Child and Adolescent Studies Books
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)
The inner life of children with special needs
Most children have interesting interior lives, but the inner lives of some children with special needs often contain secrets which may be permanent or damaging. This book offers professionals working... (more)
Understanding and Supporting Children With Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
A guide to emotional and behavioural difficulties - currently a particularly ill-defined group of disorders - which can cause children to become disruptive. The work examines the nature of EBDs and... (more)
Adults abused as children: Experiences of counselling and psychotherapy
This book brings together the experiences of both clients and therapists working with those who have suffered childhood abuse. It consolidates existing knowledge about child abuse and psycho-
Safer childbirth: A critical history of maternity care
This third edition considers the evidence on which the author's recommended changes in policy were made and the implications of implementing them. Statistics suggested that for some women hospital... (more)
From Thoughts to Obsessions: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is the term given to a condition characterised by recurring obsessive thoughts or actions. This introductory book, illustrated using case studies, explains the... (more)
Through the Eyes of Aliens: A Book about Autistic People
The author, herself autistic, perceives the keenly-felt sensory world of the autistic person as a gift. She argues that 'normalizing' autistic people is not just ineffective, but wrong. This book... (more)
Techniques and issues in abuse-focused therapy with children and adole
The author describes the 'internalization model', which she uses as a framework to assist in understanding the effects of sexual abuse on children and adolescents who are reluctant to talk about... (more)
Group work with children and adolescents: Prevention and intervention in school and community systems
This new work presents the concepts, context and applications of a problem-solving approach to group work with children and adolescents. Key points are illustrated with the help of case examples for... (more)
Depression in Children and Adolescents
Awareness of the need to take the problem of childhood depression more seriously has highlighted the lack of practical material for those working in this area. This text offers a resource for the... (more)
The girl with the brown crayon:
A personal story of a mentor and a child, embracing themes of race, identity gender, and the human need to create and to belong. The child, Reeny, meets a writer of books and story-teller, is... (more)
Time to listen to children: Personal and professional communication
A practical guide to effective communication with children. It examines the skills required to help children articulate their problems, and discusses issues such as training, cultural background and... (more)
The Secret Life Of The Unborn Child: A remarkable and controversial look at life before birth
At sixteen weeks the unborn child shies away from light. At twenty weeks there is a response to speech patterns. At twenty-five weeks the baby can kick in time to music. And at six months the unborn... (more)
The Mind of Your Newborn Baby
In this new book the author demonstrates that newborn children are fully cognitive human beings with the ability to discriminate and experience the world in sophisticated ways. He shows that not only... (more)
The History of Childhood:
A survey of childhood that reveals startling views of life in Europe and America during the past 2000 years. This book documents the lives of former children who were abused. It places child abuse... (more)
