
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2005
A study of more than two hundred children using Rawley Silver's draw a story test showed a strong correlation between aggression or depression and certain types of artistic narratives; meanwhile, unbeknownst to Silver, a pair of Russian therapists were using Silver's assessment tests in a similar...
by Dr. Avidan Milevsky, PhD, LCPC
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2014
Promotes an in-depth understanding of adolescent development that can be immediately applied to effective treatment
Adolescence is a distinct and complex stage of development, and successful interventions with this population require an in-depth understanding of the many forces affecting them....