The Developmental Science of Early Childhood
clinical applications of infant mental health concepts from infancy through adolescence
$68.79
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2017
Summary
Unlocking Potential: Early Childhood Development for Mental Health Professionals
The field of “infant mental health” combines research from developmental psychology, genetics, and neuroscience to create models for prevention, intervention, and treatment extending beyond infancy. This book presents the core concepts of this field and applies them to common childhood problems, from attention deficits to anxiety and sleep disorders.
Readers will find a friendly guide that disti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393709629 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0393709620 |
| Author: | Claudia M. Gold |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2017 |
| Weight: | 523g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 152mm x 28mm |
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“The book’s strength is its accessibility for a wide readership… Although written for practitioners, the book could also be used to increase parents’ understanding of their child. Another strength is Gold’s ability to comprehensively describe scientific concepts, while continually linking them to their practical application and relevancy in our work and society.” – BACP Children and Young People
About The Author
Claudia M. Gold
Claudia M. Gold MD is a pediatrician and writer. She has practiced general and behavioral pediatrics for 25 years, and currently specializes in early childhood mental health. She writes regularly for Psychology Today and is the author of The Silenced Child: From Labels, Medication and Quick-Fix Solutions to Listening, Growth and Lifelong Resilience (2016) and Keeping Your Child in Mind: Overcoming Defiance, Tantrums, and other Everyday Behavior Problems by Seeing the World Through Your Child’s Eyes (2011). Dr. Gold is on the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Boston Infant-Parent Mental Health program, William James College, and the Austen Riggs Center.
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