Child and Adolescent Studies Books
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)
The ADHD Handbook: A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Written specifically for parents and health care professionals who have little prior knowledge of ADHD, this handbook provides a concise introduction and further information on the nature of the... (more)
Neglected children: Research, practice, and policy
This book captures most of what is already known about child neglect and offers recommendations for future research. Researchers, clinicians, students and policymakers in the fields of social work,... (more)
Childhood sexual abuse: An evidence based perspective
A critical review of research on child abuse which offers a clear and concise guide to our current knowledge on the topic. 134 pages. (more)
Marriage, divorce, and children's adjustment
A completely updated second edition of this authoritative, research-based work on children and divorce. Includes new findings from the fields of psychology, sociology, economics and the law. 164... (more)
Good Practice in Child Protection: A Manual for Professionals
A practical handbook for use by all professionals who work with child abuse cases, and who are getting to grips with the new legislation on child protection. Topics include: recognizing abuse;... (more)
Working with children of alcoholics: The practitioner's handbook
The second edition of this text draws on recent research and includes: a look at the issue of alcoholism from a systems perspective of family functioning; the situation of alcoholism in a larger... (more)
Prevention and reunification in child care:
This detailed symposium explores two of the most sensitive issues in child care: the prevention of the break-up of the family, and the facilitation - when possible - of the return of the child to its... (more)
The assessment of early child development:
This assessment aims to make both the learning and teaching of developmental phases easier. The book is directed towards students and clinicians, and shows what is normal and what is pathological in... (more)
Child-Focused Practice: A Collaborative Systemic Approach
The author, with over twenty years of experience of working with children, writes refreshingly about the practical aspects of his work. He takes traditional and contemporary theories and explains... (more)
A Stranger in My Own Body: Atypical Gender Identity Development and Mental Health
This book brings together the thinking of an international group of clinicians, researchers, and professionals from different disciplines and is based primarily on a selection of papers presented at... (more)
A better world for children?: Explorations in morality and authority
By exploring a range of societal issues, the author examines the ideas of the social theorist, Niklas Luhmann, and demonstrates how his theory of authopoetic systems compels readers to re-examine... (more)
Memory in Dispute
'This is a much-needed book - experienced clinicians writing intelligently about one of the most fraught and complex clinical problems facing psychotherapy today. We have patients who are suffering... (more)
Neglected Children and Their Families, 2nd edition
With the increasing incidence of child abuse, emphasis is now being placed on strategies to enable prevention. This volume supports the view that social workers need to be more proactive in their... (more)