The Emotional Needs of Young Children and Their Families: Applications of Psychoanalysis in Community Settings

Author(s) : Judith Trowell, Author(s) : Marion Bower

The Emotional Needs of Young Children and Their Families: Applications of Psychoanalysis in Community Settings

Book Details

  • Publisher : Routledge
  • Published : 1995
  • Cover : Paperback
  • Pages : 320
  • Category :
    Child and Adolescent Studies
  • Catalogue No : 1554
  • ISBN 13 : 9780415116138
  • ISBN 10 : 0415116139
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Describes the ways psychoanalytic ideas can be adapted and used in a variety of community settings, to help children who are emotionally disturbed or who have been physically or sexually abused. It provides basic principles, practical examples, and information about where to get support.

About the Author(s)

Judith Trowell is an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, Tavistock Clinic, and Professor of Child Mental Health, West Midlands NIMHE/CSIP and University of Worcester. She is a psychoanalyst and child analyst and worked for many years in the NHS as a clinician, trainer, and clinical researcher. Her publications include The Emotional Needs of Young Children and Their Families: Applications of Psychoanalysis in Community Settings (with Marion Bower) and The Importance of Fathers: A Psychoanalytic Re-Evaluation (with Alicia Etchegoyen).

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Marion Bower is a consultant social worker in the Learning and Complex Disability service at the Tavistock Clinic. She is also a psychotherapist in private practice. She edited Thinking Under Fire: Psychoanalytic Theory for Social Work Practice. She is currently working on a biography of Joan Riviere.

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Paul Carney on 01/10/2004

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This is a book that is well worth reading by students and traiined staff alike, the indivudal chapters stand alone in providing insights into understanding children and their needs. Togetyher, the book provides a valuable source of ideas and information.

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