Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Dealing with Feeling: An Emotional Literacy Curriculum for Children Aged 7-13 Second Edition
This new combined edition of the bestselling Dealing with Feeling and Dealing With More Feeling provides teachers of children aged 7-14 with structured opportunities to develop their emotional... (more)
Children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties and Communication Problems: There is Always a Reason: Second Edition
Children and young people with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties (SEBD) are far more likely to have communication problems than their peers. Exploring the ways in which children's... (more)
Born for Love: Why Empathy is Essential - and Endangered
From birth, when babies' fingers instinctively cling to those of adults, their bodies and brains seek an intimate connection, a bond made possible by empathy-the ability to love and to share the... (more)
From Late Adolescence to Young Adulthood
'By focusing on the transition from late adolescence to young adulthood, this innovative book makes a unique and valuable contribution to our understanding of a neglected area of development. Drawing... (more)
Music Therapy and Parent-Infant Bonding
Music Therapy and Parent-Infant Bonding is the first title in the field of music therapy to explore the contribution that music therapy can make in the very early years, for instance in situations... (more)
The Role of Sisters in Women's Development
This book provides useful recommendations for therapeutic understanding of the significance of sisters in everyday life, integrating diverse perspectives in order to address the ways clinicians can... (more)
Primary Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Practical Guide: 3 Volume Box Set
Rewritten with the new primary care environment in mind, this greatly expanded and updated edition extends the structured approach of the first edition to adolescent mental health. As in the first... (more)
Primary Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Practical Guide: Volume 3
Rewritten with the new primary care environment in mind, this greatly expanded and updated edition extends the structured approach of the first edition to adolescent mental health. As in the first... (more)
Primary Child and Adolescent Mental Health: A Practical Guide: Volume 2
Rewritten with the new primary care environment in mind, this greatly expanded and updated edition extends the structured approach of the first edition to adolescent mental health. As in the first... (more)
Primary Child and Adolescent Mental Health: a Practical Guide: Volume 1
Rewritten with the new primary care environment in mind, this greatly expanded and updated edition extends the structured approach of the first edition to adolescent mental health. As in the first... (more)
Communicative Musicality: Exploring the Basis of Human Companionship
Communicative Musicality explores the intrinsic musical nature of human interaction. The theory of communicative musicality was developed from groundbreaking studies showing how in mother/infant... (more)
How Not to F*** Them Up
As a mother, are you comfortable in your skin? Want to know how best to be a working or stay-at-home mum? Babies have very simple needs, yet many parents are overwhelmed with elaborate advice on how... (more)
Bringing Up Baby: The Psychoanalytic Infant Comes of Age
This is an important text that synthesises diverse literatures and theories on infant development into a coherent framework that illuminates the essence of infancy for all those who have infants,... (more)
Attachment Therapy with Adolescents and Adults: Theory and Practice Post Bowlby: Revised Edition
This is a revised edition of an important title originally published in 2009. It is written primarily for psychotherapists and other practitioners and describes a new and effective form of dynamic... (more)
Therapeutic Residential Care for Children and Young People: An Attachment and Trauma-Informed Model for Practice
Children in care who have been traumatized need a therapeutic environment where they can heal and which meets their emotional and developmental needs. This book provides a model of care for... (more)
Social Communication Cues for Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Related Conditions: How to Give Great Greetings, Pay Cool Compliments and Have Fun with Friends
Children need effective communication skills as a foundation for successful participation in activities at home, school and in the community. Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders are often unable... (more)
Forensic Issues in Adolescents with Developmental Disabilties
Adolescents with developmental disabilities are a complex population who require specialised treatment and care. This interdisciplinary text examines the processes involved in working with this... (more)
Brief Counselling in Schools: Working with Young People from 11 to 18: Third Edition
A highly practical and accessible guide to helping and supporting young people experiencing difficulties both at home and at school or college. Covering issues from low self-esteem and sexuality, to... (more)
Treating Complex Trauma in Adolescents and Young Adults
The first practical and research-based manual to guide students and practitioners on working specifically with traumatized adolescents. John Briere and Cheryl Lanktree fill a gap in what's currently... (more)
Psychotherapy with Infants and Young Children: Repairing the Effects of Stress and Trauma on Early Attachment
This eloquent book presents an empirically supported treatment that engages parents as the most powerful agents of their young children's healthy development. Child--parent psychotherapy promotes the... (more)
Psychotherapy for Children with Bipolar and Depressive Disorders
Packed with ready-to-use clinical tools, this book presents the first evidence-based psychosocial treatment for school-age children with bipolar disorder or depression. Leading clinician/researcher... (more)
Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Adolescents: Second Edition
Grounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this manual provides a complete guide to interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A). IPT-A is an evidence-based brief... (more)
Attachment Theory in Clinical Work with Children: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice
Attachment research has tremendous potential for helping clinicians understand what happens when parent-child bonds are disrupted, and what can be done to help. Yet there remains a large gap between... (more)
Emotions in Child Psychotherapy: An Integrative Framework
Emotions are the common ground of child psychotherapy and a therapists essential means of communication with children. Improved emotional resilience must be the shared therapeutic goal of all those... (more)
The PMLD Ambiguity: Articulating the Life-Worlds of Children with Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities
This book challenges the ways we experience, think about, and interact with children described as having profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD). Contrary to received wisdom, the book... (more)
Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy: Wounded Spirits and Healing Paths
This edited collection addresses the multiple sources of wounding of children and teens in contemporary life. The book conveys a message of hope and optimism, even in work with children who might be... (more)
The Long Shadow of Sexual Abuse: Developmental Effects Across the Life Cycle
This book describes the profound interferences with normal developmental processes that occur throughout the life cycle as a result of chronic child sexual abuse. This conviction is supported by the... (more)
Handling Children's Aggression Constructively: Toward Taming Human Destructiveness
Handling Children's Aggression Constructively shows how to prevent the development of disturbed aggressive behaviors in children, giving caregivers and educators the tools they need to handle... (more)
The Anna Freud Tradition: Lines of Development - Evolution of Theory and Practice over the Decades
This volume honours Anna Freud’s work and legacy by providing a detailed summary of the Psychoanalytic Developmental Tradition and illustrations of its contributions to the field of Child... (more)
Working with Distressed Young People
This book is an essential guide for those who want to understand and work with troubled young people. Anyone working in the caring professions and education who wishes to understand the causes of... (more)