Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Combined Parent-Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: An Approach to Empower Families At-Risk for Child Physical Abuse
Violence is an epidemic that negatively impacts children across their lifespan. Reports indicate 2.1 million youth have experienced physical abuse during their lifetimes, disrupting the healthy... (more)
Far from the Tree: A Dozen Kinds of Love
In this seminal new study of family, Andrew Solomon tells the stories of parents who learn to deal with their exceptional children and find profound meaning in doing so. He introduces us to families... (more)
Therapeutic Hypnosis with Children and Adolescents: Second Edition
In this completely revised, updated and expanded volume, the editors have brought together some of the field's most outstanding contributors to examine the wide-ranging applications and promise of... (more)
Siblings in the Unconscious and Psychopathology: Womb Fantasies, Claustrophobias, Fear of Pregnancy, Murderous Rage, Animal Symbolism, Christmas and Easter "Neuroses", and Twinnings or Identifications with Sisters and Brothers
This book examines adults’ identifications and internal relationships with their siblings’ mental representations. The authors believe that the best way to illustrate clinical formulations and... (more)
Through Windows of Opportunity: A Neuroaffective Approach to Child Psychotherapy
Research has shown that nonspecific factors such as relationship and personality have a stronger correlation to outcome than method. The basic argument of Through Windows of Opportunity is that... (more)
Therapy with Children and Young People: Integrative Counselling in Schools and Other Settings
Counselling with Children and Young People provides a distinctive focus on child therapy in school settings, addressing in a unique level of detail. The authors adopt a broad ecosystematic,... (more)
Fostering Good Relationships: Partnership Work in Therapy with Looked After and Adopted Children
This book explores the importance of effective multi-agency and multi-disciplinary partnership work for the mental health of children and young people in care and adoption. It takes an overall... (more)
Your Defiant Teen: 10 Steps to Resolve Conflict and Rebuild Your Relationship: Second Edition
Many tens of thousands of parents have turned to this book for guidance, support, concrete strategies, and practical tools for addressing serious teen behavior problems. By following the authors'... (more)
Psychoanalytic Therapy with Infants and Parents: Practice, Theory and Results: `
Psychoanalytic Therapy with Infants and Parents provides a clear guide to clinical psychoanalytic work with distressed babies and unhappy parents, infants and their parents, a numerous clinical group... (more)
Working with Children to Heal Interpersonal Trauma: The Power of Play
Featuring in-depth case presentations from master clinicians, this volume highlights the remarkable capacity of traumatized children to guide their own healing process. The book describes what... (more)
Play Therapy Today: Contemporary Practice with Individuals, Groups and Carers
Play Therapy Today brings together the work of renowned practitioners and academics currently working and researching in therapeutic play and play therapy, and presents a range of ground-breaking... (more)
Psychosis in Childhood and Adolescence
Psychosis in Childhood will provide an in-depth examination of the nature of psychosis in children and adolescents for clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals who... (more)
Using Trauma-Focused Therapy Stories: Interventions for Therapists, Children, and Their Caregivers
Using Trauma-Focused Therapy Stories is a groundbreaking treatment resource for trauma-informed therapists who work with abused and neglected children ages nine years and older as well as their... (more)
Group Play Therapy: A Dynamic Approach
Group Play Therapy presents an updated look at an effective yet underutilized therapeutic intervention. More than just an approach to treating children, group play therapy is a life-span approach,... (more)
Helping Children Cope with Trauma: Individual, Family and Community Perspectives
Helping Children Cope with Trauma bridges theory and practice in examining emerging approaches to enhancing resilience and treating traumatised children. Adopting a child-centred perspective, it... (more)
Being Present for Your Nursery Age Child: Observing, Understanding, and Helping Children
This book represents an innovative project in which parents, teachers and other professionals work collaboratively to observe children, understand them at a deep emotional level through their play... (more)
Parenting Steps - Understanding Your Child: An A-Z Psychological Handbook
Parenthood can be the most pleasurable and worthwhile task in the world. But how can we be sure we are doing it right? Understanding Your Child: An A-Z Psychological Handbook is a comprehensive guide... (more)
School Counsellors Working with Young People and Staff: A Whole-School Approach
What is it like to work as a counsellor in schools? What relationship might a counsellor have with staff? How can a counsellor become a positive, integral part of school life? In this book, Nick... (more)
Mindful Therapeutic Care for Children: A Guide to Reflective Practice
This is an accessible guide to using mindfulness and reflection to improve the quality of care for vulnerable children. Drawing on ideas from attachment theory and neuroscience, Mindful Therapeutic... (more)
The Circle of Security Intervention: Enhancing Attachment in Early Parent-Child Relationships
Presenting both a theoretical foundation and proven strategies for helping caregivers become more attuned and responsive to their young children's emotional needs (ages 0-5), this is the first... (more)
Working with Children with Sexual Behavior Problems
Based on extensive clinical experience, this book provides authoritative guidance and practical tools in a challenging area for child mental health professionals. The authors explain the many... (more)
The Origins of Attachment: Infant Research and Adult Treatment
The Origins of Attachment: Infant Research and Adult Treatment addresses the origins of attachment in mother-infant face-to-face communication. New patterns of relational disturbance in infancy are... (more)
Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers
Every child experiences fear, but when a child experiences fear so consistently that it affects their daily function or well being, it becomes highly likely that an anxiety disorder is to blame. This... (more)
The Good Life: Wellbeing and the New Science of Altruism, Selfishness and Immorality
Are we born selfish or primed to help others? Does stress make people more antisocial? Can we ever be genuinely altruistic?
This book explores some of the dilemmas at the heart of being human.... (more)
Cyberbullying Through the New Media: Findings from an International Network
Cyberbullying is one of the darker and more troubling aspects to the growing accessibility of new media technologies. Children in developed countries engage with cyberspace at younger and younger... (more)
Effective Interventions for Child Abuse and Neglect: An Evidence-Based Approach to Planning and Evaluating Interventions
Why are some children abused or neglected? What can be done to protect and help them? A key element of informed decision making is knowing what sort of problems are amenable to what sort of... (more)
Child Protection Practice
How do practitioners step up to the professional challenge of keeping children safe? Leading author Harry Ferguson draws on his own research, personal experience and real-life case studies to... (more)
Putting on the Brakes: Understanding and Taking Control of Your ADD or ADHD: Third Edition
Completely updated and expanded, Putting on the Brakes: Third Edition continues to be the go-to resource for kids with AD/HD.
This essential guide — celebrating its 20th year in print — is... (more)
Mental Health for the Whole Child: Moving Young Clients from Disease & Disorder to Balance & Wellness
Every child possesses enormous untapped potential, and yet the number of kids suffering from mental illness today seems to creep ever upward. Depression, anxiety, ADHD, OCD, oppositional defiant... (more)
Child Temperament: New Thinking About the Boundary Between Traits and Illness
What is the difference between a child who is temperamentally sad and one who has depression? Can a kid be angry by temperament without being mentally ill? How can two thrill-seeking parents end up... (more)