Child Psychology category: 2885 books
The Baby In The Mirror
A Child's World From Birth To Three
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2010
For Charles Fernyhough, the birth of his daughter Athena was an opportunity to re-evaluate much of what he had learned as a researcher in developmental psychology. Drawing on the detailed notes he made during her infancy, Fernyhough uses Athena's story to explain how a child's mind develops before...
Assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Critical Issues in Clinical, Forensic and School Settings
Language: English
Release Date: February 9, 2016
This book offers clear best-practice guidelines for the assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. It discusses both the rising rates of autism and the growing need for appropriate, effective treatments and services. The book examines measures and methods used in assessing for core symptoms of ASD as...
Anxiety and Depression in Children and Adolescents
Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2012
Although generally considered adult disorders, anxiety and depression are widespread among children and adolescents, affecting academic performance, social development, and long-term outcomes. They are also difficult to treat and, especially when they occur in tandem, tend to fly under the diagnostic...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
This handbook discusses early childhood special education (ECSE), with particular focus on evidence-based practices. Coverage spans core intervention areas in ECSE, such as literacy, motor skills, and social development as well as diverse contexts for services, including speech-language pathology,...
Inspiring Greatness in Education
A School of the 21st Century Model at the Independence School District
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
One of the major domestic policy issues of our time is whether our nation can provide a more effective educational experience for our children. Economists have stressed that the quality of our educational system eventually defines the ability of our workforce, which in turn affects our competitive...
Rural Ethnic Minority Youth and Families in the United States
Theory, Research, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 3, 2015
This book explores the risk and protective factors of rural life and minority status for youth and their families. It provides innovative perspectives on well-documented developmental challenges (e.g., poverty and lack of resources) as well as insights into the benefits of familial and cultural strengths....
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Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2009
This book focuses on the structure and development of conscience, a subject that has been dominant in developmental psychology since the 18th century. International experts in the field contribute to this broad overview of the relevant research on the development of moral emotions and on the Kohlbergian-originated...
Integrated Early Childhood Behavioral Health in Primary Care
A Guide to Implementation and Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
This book provides a step-by-step guide to integrating early childhood behavioral health care into primary care with hands-on advice for creating, implementing, and evaluating programs. It discusses the unique advantages of pediatric primary care as a setting for mental health services from birth...
by Lisa A. Ruble, Nancy J. Dalrymple, John H. McGrew
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2012
Rising numbers of young children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders means more students with ASD entering pre-school and the elementary grades. For these young learners, individualized instruction toward measurable goals is crucial to effective education. The COMPASS program—Collaborative...
Evidence-Based School Mental Health Services
Affect Education, Emotion Regulation Training, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2010
The challenges of providing mental health services to school children are numerous and diverse, ranging from staffing shortages to insufficient funding to family resistance to administrative indifference. Yet with the U.S. Surgeon General estimating that approximately 20% of young people display signs...
Early Experience, the Brain, and Consciousness
An Historical and Interdisciplinary Synthesis
Language: English
Release Date: May 30, 2007
This new book examines the interrelationship between neuroscience and developmental science to help us understand how children differ in their capacity to benefit from their early motor and cognitive experiences. In so doing, it helps us better understand how experience affects brain growth and a child�s capacity to learn. In this interdisciplinary
Relationships in Development
Infancy, Intersubjectivity, and Attachment
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
The recent explosion of new research about infants, parental care, and infant-parent relationships has shown conclusively that human relationships are central motivators and organizers in development. Relationships in Development examines the practical implications for dynamic psychotherapy with both...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Comprised of papers and commentaries from the Earlscourt Symposium on Childhood Aggression held in Toronto, Canada, this volume reflects the Earlscourt Child and Family Centre's commitment to linking clinical practice to identifiable research-based interventions which are known to be effective in...
Developing Destinies
A Mayan Midwife and Town
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2011
Born with the destiny of becoming a Mayan sacred midwife, Chona Pérez has carried on centuries-old traditional Indigenous American birth and healing practices over her 85 years. At the same time, Chona developed new approaches to the care of pregnancy, newborns, and mothers based on her own experience...