Child Psychology category: 2885 books
Metaphors of Healing
Playful Language in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Metaphors of Healing features hundreds of metaphors Harish Malhotra has created for use with his patients in therapy, which have yielded positive results. Through his metaphors, Malhotra has passed down a successful open-ended interview technique to medical students who are encountering patients for...
Breaking Through to Teens
Psychotherapy for the New Adolescence
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2010
This book presents groundbreaking strategies for psychotherapy with today's teens, for whom high-risk behavior, lack of adult guidance, and intense anxiety and stress increasingly come with the territory. Ron Taffel addresses the key challenge of building a therapeutic relationship that is strong...
by Elizabeth Pantley
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 1998
Your go-to guide for your parenting questions, from the author of the breakthrough No-Cry series
"Perfect Parenting will give you the tools you need to feel confident as you raise your children. This handy reference book may become an indispensable part of your family's life."
--...
Working With Alienated Children and Families
A Clinical Guidebook
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2013
This edited volume is written by and for mental health professionals who work directly with alienated children and their parents. The chapters are written by leaders in the field, all of whom know how vexing parental alienation can be for mental health professionals.
No matter how the professional...
Screenwise
Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Screenwise offers a realistic and optimistic perspective on how to thoughtfully guide kids in the digital age. Many parents feel that their kids are addicted, detached, or distracted because of their digital devices. Media expert Devorah Heitner, however, believes that technology offers huge potential...
Directive Play Therapy
Theories and Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2016
Structured, therapist-led approaches to play therapy are becoming increasingly popular due to their time-limited nature and efficacy for such specific disorders as trauma and attachment issues. This is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of numerous directive play therapy techniques that...
Letting Go of Perfect
Overcoming Perfectionism in Kids and Teens
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2009
Proven strategies for helping kids and teens break free of the bonds of perfectionism.
Letting Go of Perfect: Overcoming Perfectionism in Kids and Teens pinpoints a crippling state of mentality among many kids and teens today - the need to be absolutely perfect - and gives parents and teachers...
by Jon Daily, LCSW, CADC II
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2012
This thought provoking book “Adolescent & Young Adult Addiction: The Pathological Relationship to Intoxication and The Interpersonal Neurobiology Underpinnings” discusses the struggles of that the youth of today are faced with and puts forth that adolescent and young adult addicts are not addicted...
Group Work with Adolescents, Third Edition
Principles and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2014
A trusted course text and professional resource, this comprehensive book delves into all aspects of planning and conducting strengths-based group work with adolescents. In an accessible, down-to-earth style, Andrew Malekoff spells out the principles of effective group practice. Extensive clinical...
Inclusive Instruction
Evidence-Based Practices for Teaching Students with Disabilities
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
This accessible book presents research-based strategies for supporting K-8 students with high-incidence disabilities to become accomplished learners. The authors clearly describe the core components of effective inclusive instruction, showing how to recognize and respond to individual students' needs...
Effective School Interventions, Third Edition
Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Student Outcomes
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2017
This indispensable course text and practitioner resource, now fully revised, has helped tens of thousands of readers implement evidence-based interventions to improve students' academic achievement and behavior in PreK–12. The volume presents best-practice guidelines and step-by-step procedures...
Minimalist Parenting
Enjoy Modern Family Life More by Doing Less
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
We're in the midst of a parenting climate that feeds on more**.** More expert advice, more gear, more fear about competition and safety, and more choices to make about education, nutrition, even entertainment. The result? Overwhelmed, confused parents and overscheduled, overparented kids.
In...
How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear?
Exploring Big Feelings After Living in a Stormy Home
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Baby Bear lives in a home with the Big Bears, and loves to chase butterflies and make mud pies - they make Baby Bear's tummy fill with sunshine. Then, one night, Baby Bear hears a big storm downstairs in the house and in the morning, Baby Bear's tummy starts to feel grey and rainy. How will such a...
The Adolescent in Family Therapy, Second Edition
Harnessing the Power of Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2009
Rich with clinical wisdom, this successful text and practitioner guide offers a comprehensive framework for treating adolescent problems in the family context. Even as teenagers become increasingly independent, Joseph Micucci shows, they still need parental guidance and nurturance. By strengthening...