Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Play Therapy with Traumatized Children
Introduces a practical model of play therapy for traumatized children. Some of the most rewarding work a therapist can do is help a child recover from a traumatic event. But where to begin? A growing... (more)
ADHD - Living Without Brakes
This concise and highly accessible book contains everything that parents and busy professionals need to know about ADHD. The author describes the spectrum of ADHD, the co-occurring symptoms, and... (more)
Cognitive Therapy Techniques for Children and Adolescents
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 intervention... (more)
The Adolescent in Family Therapy: Harnessing the Power of Relationships: Second Edition
Offers a comprehensive framework for treating adolescent problems in the family context. "This valuable second edition is an essential text for anyone working with adolescents. Students in family... (more)
Understanding and Assessing Trauma in Children and Adolescents: Measures, Methods, and Youth in Context
A guide to the complex process of assessment in youth and child trauma. This book covers various methods and measures for assessing trauma, including case examples to illustrate the integration of... (more)
The Child's World: The Comprehensive Guide to Assessing Children in Need: Second Edition
This expanded and updated second edition of The Child's World is the accessible and comprehensive multidisciplinary guide to assessing children in need and their families. The book not only provides... (more)
Great Answers to Difficult Questions About Death: What Children Need to Know
Death is never an easy subject for discussion and adults often struggle to find the right words when talking about it with children. This book explores children's thoughts and feelings on the subject... (more)
Children and Adolescents in Trauma: Creative Therapeutic Approaches
Presents a variety of creative approaches to working with young people in residential childrens homes, secure or psychiatric units, and special schools. The contributors describe a wide range of... (more)
Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: A Clinical Perspective
Nonverbal learning disabilities broadly affect a childs behaviour, thoughts and feelings. This book presents descriptive, social and interpersonal perspectives on these brain-based disorders. It... (more)
Critical Perspectives on Safeguarding Children
This book offers a critical and evidence-based review of current and future child protection policy and practice. It provides evidence-based perspective with an up-to-date overview of policy and... (more)
Child Protection, Domestic Violence and Parental Substance Misuse: Family Experiences and Effective Practice
This book draws on a wide range of evidence to explore the facts about the relationship between substance misuse and domestic violence and their effect on children, and examines the response of... (more)
Ordinary Families, Special Children: A Systems Approach to Childhood Disability: Third Edition
New in paperback. Now in a revised and expanded third edition, this popular clinical reference and text provides a multisystems perspective on childhood disability and its effects on family life. The... (more)
Preventing Child Maltreatment
Many child abuse prevention programs have targeted factors within the family, such as parenting skills. This book describes the next wave of prevention: the promotion of safer, healthier childrearing... (more)
Self-Harm in Young People: A Therapeutic Assessment Method
Self-harm is a distressing and all too common presentation to emergency departments, and yet there is no clear understanding of what it represents, and success rates of interventions to prevent... (more)
A Special Book About Me: A Book for Children Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome
This book offers a fun and accessible introduction for a child diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome (AS). Intended as a support tool in the initial period after diagnosis, "A Special Book About Me" is... (more)
Helping Kids and Teens with ADHD in School: A Workbook for Classroom Support and Managing Transitions
This fun and interactive workbook is aimed at actively engaging young people with ADHD and supporting them as they negotiate the pitfalls of growing-up, and the transition to secondary or high... (more)
Help Your Child or Teen Get Back on Track: What Parents and Professionals Can Do for Childhood Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Offers specific self-help interventions and a wide-ranging, practical discussion of the types of professional help available for a child or adolescent with emotional and behavioral problems. The book... (more)
First Steps in Intervention with Your Child with Autism: Frameworks for Communication
One of the major difficulties for children with autism is in developing social empathy in the same way as other children. The earlier this problem is addressed, the more effectively these skills can... (more)
Fathering Your Special Child: A Book for Fathers or Carers of Children Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome
This book offers a fun and accessible introduction for the father or carer of a child diagnosed with AS. Intended as a support tool in the initial period after diagnosis, "Fathering Your Special... (more)
Creative Coping Skills for Children: Emotional Support Through Arts and Crafts Activities
Everyone has different needs when it comes to coping with lifes stressors, and children are no different. This book covers projects that include making wish fairies, dream catchers, and mandalas;... (more)
Safeguarding Children: A Shared Responsibility
This book features a multi-professional approach to safeguarding children, which accompanies the Department of Health's new training courses. It focuses on the methods of identifying children at risk... (more)
Peer Groups and Children's Development
This book focuses on the peer group experiences of children attending school in Western societies, from five years of age through to adolescence; considers peer groups in classrooms, friendships made... (more)
Developing Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents with Learning Disabilities: A Toolkit for Clinicians
There is an ever-increasing obligation on child and adolescent mental health services to meet the needs of children and young people with learning disabilities. This practical and concise book is a... (more)
Clinical Manual for Management of Bipolar Disorder in Child and Adolescents
Aimed at providing clinical information about diagnosis and management, this manual offers a comprehensive collection of empirical evidence, case studies, and the number of evidence-based reports on... (more)
Putting on the Brakes: Activity Book for Kids with ADD or ADHD: Second Edition
"Putting on the Brakes Activity Book for Kids with ADD or ADHD" is an expanded and updated edition of APA's classic, best-selling workbook. The activities are comprehensive and cover practically... (more)
My Anxious Mind: A Teen's Guide to Managing Anxiety and Panic
Anxiety can make everything seem unmanageable from dealing with family and friends to managing schoolwork and extracurricular activities. Its been estimated that between 9 and 15 million teens in the... (more)
Attention, Girls!: A Guide to Learn All About Your AD/HD
This is the first book written for 'tween' girls (ages 7-11) who have ADD/ADHD. It offers girls, their parents, and professionals practical tips and techniques for managing attention disorders and... (more)
Bullying Prevention and Intervention: Realistic Strategies for Schools
Grounded in research and extensive experience in schools, this engaging book describes practical ways to combat bullying at the school, class, and individual levels. Step-by-step strategies are... (more)
Scripts and Strategies in Hypnotherapy with Children: For Young People Aged 5 to 15
A handbook for therapists using hypnotherapy with children and young people. In addition to providing a collection of hypnotic scripts for children from six to sixteen, it offers an easy to follow,... (more)
Treatments for Adolescent Depression: Theory and Practice
Depression is one of the most common mental health problems in adolescence. Up to 20% of adolescents suffer from depression at some point in their lives. This comprehensive and authoritative book... (more)