Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Expressive Therapy with Troubled Children
Using this method, children incapable of directly expressing their problems or too shy to speak openly, can communicate with therapists through media more natural to them, such as art and play. This... (more)
Doing Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy: The Ways and Whys
A guide for practitioners that reveals the richness of the therapy process from the referral call to the final goodbye. The author portrays the challenges of the child therapist, paying particular... (more)
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry - Vol.4, No.1: Jan 1999
A special issue devoted to the work of the Tavistock Clinic in London. Papers include: Child psychotherapy in the baby clinic of a General Practice; Children of divorcing families; Assessment of the... (more)
A Shining Affliction: A Story of Harm and Healing in Psychotherapy
The author chronicles her remarkable bond with Ben, a severely disturbed five-year old. Orphaned, fostered, neglected, and even "forgotten" in a house fire, Ben finally begins to respond in an... (more)
Personality Development: A Psychoanalytic Perspective
A comprehensive overview of personality development, beginning in utero and covering the period up to early adulthood. It focuses on each stage of development and covers areas such as the Oedipus... (more)
Lost innocents: A follow-up study of fatal child abuse
Follows-up the authors' work as reported in their book "Beyond blame: Child abuse tragedies revisited". It asks whether child abuse can be prevented and how can risk assessments be improved ? 178... (more)
Twin and Triplet Psychology: A Professional Guide to Working with Multiples
Provides professionals with clear, concise information on the special needs of multiples, from a range of professional contexts. 208 pages. (more)
Children in families: Research and policy
This work argues that children's needs have often been neglected in the social sciences, especially in the areas of law, social policy and sociology. It presents empirical research on children in... (more)
Increasing competence through collaborative problem-solving: Using insight into social and emotional factors in children's learning
Containing revised and updated material from the author's "Special Needs in Ordinary Classrooms", third edition, this text emphasises how emotional and social factors affect all children's learning,... (more)
Adolescent psychiatry: Vol.23
A collection of essays on the concept of "prolonged adolescence," developmental roots of adolescent disturbances, role of family interactions in adolescent depression establishment of a therapeutic... (more)
Adolescent psychiatry: Vol.21
520 pages.
Adolescent psychiatry: Vol.20
495 pages. (more)
Children's Adjustment to Adoption
A welcome addition to the literature of psychological issues associated with adoption. A valuable work for professionals in the fields of clinical and counselling psychology, developmental... (more)
Counselling and Supporting Children in Distress
Addresses the key issues and problems faced by adults involved in the care of children. 163 pages. (more)
Contemporary Art Therapy with Adolescents
This text explores the possibilities of using art therapeutically with adolescents. It reviews theories on the subject and emphasizes the importance of relying on the patients' own words, their... (more)
ADHD Research, practice and opinion
This important new book addresses the diagnosis, treatment and problems faced by those with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). 255 pages. (more)
In-patient child psychiatry: Modern practice, research and the future
This volume covers topics such as: eating disorders; obsessive compulsive disorder; nueropyschiatry and epilepsy; autistic-like disorders; attention deficit disorder; disorders of conduct and... (more)
Halving it all: how equally shared parenting works
New in paperback. The best way to have it all-both a full family life and a career-is to halve it all. Deutsch brings good news in the wake of inequality which has blighted women whose work-load is... (more)
Joining new families: A study of adoption and fostering in middle childhood
This book offers a comprehensive overview of procedures regarding adoption and permanent family placements. It also focuses on the first year of adoption to provide information on the... (more)
Therapy with Troubled Teenagers: Rewriting Young Lives in Progress
This text applies a solution-oriented approach to the treatment of adolescents. It describes how to work with young clients and help empower them to change their life scripts by outlining a... (more)
Working with Children and Parents Through Separation and Divorce
This text combines research, clinical and practical approaches to working with children and parents going through stressful changes linked to separation or divorce. A focused approach to divorce... (more)
Through the Eyes of a Child: EMDR with children
This book is the first to explore the use of EMDR with children at all developmental stages. Myriad case examples illustrate the use of the technique with various traumas, symptoms and diagnoses. 288... (more)
Medical Art Therapy with Children
A practical resource for clinicians using art therapy with children, designed to help them understand the use of art expressions in treatment. Contributions also discuss how to choose the right... (more)
Three Seductive Ideas
New in paperback. 232 pages. (more)
Moral agendas for children's welfare:
This text examines the roles played by politics, religion, ethics, aesthetics, law and science in identifying children's needs and rights, and critically analyzes existing child welfare policies. 257... (more)
Boring Records?: Communication, Speech and Writing in Social Work
Basing its ideas on research material obtained within multidisciplinary child-guidance clinics, this book makes clear the complexity and importance of case recording; challenges the notion of record... (more)
Adolescence and Psychoanalysis: The Story and the History
This collection of classic and contemporary essays makes a major contribution to the reassessment of psychoanalytic understanding and treatment of adults.
Contributors:
Peter Blos, Raymond...
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Homeless Children: Problems and Needs
This text is divided into two: section one defines the specific problems and needs of homeless children, drawing up guidelines for staff and agencies for dealing with those problems. Section two... (more)