Core Principles of Assessment and Therapeutic Communication with Children, Parents and Families: Towards the Promotion of Child and Family Wellbeing

Schmidt Neven, Ruth (Author)

ISBN 10: 0415552427 / ISBN 13: 9780415552424

Published by Routledge, 2010

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1st edition. 192 pages. 9.25x6.50x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Core Principles of Assessment and Therapeutic Communication with Children, Parents and Families: Towards the Promotion of Child and Family Wellbeing
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415552427
• ISBN 13: 9780415552424
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.52 kilograms

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Synopsis

Practitioners today are confronted by a bewildering array of therapies as ‘cure alls.’ This book provides an integrated approach to working with children, parents and families that can be applied by all professionals in a variety of settings. Informed by a psychodynamic perspective, it identifies how we can avoid pathologising the behaviour of children by instead considering:

• the meaning of behaviour as an important source of communication
• the commonality of all experience for children, parents and families
• the emotional milestones of development
• the core principles of assessment and therapeutic communication and how they are applied

Through the presentation of sound clinical evidence and research Core Principles of Assessment and Therapeutic Communication with Children, Parents and Families creates connections between clinical practice and community action and, as such, is essential reading for anyone working to promote child and family wellbeing.

About the Author

Ruth Schmidt Neven is a child psychotherapist, psychologist and researcher. She trained at the Tavistock Clinic in London and has worked with children, parents and families over four decades in the United Kingdom and Australia. She writes and lectures extensively on all aspects of child and family development and is currently director of the Centre for Child and Family Development in Melbourne.