Psychology / Psychotherapy / Child & Adolescent

Sandplay: Therapy with Children and Families

by Lois J. Carey

Lois Carey explores the application of sandplay therapy as she learned it from Dora Kalff, among others, and shares her professional experience in a chapter on equipping the office with miniatures and also with...

Sickened: The True Story of a Lost Childhood

by Julie Gregory

A young girl is perched on the cold chrome of yet another doctor’s examining table, missing yet another day of school. Just twelve, she’s tall, skinny, and weak. It’s four o’clock, and she hasn’t been...

Before It's Too Late: Why Some Kids Get Into Trouble--and What Parents Can Do About It

by Stanton Samenow

This is a body of work which gives concerned parents and professionals instructive insight into the personality of "problem children" and gives practical suggestions for taking corrective and remedial steps...

Essentials of Conners Behavior Assessments

by Elizabeth P. Sparrow

Quickly acquire the knowledge and skills you need to confidently administer, score, and interpret the Conners 3, Conners CBRS, and Conners EC

The Conners 3rd Edition (Conners 3), Conners Comprehensive Behavior...

Family-Focused Trauma Intervention: Using Metaphor and Play with Victims of Abuse and Neglect

by Pat Pernicano

Family-Focused Trauma Intervention: Using Metaphor and Play with Victims of Abuse and Neglect translates issues central to abuse and neglect recovery into metaphorical stories and family-based interventions,...

Therapeutic Activities for Children and Teens Coping with Health Issues

by Robyn Hart & Judy Rollins

Winner of the American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year 2011 (Category: Maternal And Child Health)

Building on children's natural inclinations to pretend and reenact, play therapy is widely used in the treatment...

Child Psychology and Development for Dummies

by Laura L. , PhD Smith & Charles H. , PhD Elliott

A complete and comprehensive guide to why kids behave and think the way they do-and how to bring out the best in them.

In the U.S., more than 10% of children are diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, while countless...

Foundations of Play Therapy

by Charles E. Schaefer

The landmark guide to play therapy—completely updated and revised

Edited by Charles E. Schaefer—the "father of play therapy"—Foundations of Play Therapy, Second Edition is a complete, state-of-the-art guide...

Doing Therapy with Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome

by Richard Bromfield

Praise for Doing Therapy with Children and Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome

"Providing an explanation of Asperger's based on a review of scientific research, Richard Bromfield describes how the characteristics...

The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

by Monica Lanyado & Ann Horne

This second edition provides a uniquely comprehensive guide to the practice and principles of child and adolescent psychotherapy around the world and has been thoroughly updated to take into account the many...

Routledge Handbook of Global Public Health

by Richard Parker & Marni Sommer

The Routledge Handbook of Global Public Health addresses emerging issues and conceptualizations in global health, expanding upon the critical priorities in this rapidly evolving field. It provides an authoritative...

Postcolonial Tourism

by Anthony Carrigan

This book examines representations of tourism in relation to some of the most charged areas of postcolonial debate, including ecology, globalization, neoliberal development, and indigenous rights. It argues...

No: Why Kids--of All Ages--Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It

by David Walsh

No. It's not just a one-word answer, it's a parenting strategy. By saying No when you need to, you help your children develop skills such as self-reliance, self-discipline, respect, integrity, the ability to...

an Handbook for Treatment of Attachment Problems in C: An Historical Compendium of Pitching, Pitchers

by Beverly James

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Be Expert with Map and Compass

by Bjorn Kjellstrom & Ann M. Jernberg

The classic map and compass navigation guide-revised for the age of GPS

GPS devices are great, but they can break, get lost, or easily be hampered by weather conditions, making basic map and compass skills essential...

What Children Learn from Their Parents' Marriage

by Judith P. Siegel

How are your children learning about intimacy? What are they seeing when they watch you interacting with your spouse?  In a ground breaking approach to family dynamics, What Children Learn from Their Parents'...

Cognitive Vulnerability and Stress in Children and Adolescents

by Randy P Auerbach & Benjamin L. Hankin

Presenting cutting-edge research conducted with children, adolescents, and their caregivers, this e-book examines cognitive factors in the development of psychopathology. Investigators at the forefront of the...

Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide for Caregivers

by Eli R. Lebowitz & Haim Omer

"Lebowitz and Omer have taken the latest and most relevant scientific research and synthesized it into an essential read for caregivers of anxious children. Treating Childhood and Adolescent Anxiety: A Guide...

Creating School Environments to Support Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Students and Families

by Emily S. Fisher & Karen Komosa-Hawkins

The importance of creating safe spaces for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) students in the school environment cannot be overstated. It is one of the most prominent issues facing...

The Case of Miss R: The Interpretation of a Life Story

by Alfred Adler

Originally published in 1929 the individual psychological interpretation of this autobiography was first presented by Alfred Adler to a group of psychiatrists and pedagogues in Vienna. The story of the development...