Adolescent Psychology category: 2820 books
Authentic Assessment for Early Childhood Intervention
Best Practices
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2007
Meeting a crucial need, this book provides clear recommendations for authentic developmental assessment of children from infancy to age 6, including those with developmental delays and disabilities. It describes principles and strategies for collecting information about children's everyday activities...
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in K-12 School Settings
A Practitioner's Toolkit
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2015
Features specific, highly effective counseling interventions for school-age children that can be put to use immediately
Twenty percent of school-age children in the United States experience mental health issues each year and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is one of the most effective and...
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depressed Adolescents
A Practical Guide to Management and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2016
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depressed Adolescents provides clinicians, clinical supervisors, and researchers with a comprehensive understanding of etiological pathways as well as current CBT approaches for treating affected adolescents. Chapters guide readers from preparations for the first session...
Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy
Theory, Issues, and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2013
The integration of animals into the therapy setting by psychotherapists has been a growing trend. Psychological problems treated include emotional and behavioral problems, attachment issues, trauma, and developmental disorders. An influential 1970s survey suggests that over 20 percent of therapists...
Starting from Scratch
The Origin and Development of Expression, Representation and Symbolism in Human and Non-Human Primates
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2010
This book compares the beginning of symbolic thought in human infancy with that of our close primate relatives, the chimpanzees. The author investigates the precursors of symbolism by studying the actions and interactions of a small group of these intelligent, non-human primates who live in Singapore...
Trusting What You're Told
How Children Learn from Others
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2012
If children were little scientists who learn best through firsthand observations and mini-experiments, how would a child discover that the earth is round—never mind conceive of heaven as a place someone might go after death? Trusting What You’re Told begins by reminding us of a basic truth: Most of what we know we learned from others.
The Bonsai Child
Why modern parenting limits children's potential and practical strategies to turn it around
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2015
Modern parenting is in crisis. Parents put more time and effort into raising their children than ever before, but children’s self-esteem, resilience and wellbeing don’t appear to be improving.
In her work as a clinical psychologist and researcher, Dr Judith Locke sees a disturbing link...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2017
Widely regarded as the standard reference and text on evidence-based therapies--and now substantially revised--this book has introduced tens of thousands of clinicians and students to exemplary treatments for social, emotional, and behavioral problems in children and youth. Concise chapters focus...
by Peter Fonagy
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
A Bestseller
Attachment Theory shows scientifically how our earliest relationships with our mothers influence our later relationships in life. This book offers an excellent introduction to the findings of attachment theory and the major schools of psychoanalytic thought.
"The book...
Attachment and Interaction
From Bowlby to Current Clinical Theory and Practice Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Attachment and Interaction is an accessible introduction to the history and evolution of attachment theory, which traces the early roots of attachment theory from the work of its creator John Bowlby through to the most recent theoretical developments and their clinical applications.
Mario Marrone...
Blueprint
How our childhood makes us who we are
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
'The best book I've read this year ... It's written in such a beautiful way' - Dr Suzi Gage, Book Shambles podcast
From birth to adulthood, Blueprint tells you what you need to know about how you became who you are
Have you ever wondered how your early life shaped you? From beginning...
by Cathy A. Malchiodi, PhD, ATR-BC
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2012
This practical resource demonstrates how all clinicians can broaden and enhance their work with children by integrating drawing into therapy. The book enables therapists to address the multidimensional aspects of children's art without resorting to simplistic explanations. Approaching drawing as a...
Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents
Evidence-Based Treatment for Everyday Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2008
Designed for mental health professionals treating children and adolescents, Brain-Based Therapy with Children and Adolescents: Evidence-Based Treatment for Everyday Practice is a simple but powerful primer for understanding and successfully implementing the most critical elements of neuroscience into...
Child Psychotherapy
Integrating Developmental Theory into Clinical Practice
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
All too often children are diagnosed and medicated without the consideration that their symptoms may actually be a healthy response to stressful life events. This integrative guide for mental health practitioners who work with children underscores the importance of considering the etiology of a child's...