A Therapist's Guide to Child Development

The Extraordinarily Normal Years
2. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-68744-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 219 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 762 g

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 caregivers 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. In the new edition, each chapter also includes new sections on brain development and cultural identity development, as well as updates on child development in the age of technology.

As an aid to practitioners, this book matches developmental ages with appropriate, evidence-based mental health interventions.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ray, Dee C.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Introduction 1. An Overview of Child Development  2. Developmentally Appropriate Interventions  Part 2: Early Childhood  3. The Extraordinary Beginning Years: Birth to 2 Years Old 4. The Extraordinary 3-Year Old 5. The Extraordinary 4-Year Old  Part 3: Middle Childhood  6. The Extraordinary 5-Year Old 7. The Extraordinary 6-Year Old 8. The Extraordinary 7-Year Old 9. The Extraordinary 8-Year Old  Part 4: Late Childhood 10. The Extraordinary 9-Year Old 11. The Extraordinary 10-Year Old 12. The Extraordinary 11-Year Old 13. The Extraordinary 12-Year Old  Part 5: Therapist Resources  14. Age-to-Age Series Index

Über Autor(innen)

Dee C. Ray, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S, is regents emeritus professor in the Counseling Program and director emeritus of the Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas. She is co-owner and play therapist at EmpathyWell, PLLC, in Highland Village, Texas.