Product Description: A treasure trove of creative tools and strategies to engage children in therapy. Finding a therapy that “fits” kids--one that cuts through their continuous state of overstimulation and aversion to traditional language-based methods--is not easy...read more

More than one thousand entries capture the rich history and diversity of gardening around the world, offering tidbits of information, trivia, ancient lore, customs, tips, wisdom, and recipes about flowers, vegetables, fruits, trees, herbs, insects, birds, water, soil, tools, composts, climate, recipes, gardens and gardeners, myths, superstitions, and biodynamics.

Product Description: The Secret Language of Children is:--An unspoken language that all children use--An amazing door into your child's inner world--Your greatest tool for raising emotionally healthy kidsWith this groundbreaking book, Dr. Lawrence Shapiro, a leading child psychologist, shows you how to understand this amazing world of communication, and the joys and rewards it can bring...read more

Product Description: `I felt inspired by this comprehensive detailed guide that offers a wide range of ERC exercises, techniques, and examples. The stories in the final chapter are heartfelt. I was left with the sense that Pearson and Nolan are clearly dedicated in their search for ways to help traumatized children rediscover themselves...read more

Product Description: Offers a review of the latest literature but moreover a practical guide essential to professionals who give their expert opinions to courts in child care cases.

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This practical text offers an in-depth examination of major issues in child psychotherapy and highlights frequently encountered challenges in working with children and parents. Basic concepts of adult dynamic psychotherapy--such as the therapeutic alliance, resistance, transference and countertransference, and insight--are redefined and adapted to the special requirements of therapy with 4- to 12-year-olds. Readers are guided through a number of cases as treatment unfolds, gaining insight into all of the attendant problems, strategies, and opportunities. Yielding unique insights into the emotional and cognitive world of the child, the volume presents effective treatment strategies for a wide range of clinical problems.

Product Description: John Woods presents a theoretical approach and practical suggestions for mental health practitioners working therapeutically with young people who have abused. Drawing on his long-standing experience, he has developed an integrated theory that bridges the gap between existing cognitive behavioural and psychoanalytic approaches...read more

Product Description: Bryna Siegel gives parents of autistic children what they need most: hope. Her first book, The World of the Autistic Child, became an instant classic, illuminating the inaccessible minds of afflicted children. Now she offers an equally insightful, thoroughly practical guide to treating the learning disabilities associated with this heartbreaking disorder...read more

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 54Edited by Albert J. Solnit, M.D., Peter B. Neubauer, M.D., Samuel Abrams, M.D., and A. Scott Dowling, M.D.Ethel S. Person, Creative Collaborations: Writers and EditorsDEVELOPMENT AND TECHNIQUESamuel Abrams, Peter B. Neubauer, and Albert J. Solnit, Introduction and DiscussionWendy Olesker, Treatment of a Boy with Atypical Ego DevelopmentAnita G. Schmukler, Detours in Adolescent Development: Implications for TechniqueAlan B. Zients, The Psychoanalytic Treatment of a Child with Deviational DevelopmentTHEORYLeon Balter, Constant Mental Change and Unknowability in PsychoanalysisArthur S. Couch, Therapeutic Functions of the Real Relationship in PsychoanalysisLinda C. Mayes, Clocks, Engines, and QuarksóLove, Dreams, and Genes: What Makes Development Happen?Ronnie Solan, The Interaction Between Self and Others: A Different Perspective on NarcissismCLINICAL PAPERSJudith F. Chused, Obsessional Manifestations in ChildrenDonald J. Coleman, Narrative Performance Mode (NPM) of DiscourseOscar F. Hills, Ego Erection: Regressive Perceptual Phenomena in Relation to Psychic GrowthM. A. Tallandini, The Dread of Integration: Integrative Processes in a Chronically Ill Borderline PatientADOLESCENCEDebra S. Rosenblum, Peter Daniolos, Neal Kass, and Andres Martin, Adolescents and Popular Culture: A Psychodynamic OverviewAnita G. Schmukler, Use of Insight in Child Analysis (view table of contents)

Whilst there is a wealth of literature on working with children and adolescents, very little focuses on those who are in residential or foster care. Psychotherapy with Young People in Care is a practical guide to working with this group from a psychoanalytic therapeutic perspective.Drawing on the author's years of experience and illustrated with a wealth of clinical examples, as well as a comprehensive glossary, the book tackles those issues most relevant to those working with children and adolescents:* the place of psychotherapy in residential/foster care* ethical considerations: confidentiality and sexual abuse* particular problems faced by young people: ADHD; trauma; PTSD.This refreshing and valuable book is an essential teaching text for all those who work with young people in the care system, including child and adolescent psychotherapists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists and social workers.

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Product Description: `The text is a quick and easy read, yet achieves the goal of wetting the reader's appetite to use letter writing when working with children…an excellent addition for the library of any inspiring and strengths based therapist.' -Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry `It is testament enough to Marner's belief in the impact of letters that the book itself takes the form of a series of letters to a friend and psychologist who is interested in narrative approaches and post-sessional letter writing...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Drawing on the latest psychological, biological, and social scientific research, a psychologist argues that the causes of Attention Deficit Disorder lie in society and not in its children and that the drug Ritalin is the wrong solution. Reprint. (view table of contents)

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Leisure and Play in Therapy is the first book for therapists devoted to what may be the least investigated of the three life occupations--leisure. It offers a wealth of practical leisure/play activities you canimplement immediately with a variety of clients. Using many examples, the author discusses the theory and goals of leisure occupation therapy thoroughly. She also addresses the importance of recognizing and responding to the changing leisure needs of individuals throughout their lives. From group functions to solitary pursuits, the activities described here will contribute significantly to any occupational therapists repertoire of leisure time ideas. There are activities appropriate for people of all ages and abilities. Key Features* Offers practical leisure/play activities you can implement immediately* Contains activities appropriate for all ages and abilities* Provides leadership evaluation and skills training for the OT* Demonstrates how to recognize and respond to clients changing leisure needs

Product Description: When it comes to Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, which is too often a cavalier diagnosis of first resort, clinicians can benefit from the range of responsible views on assessment and treatment proffered here. If doctors, therapists, and school personnel were to have only one resource to consult to fully understand AD/HD the problems and the solutions this collection of authoritative perspectives assembled by Drs...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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