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The Drama of the Gifted Childby Alice Miller
Basic Books 2008; US$ 14.99Why are many of the most successful people plagued by feelings of emptiness and alienation? This wise and profound book has provided thousands of readers with an answerand has helped them to apply it more...
The Highly Sensitive Childby Elaine Aron
Broadway Books 2002; US$ 13.99The bestselling author and psychologist whose books have topped 240,000 copies in print now addresses the trait of “high sensitivity” in children–and offers a breakthrough parenting guidebook for highly sensitive children and their caregivers. With the publication of The Highly Sensitive Person , Elaine Aron became the first person to identify the inborn trait of “high sensitivity” and to show how it affects the lives of those who possess it. Up to 20 percent of the population is born highly sensitive, and now in The Highly Sensitive Child, Aron shifts her focus to highly sensitive children, who share the same characteristics as highly sensitive adults and thus face unique challenges as they grow up. ... more...
Game Playby Charles E. Schaefer; Steven E. Reid
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 90.00The long-awaited revision of the only book on game play available for mental health professionals Not only is play a pleasurable, naturally occurring behavior found in humans, it is also a driving force in our development. As opposed to the unstructured play often utilized in psychotherapy, game playing invokes more goal-directed behavior, carries the benefits of interpersonal interaction, and can perform a significant role in the adaptation to one's environment. This landmark, updated edition of Game Play explores the advantages of using games in clinical- and school-based therapeutic interventions with children and adolescents. This unique book shows how playing games can promote socialization, encourage the development of identity and... more...
Early Socialisationby Cara Flanagan
Routledge 1999; US$ 17.00This book looks at sociability and attachment and how they relate to emotional and cognitive development. Social and cultural variations are considered, and theories of attachment and loss are described and evaluated. more...
Exam Success in AEB Psychologyby Paul Humphreys
Routledge 1999; US$ 16.00Advises candidates of the biggest examining board on how to select and answer questions to provide the maixmum grades with the minimum of effort. Includes practice exam answers with examiner's comments on how to achieve a higher grade. more...
Emotional Needs of Young Children and Their Familiesby Marion Bower; Judith Trowell
Routledge 1996; US$ 42.50Describes the ways psychoanalytic ideas can be adapted and used in a wide variety of community settings to help children who are emotionally disturbed or who have been physically or sexually abused. more...
Child's Mindby John White
RoutledgeFalmer 2002; US$ 37.95A fascinating introduction to the young learner's mind for teachers, parents, and students in philosophy of education. more...
Handbook of Serious Emotional Disturbance in Children and Adolescentsby Diane T. Marsh; Mary A. Fristad
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 105.00The only comprehensive work on SED, with practical information on diagnosing and treating children with SED. Features contributions by leading experts of SED research and practice. Includes a foreword by Kay Jamison, a nationally recognized author on mental illness. more...
Think Good - Feel Goodby Paul Stallard
John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2003; US$ 66.95Think Good — Feel Good is an exciting and pioneering new practical resource in print and on the internet for undertaking CBT with children and young people. The materials have been developed by the author and trialled extensively in clinical work with children and young people presenting with a range of psychological problems. Paul Stallard introduces his resource by covering the basic theory and rationale behind CBT and how the workbook should be used. An attractive and lively workbook follows which covers the core elements used in CBT programmes but conveys these ideas to children and young people in an understandable way and uses real life examples familiar to them. The concepts introduced to the children can be applied to their... more...
Early Childhood Assessmentby Carol S. Lidz
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 90.00A new guide to conducting more comprehensive and meaningful psychological assessments of young children Early Childhood Assessment presents a thorough, step-by-step approach to the comprehensive psychological assessment of young children. In addition to covering major psychological tests, this invaluable resource includes specific guidelines and formats for interviewing parents and other caregivers, observing children and caregiver-child interaction, conducting dynamic assessments, writing reports, and evaluating outcomes of recommended interventions. Dr. Lidz's approach encourages a broad range of observation with an overarching objective of completing a picture of the "whole" child, from family life to social-emotional and neuropsychological... more...









