Child and Adolescent Studies Books
The dialogue of touch
What the author calls 'capable touching' is the focus for this book. She believes that developmental play therapy builds both the self of the hurt child, and his or her appreciation of the nurturing... (more)
Construction and reconstruction of memory
This work addresses the controversy surrounding recovered memories of child abuse. Is it possible to know when such memories are true representations of what happened, when they are fantasies full of... (more)
Brainstorms: understanding and treating the emotional storms of ADHD and related disorders
Brainstorms are the brief moments of highly charged emotional states. Occurring frequently, they can be symptoms of an underlying neuropsychiatric disorder. This text explores how to understand and... (more)
Working with parents: establishing the essential alliance in child psychotherapy
Many child therapists face problems with their patients' parents: some are threatened by change in their child and remove him or her from treatment, others do not participate or co-operate. In this... (more)
Saying Goodbye in Child Psychotherapy - planned, unplanned, & prematur
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Play therapy: a comprehensive guide
This treatment guide describes various approaches for treating children brought to play therapy. Based on research and case studies, the work looks at children with varying problems, including those... (more)
The mother-daughter relationship: echoes through time
This work explores aspects and echoes of the mother-daughter bond within the life-cycle, from development, to adolescence, marriage and maternity, and finally to reparative opportunities inherent in... (more)
A Handbook of Integrative Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents
This text brings together concepts and methods from psychodynamic, behavioural, cognitive and developmental perspectives, in order to provide an integrative conceptual model and therapeutic approach... (more)
How to cope with a teenage drinker: changing adolescent alcohol abuse
Alcohol abuse has reached epidemic proportions in the US in recent years, with youngsters starting to drink earlier than ever - typically at the age of 13 or 14. This book is addressed primarily to... (more)
The borderline child: Etiology, diagnosis and treatment
This text covers a wide range of approaches to children labelled 'borderline'. The array of perspectives from the authoritative clinicians represented in this book includes descriptive, biochemical,... (more)
Parents as therapeutic partners: Listening to your child's play
This text aims to teach parents how to conduct play therapy with their young children. Parents who take their children for psychotherapy often feel they are to blame for their children's problems,... (more)
Child Abuse, Psychotherapy and the Law: Bearing the Unbearable
Those working with families in the field of child abuse often find themselves becoming intimately involved with family law. A legal framework can aid those working in the field, and a... (more)
The Healing Drama
Beginning with the notion of play and its importance for children, the author discusses how children use play as a method of investigation and rehearsal for reality. Therapeutic work is covered in... (more)
Group Work with Children and Adolescents
A comprehensive resource manual, this book looks at the theory and development of group work as a form of therapy, the settings in which group work may be used, and effective therapeutic methods. 345... (more)
A History of Child Psychoanalysis
Traces the history and development of child psychoanalysis from its birth in Vienna to its present status as a thriving discipline, practiced on an international scale. The authors argue that a... (more)
Attachment theory: Social, developmental and clinical perspectives
This volume is the outcome of a conference for developmental researchers and clinicians to explore the implications of knowledge of attachment. Approaches to the understanding of clinical topics such... (more)
Turmoil to turning points: Building hope for children in crisis placements
Provides a practical view of what can be done to help children in families where crisis and violence have become the norm. This book incorporates stories of trauma and change which have lead to a... (more)
Working with Children in Art Therapy
A collection of papers by ten art therapists working in the major child care agencies - health, education, and social services. Each paper describes a different theoretical perspective and clinical... (more)
Working with Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
Elsa Jones, working from the Family Institute in Cardiff, has been treating adult survivors of child sexual and physical abuse for several years, and she has clearly and frankly described her work in... (more)
Transforming Hate to Love: An Outcome Study of the Peper Harow Treatment Process for Adolescence
The Peper Harow residential community was founded in 1970 and gained repute for its pioneering work with disturbed adolescents. This text assesses Peper Harow's success in managing disturbed... (more)
Playful Approaches to Serious Problems: Narrative Therapy with Children and Their Families
Describes a basic theory of collaborative narrative play, as well as verbal and nonverbal techniques which can lead to stories of hope, possibility and change. The author provides case examples which... (more)
The Psychological Birth of the Human Infant: Symbiosis and Individuation
'The biological birth of the human infant and the psychological birth of the individual are not coincident in time. The former is a dramatic, observable, and well-circumscribed event; the latter a... (more)