Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Building Creative Therapeutic Relationships with Children and Young People: The Playfully Serious Practitioner
This textbook elucidates core systemic ideas, methods and skills which are useful and effective in building creative therapeutic relationships with children and young people in family/systemic... (more)
A Guide to Relationship-Oriented Child Therapy: The Art of Listening for Connection
This book introduces a new relationship-oriented approach to child therapy grounded in the idea that positive relationships are essential for children’s mental health and wellbeing. The author... (more)
Therapeutic Work for Children with Complex Trauma: A Three-Track Psychodynamic Approach
Therapeutic Work for Children with Complex Trauma offers a contemporary three-track psychodynamic treatment model to mental health professionals working with traumatised children and their... (more)
'You’re Not My F*Cking Mother' and Other Things Gen Z Say in Therapy
Modern life is tough on young people, and perhaps toughest on the generation whose adolescence and early adulthood has been indelibly marked by Brexit, the Covid-19 lockdowns, war in Europe, economic... (more)
Stop F*cking Nodding: And Other Things 16-Year-Olds Say in Therapy
This book is for anyone who knows, loves, is baffled by, or wants to help someone who is, has been, or is going to be 16.
Sixteen is where anything can happen and often does; the eye of the... (more)
Improving Mental Health Therapies for Autistic Children and Young People: Promoting Self-agency, Curiosity and Collaboration
This unique, collaborative book, featuring contributions from autistic and non-autistic experts, presents cutting-edge thinking on mental health and service transformation in relation to autistic... (more)
Child Psychotherapy and the Games Children Play: A Psychoanalytic Toolkit for Middle Childhood
In this thought-provoking book, Celine Maroudas presents an intriguing developmental reappraisal of middle childhood, re-examining psychoanalytic approaches to psychotherapy with this age group and... (more)
The Handbook of Neuro-Dramatic-Play: Cross-Cultural, Attachment-Based Play for Clinicians and Practitioners
An innovative contribution to our understanding of research and practice behind Neuro-Dramatic-Play (NDP), this book demonstrates how readers may apply this attachment and play-based approach to... (more)
1001 Days: How Our First Years Shape Our Lifelong Health
We think of babyhood and old age as polar opposites on the spectrum of life. Yet they are profoundly linked. Our early experiences set us up for a lifetime of good mental and physical health, or for... (more)
Philosophy Meets the Infant: How New Research Transforms the Understanding of Human Existence
Infancy research and philosophy explore “first things,” yet few books bring the two fields into contact. Stephen Langfur’s Philosophy Meets the Infant integrates groundbreaking infancy studies of the... (more)
Counseling Children and Adolescents: Working in School and Clinical Mental Health Settings
Expansive and practical, Counseling Children and Adolescents offers graduate students the information they need to prepare for work in both school and clinical mental health settings (two CACREP... (more)
Psychoanalysis and Severe Disorders in Young Children: Clinical and Community Work with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Child Mental Health
Psychoanalysis and Severe Disorders in Young Children presents case material and resources for professionals working with young children in the clinic and in the community.
Presented in two main... (more)
Play Therapy and Expressive Arts in a Complex and Dynamic World: Opportunities and Challenges Inside and Outside the Playroom
This book offers cutting-edge expertise and knowledge in new and developing play therapy, therapeutic play, and expressive arts for families and children in crisis and challenging... (more)
A Professional's Guide to Working with Vulnerable and Traumatised Children: The Healing Circle
This book presents “The Circle of Safety and Reconnection”, a compassionate reflection model for working with vulnerable and traumatised children and young people in a nurturing way, providing hope... (more)
Psychosocial Group Work with Vulnerable Children: Eclectic Group Conductors and Creative Play
Psychosocial Group Work with Vulnerable Children presents a simple, accessible, and preventative approach to psychotherapeutic interventions.
The authors explore how this form of group work can... (more)
When Mothers Talk: Magical Moments and Everyday Challenges from Birth to Three Years
When Mothers Talk is an intimate book about early child development and motherhood which offers an extraordinary view of the first three years of life and practical information that rarely gets... (more)
What Therapists Need to Know About Perinatal and Early Relational Health: A Guide to Anti-Oppressive Counseling with Caregivers, Babies, and Young Children
What Therapists Need to Know About Perinatal and Early Relational Health is a vital and timely text that will strengthen any clinician’s awareness and competence when working with children, infants,... (more)
How Do You Hug a Cactus? Reflective Parenting with Teenagers in Mind
Have you ever wondered what’s going on in your teenager’s mind? This engaging book will give you the tools to understand just that to ultimately help you keep the close connection you both need... (more)
Psychoanalytically Informed Play Therapy: Fantasy-Exposure Life-Narrative Therapy
Psychoanalytically Informed Play Therapy: Fantasy-Exposure Life-Narrative Therapy is a structured manual for the execution of FELT, an integrative play therapy that marries the analytic, relational,... (more)
Transitional Objects in Early Childhood: The Value of Transitional Objects in the Early Years
In this innovative book, Amanda Norman looks at D. W. Winnicott’s theory of Transitional Objects in early years practice, the ‘good-enough’ parent, and the relationship between the young child and... (more)
Attachment Theory Applied: Fostering Personal Growth through Healthy Relationships
In this compelling book, prominent investigators Mario Mikulincer and Phillip R. Shaver review the state of the science of attachment-based interventions in psychotherapy and beyond. They critically... (more)
Perspectives from a Psych-Oncology Team Working with Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer: Thrown Off Course
Exploring the work of a Psych-Oncology Team in an inpatient and outpatient setting, this powerful, interesting, and engaging book is about teenagers and young adults diagnosed with cancer.
As... (more)
Therapeutic Conversations with Adolescents: Helping Teens in Therapy Thrive in an Ultra-Competitive, Screen-Saturated World
Therapeutic Conversations with Adolescents takes readers into the office of a seasoned therapist, where they can be a fly on the wall of live therapy sessions. Full of actual dialogue and the... (more)
Play Therapy Dimensions Model: New Insights for Integrative Play Therapists (3rd edition)
An updated take on a fundamental decision-making framework, this practical guide explores the dimensions of play therapy and how they apply to today's practitioner. In-depth case studies illustrate... (more)
A Therapist's Guide to Neurodiversity Affirming Practice with Children and Young People
In this honest and practical guide, autistic therapist Raelene Dundon explores and demystifies how neurodiversity affirming principles can be easily applied to therapeutic practice.
Covering... (more)
The Seven Core Issues in Adoption and Permanency Workbook for Children and Teens: A Trauma-Informed Resource
Based on the pioneering Seven Core Issues model, this resource is an accessible and age-appropriate way to support children and teens who have experienced early adversity, to strengthen understanding... (more)
Avenging Child Sex Abuse: Vigilante Violence in Prisons and the Community
This book explores the subjects of child sex abuse, flaws in the justice system, cultural support for vigilantism, prison violence, and the socio-legal philosophy of punishment. Child sex abuse... (more)
The Desire and Passion for a Child: Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Reproductive Techniques
In this book, Patricia Alkolombre explores the desire for a child from a contemporary psychoanalytic perspective, and covers the questions raised in the face of new resources offered by reproductive... (more)
Introduction to the Psychology of Jean Piaget
Conceived as a manual, this book introduces the reader directly to the concepts and fundamental contributions of the work of the Swiss psychologist, Jean Piaget. The terms of ‘adaptation’,... (more)