Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Adoption: Changing Families, Changing Times
Draws together contributions from all those with an interest in adoption: adopted people; birth parents and adoptive parents; practitioners and managers in the statutory and voluntary sectors;... (more)
Children's Perspectives on Domestic Violence
Written for students, their teachers, researchers and all those working with children - across social work, health, child psychology and psychiatry, the law and education - this book will provide a... (more)
The Early Years: Assessing and Promoting Resilience in Vulnerable Chil
This clear and practical workbook shows the importance of encouraging resilience in pre school children who live in challenging circumstances. Focusing on an assessment of need, the authors show how... (more)
The School Years: Assessing and Promoting Resilience in Vulnerable Children
Helping practitioners in their work with vulnerable children of a school-going age, this workbook explores ways of nurturing resilience in different aspects of everyday life.
Adolescence: Assessing and Promoting Resilience in Vulnerable Children
Practical resource for work with vulnerable adolescents showing ways of promoting resilience and encouraging pro-social behaviour.
The Child's Mind
This book is a fascinating non-technical introduction to the mental life of the child. Written in a simple, accessible way for those without an academic background in philosophy, the book explores... (more)
Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Practical Resource of Play Ideas for Parents and Carers
Parents of young children newly diagnosed as on the autism spectrum are often at a loss for ideas about how best to help their child. Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism... (more)
Intersubjective Communication and Emotion in Early Ontogeny
The concept of intersubjectivity, explicit or implicit, has emerged as a common denominator in approaches to interpersonal engagements in early infancy and children's understanding of others' thought... (more)
Child-Friendly Therapy: Biopsychosocial Innovations for Children (Hardback)
See catalogue number 27566 for the paperback edition. This is a new, inventive and exciting treatment for today's children. Essential reading for everyone working with today's kids, this book is a... (more)
Assessing and Treating Physically Abused Children and Their Families
Written for those already in the field as well as practitioners-in-training, this volume is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive, practical approach to the assessment and treatment of... (more)
Relationship Development Intervention with Children, Adolescents and Adults
Remove our emotional bonds with family, colleagues and friends and few of us would want to go on living. Yet establishing and maintaining such bonds is particularly difficult for people on the autism... (more)
Gifted and Talented Children: A Planning Guide
This teacher's handbook provides professional developmental support, direction and practical advice to those teachers who have children with special abilities in their classrooms. It is the result of... (more)