Child and Adolescent Studies Books
Life span developmental psychology: A European perspective
This volume offers a broad coverage of all sub-fields of developmental psychology. After an introduction to the history and systems of developmental psychology, it includes chapters on: the... (more)
Caring for children away from home: Messages from research
This is a volume in a series of books based on core studies in child care research commissioned by the Department of Health. The series is introduced by this overview report summarizing the study... (more)
Evolutionary principles of human adolescence:
Presenting a research-based treatment of adolescent development from a functional, evolutionary point of view, this work also offers a comparative perspective, describing adolescence in other... (more)
Child Sexual Abuse: Responding to the Experiences of Children
This text focuses on the importance of considering the experiences of children in responding to child sexual abuse. The contributors address these concerns whilst drawing on research, and legislative... (more)
Motherhood and mental health
This volume aims to display the great variety of disorders which can occur during pregnancy and the post-partum period, which make child-bearing the most complex psychological event in human... (more)
Power and compassion: Working with difficult adolescents and abused parents
A guide for professionals working with difficult adolescents and their families. The author argues against the prevailing view that parents are the main cause of their children's problems. 196 pages. (more)
Schools for growth: Radical alternatives to current educational models
A deconstruction and reconstruction of learning, development and schooling that urges teachers to explore and create new educational opportunities for themselves and their students. The author asks,... (more)
Innovative psychotherapy techniques in child and adolescent therapy:
This is a comprehensive sourcebook of innovative techniques in the rapidly growing field of child and adolescent therapy. The emphasis is on clinical practice - and the techniques that have been... (more)
Making decisions about children:
Second edition. Aiming to bridge the gap between research and practice in the area of child development, this book summarizes psychological evidence relating to questions such as: "are children... (more)
The beginnings of social understanding:
Explains how children develop an understanding of the social world. 212 pages. (more)
Child sexual abuse: Informing practice from research
Written in association with the Department of Health, this guide identifies and summarizes key research findings on child sexual abuse, and emphasizes evidence-based approaches. Included are aspects... (more)
The stork and the syringe: A political history of reproductive medicine
Examines the recent history of infertility and the different ways medicine has treated it. The book traces the reluctance to allow infertility a past to a new tension that has emerged between utopian... (more)
The Moral Intelligence Of Children
125 pages. (more)
The Battered Child
This standard textbook on battered children updates and adds to the previous editions, while retaining their multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach. It contains chapters on the current treatment... (more)
Social development: An introduction
This is an up-to-date account of the knowledge of social development. It is addressed to students of psychology and other social sciences with no or only limited knowledge of child development, and... (more)
The foundations of child development:
Provides a broad and up-to-date introduction to theory and research in child development by presenting integrated research-based accounts of development in key areas of early childhood, such as... (more)
Psychosocial disturbances in young people: Challenges for prevention
In this work, contributors examine both the way that psychosocial problems 425 PART 1. CHALLENGES: 1. What is special about adolescence? Anne Petersen and Nancy Leffert; 2. Timing of puberty and... (more)
Feminist perspectives on eating disorders:
465 pages. (more)
Effective interviewing of children
A comprehensive resource for information on child focused interviews. The authors differentiate between child- and adult-focused interviews, present an integrated account of the literature on... (more)
Child Protection; Risk and the moral order
Drawing on original research, this book provides a major critique of contemporary child protection research, policy and practice. It challenges current attempts across the modern world to reorder... (more)
Adolescent psychiatry: Vol.19: Developmental and clinical studies:
Providing a review of current developmental and clinical studies, this volume addresses topics related to adolescent psychological, social and behavioural development, including: education and social... (more)