"In contemporary Western society, people are more often called upon to justify the choice not to have children than they are to supply reasons for having them. In this book, Christine Overall maintains that the burden of proof should be reversed: that the choice to have children…
Nicholas Winton played a key role in the rescue of Jewish children from Czechoslovakia in 1939. Pt. 1 (pp. 1-55), written by Emanuel, presents Winton's biography. Pt. 2 (pp. 57-192), written by Gissing (who was saved by Winton), describes the rescue operation and the fate of som…
Stien, a supervising therapist and mental health consultant for Head Start and early childhood education programs, and health care writer Kendall describe a new psychobiological model of child development that posits a complex interaction between environmental and biological fac…
Stien, a supervising therapist and mental health consultant for Head Start and early childhood education programs, and health care writer Kendall describe a new psychobiological model of child development that posits a complex interaction between environmental and biological fac…
"Offering 100 creative, mindfulness-based activities, this book is a highly useful resource for engaging therapeutically with children aged 6-16 who have experienced severe trauma. With minimal preparation and only everyday objects required, the activities can be used in a numbe…
"Whether they see themselves as King of the Wild Things or protector of Toto, children live in a world filled with animals - both real and imaginary. From Black Beauty to Barney, animal characters romp through children's books, cartoons, videos, and computer games. As Gail Melso…
"Whether they see themselves as King of the Wild Things or protector of Toto, children live in a world filled with animals - both real and imaginary. From Black Beauty to Barney, animal characters romp through children's books, cartoons, videos, and computer games. As Gail Melso…
"This book reviews established and emerging aspects of conduct disorder, with contributions from leading clinicians and researchers in the field. They highlight the complexity and probable heterogeneity of the condition, with chapters on genetic, biological, neuropsychological a…
This uniquely authoritative, comprehensive, multidisciplinary survey reviews all aspects of conduct disorder - highlighting the complexity and probable heterogeneity of the condition, preventive and treatment approaches and outcomes, and developmental and gender-based variations…
"The Link Between Childhood Trauma and Mental Illness gives mental health professionals who are not child abuse specialists knowledge and skills that are especially relevant to their direct service role and practice context. It introduces to these practitioners a conceptual brid…
