Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Expressive Arts Therapy for Traumatized Children and Adolescents: A Four-Phase Model
Expressive Arts Therapy for Traumatized Children and Adolescents is the book so many expressive-arts and trauma therapists have been waiting for - not only does it lay out an organized, thorough... (more)
The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Psychotherapy: Second Edition
In The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents you will find the most powerful tools available for aiding children with their feelings, incorporating play techniques into therapy,... (more)
Rutter's Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Sixth Edition
This Sixth Edition is an essential read for all professionals working and learning in the fields of child and adolescent mental health and developmental psychopathology, as well as for clinicians... (more)
Winnicott's Theory of the Maturational Processes
This book presents the central concepts of Winnicott’s theory of the maturational processes, clarifying its premises and providing an organised description of the various stages, with their... (more)
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children and Families: Third Edition
Now firmly established as the standard text on the subject, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Children and Families, 3rd edition incorporates new and updated material on many topics not covered in... (more)
Asperger's Children: Psychodynamics, Aetiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment
The DSM-5 (2013) classifies all autism-related disorders, including Asperger’s, under the heading “autism spectrum disorder.” This book argues that this lumping together is unhelpful for clinicians.... (more)
Working with Children and Adolescents in Residential Care: A Strengths-Based Approach
Working with Children and Adolescents in Residential Care: A Strengths-Based Approach is written for professionals who work with children and youth in out of home placements, be they social services... (more)
Assessing Children in the Urban Community: Bringing in the Village
This book illuminates the process of child psychological assessment in community psychology through discussion, theory, and case studies of collaborative, systemic treatment of children and their... (more)
Play Therapy Interventions to Enhance Resilience
The importance of therapeutic play in helping children recover from adversity has long been recognized. This unique volume brings together experts on resilience, trauma, and play therapy to describe... (more)
Short-Term Play Therapy for Children: Third Edition
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... (more)
Cognitive Therapy Techniques for Children and Adolescents: Tools for Enhancing Practice
Providing a wealth of practical interventions and activities - all organized within a state-of-the-art modular framework - this invaluable book helps child clinicians expand their... (more)
Clinical Practice of Cognitive Therapy with Children and Adolescents: The Nuts and Bolts: Second Edition
Widely regarded as the standard teaching text and practitioner reference, this book provides a complete introduction to doing cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) with 6- to 18-year-olds. The authors... (more)
Dissociation in Traumatized Children and Adolescents: Theory and Clinical Interventions: Second Edition
Dissociation in Traumatized Children and Adolescents presents a series of unique and compelling case studies written by some of the foremost international experts in the study of dissociation in... (more)
An Independent Mind: Collected Papers of Juliet Hopkins
An Independent Mind: Collected Papers of Juliet Hopkins follows the professional journey and influence of an innovative figure in the history of child psychotherapy. Juliet Hopkins spans Kleinian and... (more)
Grief and Trauma in Children: An Evidence-Based Treatment Manual
Grief and Trauma in Children provides easy-to-implement, ready-to-use therapy materials to help busy practitioners use grief and trauma interventions in real-world settings. All interventions in the... (more)
Do Mothers Dream of Electric Babies?: The Importance of Emotional Bonds for Growing, Nurturing, and Educating
We live in a society that ignores and disregards attachment needs and feelings. Starting from this consideration, the author describes the stages of human emotional development in a lucid narrative... (more)
Short-term Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy for Adolescents with Depression: A Treatment Manual
Short-term Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (STPP) is a manualised, time-limited model of psychoanalytic psychotherapy comprising twenty-eight weekly sessions for the adolescent patient and seven... (more)
Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Compact and authoritative guidance on evidence-based treatment for ADHD in children and adolescents.
Part of the Advances in Psychotherapy -Evidence-Based Practice series, which provides... (more)
Understanding Applied Behavior Analysis: An Introduction to ABA for Parents, Teachers, and Other Professionals: Second Edition
This introductory guide to ABA demystifies the often complex terminology, the underlying principles, and commonly-used procedures of ABA using accessible, everyday language. This revised and updated... (more)
Deep Play: Exploring the Use of Depth in Psychotherapy with Children
Therapeutic deep play has the capacity for children to express deep emotions, overcome seemingly insurmountable issues and resolve serious problems. Working with children in this profound way,... (more)
A Short Introduction to Understanding and Supporting Children with Eating Disorders
More and more young people are suffering from eating disorders, but there are many different types and they are often confused, making it difficult to know what support to offer. This easy-to-read... (more)
Teen Anxiety: A CBT and ACT Activity Resource Book for Helping Anxious Adolescents
Today's teens are faced with all sorts of decisions, dilemmas and difficulties, from exam worries to friendship and relationship problems. The result is that anxiety is an increasingly common... (more)
Pathological Demand Avoidance Syndrome - My Daughter is Not Naughty
Jane Alison Sherwin's honest and uplifting account provides insight into the challenges of bringing up a child with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA). After years of misdiagnosis, Jane's daughter,... (more)
The Music of Being: Music Therapy, Winnicott and the School of Object Relations
This book explores how the work of key child development theorists informs music therapy practice with children and families. Focusing primarily on the theoretical thinking and understanding of the... (more)
A Short Introduction to Helping Young People Manage Anxiety
Anxiety is an increasingly common problem in young people, but there are many different causes and types, and it can be difficult to know where to start in order to understand it and know how best to... (more)
Play and Art in Child Psychotherapy: An Expressive Arts Therapy Approach
Ellen G. Levine draws on her extensive experience in clinical settings to present a series of case studies that demonstrate how art-making and imaginary play can provide a space for children to... (more)
Autism Spectrum Disorder and De-Escalation Strategies: A Practical Guide to Positive Behavioural Interventions for Children and Young People
This practical guide provides a complete picture of how non-physical and physical interventions can be used to manage behaviour and keep children with autism spectrum disorders or emotional, social... (more)
Parenting OCD: Down to Earth Advice from One Parent to Another
When your child has OCD your world can turn upside down and inside out. Claire Sanders has been managing her son's severe OCD for more than 8 years and, although there are no quick fixes, she has... (more)
Children and Young People Whose Behaviour is Sexually Concerning or Harmful: Assessing Risk and Developing Safety Plans
More than any other challenging behaviour, the sexual abuse of one child by another generates anxiety, puzzlement and confusion. Adults confident in dealing with a defiant or delinquent child find... (more)
Melanie Klein Revisited: Pioneer and Revolutionary in the Psychoanalysis of Young Children
While much writing has been devoted, predominantly by contemporary Kleinian adult psychoanalysts, to the Kleinian and post Kleinian development of Klein’s work, comparatively little has recently been... (more)