Child Psychology category: 2885 books
Executive Function in Education, Second Edition
From Theory to Practice
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2018
This groundbreaking volume, now revised and updated, has given thousands of educators and clinicians a deeper understanding of executive function (EF) processes in typically developing children and those with learning difficulties and developmental disabilities. The book elucidates how PreK–12 students...
The Construction of the Self, Second Edition
Developmental and Sociocultural Foundations
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
An important work from a leading scholar, this book explores self-development from early childhood to adulthood. Susan Harter traces the normative stages that define the emergence of many self-processes, including self-esteem. She also addresses individual differences and societal influences on self-development....
Adolescence
Psychotherapy and the Emergent Self
Language: English
Release Date: June 17, 2013
Many therapists can attest to the fact that adolescents can be difficult and frustating clients-problems are seldom well defined, clearly delineated symptoms are more exception than the rule, and troubling situations often involve the entire family.
Gestalt therapist Mark McConville draws...
Dialectical Behavior Therapy for At-Risk Adolescents
A Practitioner's Guide to Treating Challenging Behavior Problems
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
Adolescents are more likely than any other age groups to engage in behaviors that contribute to injuries, violence, unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, and reckless alcohol, tobacco, and drug use. At-risk adolescents may also exhibit signs of moodiness, aggression, and even self-injury,...
Youth & Drugs and Mental Health
A Resource for Professionals
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2004
When ADHD, depression, anxiety and conduct and learning disorders emerge in childhood, they increase the risk that a young person may later develop substance use problems. In addition, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia tend to appear during adolescence and young adulthood -- about the same time that...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1997
Building on children's natural inclinations to pretend and reenact, play therapy is widely used in the treatment of psychological problems in childhood. 101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques incorporates methods developed to elicit the best responses from children by therapists representing cognitive-behavioral,...
Another Chance to be Real
Attachment and Object Relations Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2007
By most accounts, people with a borderline personality disorder prove exceptionally difficult to treat. Divergent opinions abound about what, if anything, contributes to a positive outcome. Is it the quality of the relationship with the psychotherapist that is curative, in that the careful attunement...
by Paula Nicolson
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2014
What does it mean to be human? This critical text from a well-respected author captures and interrogates the many models which have been developed to explore and explain human behaviour. Informed by sociological, psychological and biological perspectives, the book plots the key stages of the life course from childhood through to older age.
Acting Out
Understanding and Reducing Aggressive Behaviour in Children and Youth
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2007
Are you one of the thousands of Canadians who work or volunteer with children and youth? Do you know:
• how to respond effectively when a young person behaves aggressively?
• what kinds of aggression are considered normal for a young person’s age and stage of development?
• what kinds...
Suicide
Strategies and Interventions for Reduction and Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
All practitioners working in the caring and helping professions face many challenges and questions when dealing with suicidal clients: Is this client being serious? Can I do more? What should I do? Should I refer on? Should I break confidentiality? Have I assessed this client correctly? Both experienced...
Trauma-Attachment Tangle
Modifying EMDR to Help Children Resolve Trauma and Develop Loving Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Trauma-Attachment Tangle offers informative and inspiring clinical stories of children who have complex trauma and attachment issues from experiences such as adoption, hospitalization, or death of a parent. Some of these children display puzzling or extreme symptoms like prolonged tantrums, self-hatred,...
EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children, Second Edition
Infants to Adolescents Treatment Manual
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
Expanded to include EMDR Therapy with infants to adolescents, this updated and revised manual—the only resource of its kind--accompanies the new second edition of the widely praised foundational text, EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children. The manual distills simple and practical ways...
EMDR and the Art of Psychotherapy with Children, Second Edition
Infants to Adolescents
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2016
This second editon focuses on teaching therapists to effectively use the entire EMDR Therapy eight-phased treatment with children of all ages from infants to adolescents. The book details changes to the phases of EMDR Therapy (history taking, case conceptualization, and treatment planning) along with...
by Matthew D. Selekman, MSW
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
In this engaging guide, Matthew Selekman presents cutting-edge strategies for helping children and their families overcome a wide range of emotional and behavioral challenges. Vivid case material illustrates how to engage clients rapidly and implement interventions that elicit their strengths. Integrating...