Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Autism (or Autistic Spectrum Disorder) is a condition which affects a child's ability to socialise and to develop speech and language. It is a particularly challenging SEN facing teachers today. This... (more)
Helping Young People to Beat Stress: A Practical Guide
There is growing concern in most countries today about increasing levels of stress among young people. Suicides, substance abuse, depression, anxiety and eating disorders have all been linked to... (more)
The Social Play Record: A Toolkit for Assessing and Developing Social Play from Infancy to Adolescence
Social play is about relating to others, playing and making friends all of which are key elements for social inclusion, adjustment and well-being. The Social Play Record is a practical resource for... (more)
Reaching the Vulnerable Child: Therapy with Traumatized Children
Therapy is a critical element of work with abused children, offering them the opportunity to explore past experiences in a safe environment with the emotional support of a therapist. 'Reaching the... (more)
Cannabis and Young People: Reviewing the Evidence
Cannabis is at the centre of ongoing controversial and often confused debate. Opinions on its potential impact on health are sharply divided: some argue that it poses serious risks to mental health... (more)
Young People in Care and Criminal Behaviour
Society holds a popular perception that links children in public care with criminal activity, but this connection is largely assumed. This book addresses the lack of evidence supporting this... (more)
Achieving Best Behavior for Children with Developmental Disabilities: A Step-By-Step Workbook for Parents and Carers
Achieving good behavior and social skills in a child with developmental disabilities can often be very difficult, and methods that improve behaviour in other children are often unsuitable or... (more)
Boys of Few Words: Raising Our Sons to Communicate and Connect
When parents feel separated from their sons by a curtain of silence or a wall of resistance, they're right to be concerned. Boys of few words - the ones who limit their expression to a timid shrug or... (more)
Breaking the Cycle of Abuse: How to Move Beyond Your Past to Create an Abuse-Free Future
f you were emotionally, physically, or sexually abused as a child or adolescent, or if you experienced neglect or abandonment, it isn't a question of whether you will continue the cycle of abuse but... (more)
Help for Worried Kids: How your Child can Conquer Anxiety and Fear
Most childhood fears are nothing to worry about. But panic attacks, phobias, and persistent anxiety can darken a childs horizons and lead to disrupted sleep, lower grades, and missed opportunities to... (more)
Nurturing Future Generations
In her second edition of "Nurturing Future Generations", Rosemary A. Thompson brings together two of the most important and exciting bodies of developmental-clinical research: studies of resilience... (more)
The Transition to Adulthood and Family Relations: An Intergenerational Perspective
The authors present a clear and in-depth analysis of the theoretical framework surrounding the transition into adulthood both from a generational point of view and a relationship-centred perspective.... (more)
Children in Therapy: Using the Family as a Resource
Although most mental health professionals acknowledge the value of involving families in children's therapy, many are not trained to work with families and children together. The difficulty they face... (more)
Rebels with a Cause: Working with Adolescents Using Action Techniques
Drawing on years of experience working with adolescents and of training practitioners in the field, Cossa provides a tried-and-tested model for working with adolescents in groups. Utilizing... (more)
Asperger's Syndrome and Sexuality: From Adolescence Through Adulthood
How do AS adolescents and their families cope with sexual feelings and behaviour? How can a man with AS be helped not to overstep the mark in expressing his sexuality? How do people with AS deal with... (more)
Helping Children with Aggression and Conduct Problems: Best Practices for Intervention
This eminently practical book thoroughly describes the most effective interventions for 3 to 12 year-olds with aggression and conduct problems. Risk and protective factors for the development of... (more)
Treating Parent-Infant Relationship Problems: Strategies for Intervention
Within a developmental framework, this book guides the clinician to understand the different types of problems that parents have with infants and to determine how a given family might best be served.... (more)
Helping the Noncompliant Child: Family-Based Treatment for Oppositional Behavior
This popular treatment manual presents an empirically validated program for teaching parents to manage noncompliance in 3 to 8 year-olds. Practitioners are provided with step-by-step guidelines for... (more)
Loss and Bereavement in Childbearing: Second Edition
Bereavement is a difficult issue for midwives to manage and families suffer when the care they receive is inadequate or inappropriate. Written by an experienced midwife and researcher, this work... (more)
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Strategy, Planning, Delivery, and Evaluation
This is a guide for Directors and Managers in the NHS and Social care who have responsibility for children and adolescents with emotional or behavioural problems, as well as for clinical... (more)
The End of Adolescence: Exposing the Myths About the Teenage Years
This controversial book puts forward an alternative way of looking at adolescence. It will be of great value to parents of teenagers and those whose children are just about to become teenagers, as... (more)
Understanding and Treating the Aggression of Children: Fawns in Gorilla Suits
Provides a thorough review of the theoretical and research basis of the techniques and interventions in the treatment of aggressive and sometimes violent children. This is not a dry and sterile... (more)
A Handbook of Play Therapy with Aggressive Children
This comprehensive compilation of specific and practical techniques is for child and play therapists to draw on in the treatment of aggressive children. The book is useful to new as well as seasoned... (more)
Play Therapy with Adolescents
Adolescents are often resistant, hostile, moody, and difficult, but they can also be fascinating, creative, spontaneous, and passionate. How do mental health professionals get past the facade? Play... (more)
Clinical Applications of Drama Therapy in Child and Adolescent Treatment
As an emerging psychotherapeutic discipline, drama therapy has been gaining global attention over the last decade for its demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of child and adolescent populations.... (more)
A Safe Place for Caleb - An Interactive Book for Kids, Teens and Adults with Issues of Attachment, Grief, Loss or Early Trauma
A Safe Place for Caleb is a comprehensive and richly illustrated resource for individuals of all ages who are dealing with attachment problems. Parents, professionals, and lay people will find this... (more)
World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autism Spectrum Disorders
This book is for parents of autistic children, and for teachers, child specialists, and other professionals who care for them. It includes current thinking on causes, diagnosis, and treatment, using... (more)
Child Therapy in the Great Outdoors: A Relational View
Building on developmental research that attests to the role of embodied, nonverbal language in the meanings children impute to their experiences, Sebastiano Santostefano offers this compelling... (more)