Child Psychology category: 2885 books
Angst of Adolescence
How to Parent Your Teen and Live to Laugh About It
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Being a good parent is one of the most difficult, yet most rewarding, jobs a person can have in his or her lifetime. Being the parent of a teen is an especially daunting phase of the journey. As parents begin to notice the significant changes that come with adolescence (physical changes brought about...
by Louise Goldberg
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2013
A how-to manual for yoga with kids in classrooms and therapeutic settings.
If you are a parent of a child with special needs or a professional who works with one, you know how challenging it can be for them to sit still, to cope with change, to focus on self-soothing strategies, and to interact...
Turning the Hourglass
Children’S Passage Through Traumas and Past Lives
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2012
Turning the Hourglass: Childrens Passage Through Traumas and Past Lives, is a collection of stories written from the childs point of view. It is based on the therapeutic model that Christine has developed which includes Gestalt Therapy with Children and Adolescents and Regression Therapy. Emerging...
Parenting Made Easy – the Middle Years
A Bag of Tricks Approach to Parenting the 6-12 Year Old
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2013
No longer a toddler not yet a teen-ager, the middle years can be a challenging time for parents. Yet it is a vital time to establish the kinds of family values that you want before the turbulent teen years begin.
If you have ever felt challenged by your childs behaviour, have felt that you...
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...
Mothering without a Home
Attachment Representations and Behaviors of Homeless Mothers and Children
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2013
Homeless women and their children who reside in a transitional housing facility or shelter have experienced multiple traumas and disruptions in their earliest attachments. These multiple, chronic traumas often result in disorganized attachment disorders, which, in turn, affect all future development....
Handbook of Education, Training, and Supervision of School Psychologists in School and Community, Volume I
Foundations of Professional Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2010
Published with the sponsorship of the Trainers of School Psychologists, this two volume handbook examines the essential tenets of the school psychology profession, critically reviews training and practice issues, and evaluates how the traditional and changing skills and issues translate into meeting...
Psychoanalytic Reflections on Parenting Teens and Young Adults
Changing Patterns in Modern Love, Loss, and Longing
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Psychoanalytic Reflections on Parenting Teens and Young Adults explores the rich, multi-layered parent-child interactions that unfold during the period of separation and launching. While this is a necessary transitional time, parents inevitably experience feelings of loss and longing for the past...
Exposure Therapy for Treating Anxiety in Children and Adolescents
A Comprehensive Guide
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2018
Written by a team of clinicians specializing in the treatment of children and adolescents, this professional guide offers a comprehensive, practical resource for implementing exposure therapy when treating children and adolescents with anxiety. Each chapter is devoted to tailoring exposure work to...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Illustrated with rich case examples, this widely used practitioner resource and text presents a range of play approaches that facilitate healing in a shorter time frame. Leading play therapists from diverse theoretical orientations show how to tailor brief interventions to each child's needs. Individual,...
by Lisa Spiegel
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 19, 2017
Internal Family Systems Therapy with Children details the application of IFS in child psychotherapy. The weaving together of theory, step-by-step instruction, and case material gives child therapists a clear roadmap for understanding and utilizing the healing power of this modality. In addition, any...
Working with Parents
Establishing the Essential Alliance in Child Psychotherapy and Consultation
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1997
The author encourages therapists to approach parents as individuals (not just as parents), and to maintain the same professional perspective in dealing with them that informs the rest of their work. Illustrative case material draws on a considerable range of presenting pictures, from parents who are...
Therapeutic Engagement of Children and Adolescents
Play, Symbol, Drawing, and Storytelling Strategies
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2008
This book addresses the issues that child and adolescent therapists struggle with the most—how to meaningfully engage and create conditions for transformative change with children and teens who are unwilling participants at the outset and who regard any allowed influence by the therapist to be a...
Psychodrama with Children
Healing children through their own creativity
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
In this book, Hanna Kende uses her wealth of experience to explain how psychodrama can allow psychotherapists to fundamentally change their relationships with children presenting with psychosocial, mental, or behavioral problems. Based on Kende's extensive and wide-ranging knowledge, Psychodrama with...