Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Parent-Child Art Psychotherapy
Parent-Child Art Psychotherapy presents a working model of ways to incorporate parents into a child's art therapy sessions, drawing on the relational-psychoanalytic notion of mentalization in the... (more)
Analytic Engagements with Adolescents: Sex, Gender, and Subversion
In Analytic Engagements with Adolescents, Mary T. Brady takes on the intensity and heat of adolescent psychoanalytic treatment.She is a guide in the distinctive challenges of work with adolescents.... (more)
Supporting Parents: Messages from Research
"Supporting Parents" explores the range of supports that parents find effective and how those supports might be improved or better mobilized. It draws from studies on the general population as well... (more)
The Adolescent with Developmental Co-ordination Disorder (DCD)
Amanda Kirby addresses the main difficulties encountered by adolescents with DCD, including building relationships and coping with secondary school. With a common-sense approach, she provides a... (more)
After adoption: Contact and relationships
Providing a comprehensive understanding of adoption issues and based on research with a large number of adoptive parents, children and birth relatives, "After Adoption" considers the impact of direct... (more)
Children's Communication Skills: From Birth to Five Years
Children's Communication Skills: From Birth to Five Years uses a clear format to set out the key stages of communication development in babies and young children. Its aim is to increase awareness in... (more)
Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence
presents an overview of the research, clinical insights, and ethical dilemmas relevant to clinicians who treat intersex youth and their families. Exploring gender development from a cross-cultural... (more)
Children's Unspoken Language
Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon, a developmental psychologist and mother of a young son herself, demonstrates the way in which a young child's developing personality and intelligence is revealed in their... (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)
Creative Ways to Help Children Manage Big Feelings: A Therapist's Guide to Working with Preschool and Primary Children
To be able to effectively offer therapy to children, complex therapeutic concepts need to be presented in an appropriate and engaging manner. This practical guide provides clinicians with a way in... (more)
Internal Family Systems Therapy with Children
Internal Family Systems Therapy with Children details the application of IFS in child psychotherapy. The weaving together of theory, step-by-step instruction, and case material gives child therapists... (more)
Why Siblings Matter: The Role of Sibling Relationships in Development and Well-Being
Why Siblings Matter is a cornerstone text on siblinghood, offering a much-needed scientific update on the supportive role of sibling relationships. Integrating findings from a 10 year longitudinal... (more)
Storytelling for Better Behaviour: Using Traditional Tales to Explore Responsibility, Decision Making and Conflict Resolution
Storytelling for Better Behaviour provides a method to teach students to reflect, consider and think in ways that can enhance the potential they have for making good decisions and resolving conflicts... (more)
Helping Children and Families Cope with Parental Illness: A Clinician's Guide
When a parent or parental figure is diagnosed with an illness, the family unit changes and clinical providers should consider using a family-centered approach to care, and not just focus on the... (more)
Counseling Adolescents Through Loss, Grief, and Trauma
Loss, grief, and trauma come into the lives of adolescents in many forms and with more frequency than the adults in their lives may realize. Assessing the depth and nature of their emotions can be... (more)
A Girl's Childhood: Psychological Development, Social Change, and the Yale Child Study Center
Sixty years ago, a group of prominent psychoanalysts, developmentalists, pediatricians, and educators at the Yale Child Study Center joined together with the purpose of formulating a general... (more)
Sandtray Play and Storymaking: A Hands-On Approach to Build Academic, Social, and Emotional Skills in Mainstream and Special Education
Introducing sandtray play and storying into mainstream and special education classrooms can have an extremely enriching impact on the learning experience. When used effectively, it creates the... (more)
What Children Need to be Happy, Confident and Successful: Step by Step Positive Psychology to Help Children Flourish
What makes children happy, confident and successful? How can you help a child to flourish? Their environment is important, but the real difference is in your hands - every adult has the tools to help... (more)
Sibling Issues in Therapy: Research and Practice with Children, Adolescents and Adults
Sibling matters underlie issues at the core of many clinical difficulties presented by adult clients. Recent studies show that individuals with a close sibling relationship are more emotionally... (more)
Simple Low-cost Games and Activities for Sensorimotor Learning: A Sourcebook of Ideas for Young Children Including Those with Autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, and Other Learning Differences
This practical sourcebook is packed full of fun, low-cost games and activities that encourage the development of motor skills, coordination and sensory tolerance in young children. Using materials... (more)
Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents: A 12-Session Curriculum
Mindfulness-Based Substance Abuse Treatment for Adolescents is a group-based curriculum incorporating mindfulness, self-awareness, and substance-abuse treatment strategies for use with adolescents... (more)
Autism Spectrum Disorder and De-Escalation Strategies: A Practical Guide to Positive Behavioural Interventions for Children and Young People
This practical guide provides a complete picture of how non-physical and physical interventions can be used to manage behaviour and keep children with autism spectrum disorders or emotional, social... (more)