Child and Adolescent Studies Books
New In Our Nation: Activities to Promote Self-Esteem and Resilience in Young Asylum Seekers
Refugee children have often experienced great disruption, violence and fear. They have frequently lost members of their family and may even have witnessed their deaths. They have left everything that... (more)
Children's Speech and Literacy Difficulties: Book 2
This work develops the ideas in "Children's Speech and Literacy Difficulties Book One: A Psycholinguistic Framework". It discusses how to identify children with speech and literacy problems and to... (more)
Someone Very Important Has Just Died: Immediate Help for People Caring for Children of All Ages at the Time of a Close Bereavement
A resource for professionals in all areas of work relating to bereavement. It is designed to be given to adults with children in their care at the time of a death. (more)
Promoting Emotional Well Being of Children and Adolescents and Preventing Their Mental Ill Health:
This comprehensive guide provides overviews of the key psychological processes affecting mental health, such as development, attachment, emotion regulation and attention, and draws out the... (more)
Fostering Adolescents
Adolescents are the hardest group to foster and have high rates of placement breakdown. This text examines what helps to make placements work. Key issues are explored, including peer relationships,... (more)
Adolescent Psychiatry: Vol.26
Tracks the evolution of adolescent psychiatry as it strives to keep pace with therapeutic and social responsibilities which, in the 21st century, have become increasingly intertwined. It draws... (more)
Adolescent Psychiatry: Vol.27
Volume 27 of "Adolescent Psychiatry" focuses on trauma and violence among adolescents, and attends especially to the psychological, biological and social impact of trauma of its victims, especially... (more)
Adolescent Psychiatry: Vol.25
A discussion of adolescent psychiatry. The chapters are divided into sections on: developmental issues; psychopathology in adolescence; psychotherapeutic approaches to adolescents; and forensic... (more)
Infant Observation at the Heart of Training
The study of infant observation is widely used as part of training to become a psychoanalytic psychotherapist; the skills learned through infant observation can be widely applied to practicing... (more)
Raising NLD Superstars: What Families with Nonverbal Learning Disabilities Need to Know about Nurturing Confident, Competent Kid
Instead of insisting on a one-size-fits-all model of intervention, the author focuses on the individual nature of non-verbal learning disorder (NLD) and offers practical, adaptable advice that will... (more)
Learning Disabilities in Children:
This text provides the necessary resource for bringing together the psychological, social and health issues of the child with learning disabilities. It should be a useful text for students and... (more)
The Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence:
This volume brings together a team of psychologists to provide an overview of adolescent development. The contributions cover a wide range of topics, including those of most importance to basic or... (more)
Amy Elizabeth Goes to Play Therapy: A Book to Assist Psychotherapists in Helping Young Children Understand and Benefit from Play Therapy
Answering the most commonly asked questions in simple, accessible language, Amy Elizabeth guides the reader through the experience of therapy, describing what happens at a play therapy session, the... (more)
The Right to be Grown-Up: Helping Parents be Parents to Their Difficult Teens: A Parenting Skills Training Program
Includes therapist workbook and six copies of the parent handbook. (more)
Developing Adoption Support and Therapy: New Approaches for Practice
Adoption is currently taking centre stage in family policy in the UK and USA, with new legislation that places emphasis on providing and maintaining permanent family homes for children separated from... (more)
Children and Behavioural Problems: Anxiety, Aggression, Depression and ADHD - A Biopsychological Model with Guidelines for Diagnostics and Treatment
In this comprehensive text, Martine F. Delfos provides practical guidance on the diagnosis, support and trreatment of a variety of childhood behavioural problems, including anxiety problems,... (more)
Group Work with Adolescents After Violent Death: A Manual for Practitioners
Intended for mental health practitioners, this book addresses the needs of adolescents exeriencing traumatic reactions in the aftermath of the violent death of a close friend or relative, a violent... (more)
Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy: Current Issues in Assessment, Treatment and Research
This work reviews the current state of knowledge of Munchausen's syndrome by proxy, a type of child abuse which causes wide concern. Two main areas are covered: new directions in research, and... (more)
Early Intervention
Early intervention (EI) is an attempt to help children at risk of developing cognitive, emotional, social or behavioural problems because of biological factors, such as low birth weight, or... (more)
The Handbook of Clinical Intervention With Young People Who Sexually Abuse
This Handbook provides invaluable reviews of the growing body of empirical and theoretical knowledge in this field and clearly demonstrates how this knowledge can be used to guide and develop... (more)
Practical Strategies for Living with Dyslexia
Over the years, many quick-fix approaches to finding a cure for dyslexia have been developed and used. Written by the mother of two dyslexic sons, this work offers an assesment of these "miracle... (more)