Toni V. Heineman, DMH, is executive director and founder of A Home Within. Dr. Heineman is a clinical psychologist who has been in private practice treating children, adults, and families in the San Francisco Bay Area for over thirty years. June M. Clausen, PhD, is chair and professor of psychology at the University of San Francisco. Dr. Clausen directs the Foster Care Research Group, and maintains a clinical practice in San Jose, California. Saralyn C. Ruff, PhD, oversees the Fostering Relationships Program of A Home Within, dedicated to improving mental health services for foster youth. Dr. Ruff also teaches in the psychology department at the University of San Francisco and is a practicing clinician in San Francisco, California.
This volume offers rich and detailed illustrations of the complex emotional needs of the children and parents in vulnerable families. The chapters also highlight the psychological toll that working... (more)
Clinicians working with traumatized youth face many challenges in supporting growth and development while addressing the many negative consequences of abuse and neglect. When working with youth in... (more)
Relational Treatment of Trauma: Stories of Loss and Hope is the culmination of over 35 years of psychotherapy with children and adults, many of whom have suffered the effects of physical, emotional,... (more)
Capturing the complexities of working with abused children, this text traces the interplay of neurobiological and psychological facets of behaviour, to show how abuse de-rails normal development and... (more)