Description
A Therapist’s Guide to Child Development gives therapists and counselors the basics they need to understand their clients in the context of development and to explain development to parents. The chapters take the reader through the various physical, social, and identity developments occurring at each age, explaining how each stage of development is closely linked to mental health and how that is revealed in therapy. This ideal guide for students, as well as early and experienced professionals, will also give readers the tools to communicate successfully with the child’s guardians or teachers, including easy-to-read handouts that detail what kind of behaviors are not cause for concern and which behaviors mean it’s time to seek help. As an aid to practitioners, this book matches developmental ages with appropriate, evidence-based mental health interventions.
NM (verified owner) –
This is an excellent book for child therapists. I’ve been working with children for many years, yet still found it helpful. There are handouts in the back of the book that are excellent for parents.
Eva’s Nanny (verified owner) –
Dee Ray’s book is an excellent resource for counselors.
DoxieMama3318 (verified owner) –
Great book! I love how it explains TF-CBT in numerous settings and the different things you might encounter in these settings. Wonderful book for anyone doing TF-CBT or a student interested in it. It is an easy read and well written.
Jill F (verified owner) –
Excellent!
DVeronica (verified owner) –
Just exactly what I was looking for!
Lili (verified owner) –
Great book! It helps me understand trauma for children and adolescents. I look forward practicing their treatment applications.
Angela (verified owner) –
I use this book to inform my practice, as it was required for TF-CBT training. I love it and am glad I’ve added it to my collection. Informative.
Kwan Y. M. Olive (verified owner) –
Introduce many play therapy for children of various age. As a therapy, we can use this as a therapeutic reference for kid counselling.
chad (verified owner) –
Love that it’s broken up by age groups.
Wynna (verified owner) –
I love this type of therapy, and am learning so much from these authors! This well-written book is easy to implement!
Brent Jakubec (verified owner) –
Great reference book for trauma focused CBT
Bridget Hahn (verified owner) –
Love very helpful
JSBaby (verified owner) –
Was very informative in how to properly apply TF-CBT.
Northstar Shining (verified owner) –
As a trainee therapist, this has been an invaluable source of quick referencing of child development. It’s not a definitive guide but it does provide a solid foundation for further reading.
Book didn’t arrive in perfect condition (verified owner) –
This is a must have for therapists!
Theresa M. Lerner (verified owner) –
A must for providers who need more trauma info
Therapist (verified owner) –
Excellent book for sharing about child development resources with parents and teachers. A must have resource for child therapists!
Dresden (verified owner) –
While this is not the TF-CBT manual, it does help with those who are already practicing and have come across some challenges with particular clients. It helps guide the clinician when either the client or the setting is not the conventional one that is taught initially in TF-CBT. A nice companion for someone who is already somewhat experienced and wants to have some additional tools to support in implementing TF-CBT with very specific populations (i.e. school settings, with foster care, children with developmental disabilities, military families, etc).