Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Studying minority adolescents: Conceptual, methodological, and theoretical issues
This text presents recent theoretical, conceptual and methodological work on ethnicity and development during adolescence. It is concerned with how researchers interested in adolescence might think... (more)
Sexual teens, sexual media: Investigating media's influence on adolescent sexuality
This collection brings together research from independent scholars and studies supported by the Kaiser Foundation to illustrate innovative research on the media's sexual content and adolescents.... (more)
Educating young adolescent girls:
This study examines existing information and provides specific recommendations for educators and parents concerning ways to construct engaging learning environments for young adolescent girls which... (more)
Just Say Know: Talking With Kids About Drugs and Alcohol
From the authors of Buzzed and Pumped, a no-nonsense guide to what kids should know to make healthy decisions.
All of our children deserve the chance to be as bright, successful, and healthy as... (more)
Gambling and Gaming Addictions in Adolescence
This series of highly practical guides provides social work and health professionals who work with adolescents and their families with concise and up-to-date information on adolescents' problems.... (more)
Avoiding Risky Sex in Adolescence
This series of highly practical guides provides social work and health professionals who work with adolescents and their families with concise and up-to-date information on adolescents' problems.... (more)
Adolescent development: The essential readings
This work offers a selection of articles by researchers in this growing area of developmental psychology. Topics covered include moral development, sexual development, the family, work, school and... (more)
Depression and Attempted Suicide in Adolescence
This series of highly practical guides provides social work and health professionals who work with adolescents and their families with concise and up-to-date information on adolescents' problems.... (more)
Challenges to school exclusion: Exclusion, appeals, the law
This work examines in detail the legal processes involved in challenging permanent school exclusion. The findings reveal serious deficiencies in the appeal system, including a failure to deal fairly... (more)
Children in Secure Accommodation: A Gendered Exploration...
This text explores the circumstances and experiences of children in secure accommodation through an examination of their own stories and through accounts of social workers and staff. Teresa O'Neil... (more)
People Skills for Young Adults
A complete course in social skills training for students aged 16 and up, this text is particularly designed for those with mild learning difficulties. Areas covered include: friends and relatioships,... (more)
Emerging cognitive abilities in early infancy:
The topics for discussion in this work include: the development of perceptual organization; task dependancy in infant behaviour; intial "knowledge" of the workd; and how auditory and articulatory... (more)
Quality of Life in Child and Adolescent Illness: Concepts, Methods and
This work look at how can we measure the quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic disease. (more)
Annual progress in child psychiatry and child development:
This volume comprises 20 articles that illuminate work in the study of the child to present a clear and systematic picture of child psychiatry and development. The articles cover developmental... (more)
Infant-Parent Psychotherapy: A Handbook
This is a comprehensive handbook, full of vital information on the theory and practice of infant-parent psychotherapy, that will revolutionise the treatment of babies. It is essential reading for all... (more)
Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents: Epidemiology, risk factor and treatment
We have seen a growing awareness of the common occurrence of anxiety disorder in children and adolescents. There has been a parallel increase (more)
Family Play Therapy
The principles of play therapy and family therapy are being combined into a approach, termed "Family Play Therapy". The use of play activities facilitates the communication and involvement of the... (more)
Children in Changing Families: Life after Parental Separation
This work focuses on children in families, and on what can be learnt from research examining their experiences. It documents demographic changes across several countries, and what research reveals... (more)
Puberty, sexuality and the self: Gender differences at adolescence
This study considers the effects of puberty and teenage sexuality on adolescents. By analyzing interviews with 55 teenagers, the author finds that girls' self-esteem drops significantly more than... (more)
The New Handbook of Children's Rights: Comparative policy and practice
This second edition of this handbook provides information on topics covering: the impact of British legislation on children's rights in key areas such as education, social and welfare services and... (more)
Learning Disorders and Disorders of the Self in Children and Adolescents
Addressing the concerns of psychotherapists working with children and adolescents as well as psychologists, this book examines five main disorders and explores how each impacts on the self. (more)
Social Awareness Skills for Children
Children, particularly those with special needs, can require considerable help in learning how to relate to other people and how to behave in social situations. This volume offers guidance for those... (more)
The Colors of Childhood: Separation-Individuation Across Cultural, Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Starting from a separation-individuation perspective, this text discusses cultural issues in child rearing and clinical practice. Included are chapters on African-American, Japanese, and South... (more)
The Development of Aggression in Early Childhood: Revised Edition
Now more than ever, understanding the nature of aggression is crucial to our understanding of individual and social ills produced by the accumulation in humans of hostile destructiveness. The... (more)
Permanent Family Placement for Children of Minority Ethnic Origin
A text which examines permanent fostering and adoption for children of miority ethnic origin. This title focuses on both matched and trans- racial child placements. The book also reviews literature... (more)
Making Enquiries into Alleged Child Abuse and Neglect
Focusing on good working practice in all aspects of conducting enquiries into alleged child abuse, this book takes a positive approach to improving relationships between the workers and the families... (more)
Home Truths about Child Sexual Abuse: A Reader
This publication provides a review of academic and professional literature on the family, with particular reference to gender, social inequalities and ethnicity. Violence and abuse occur regularly... (more)
