This classic edition of Violet Oaklander’s ground-breaking book presents her pioneering approach to engaging with children that enter therapy. A new introduction by Peter Mortola reflects on the ways that Hidden Treasure continues to inform therapeutic practice all over the world. Most of the literature available on working with children is written from a traditional ‘play therapy’ point of view; the Gestalt Therapy-based approach detailed here provides a more effective method for psychotherap...
Recent studies of twins have shaken the field of psychology to its foundation, revolutionizing our understanding of our own personalities. Because identical twins separated at birth share all the same genes, yet live separate lives, they offer a unique opportunity to test theories about the roles played by nature and nurture in shaping who we are. Twins directly challenges many long-held beliefs. For instance, a series of groundbreaking studies of twins has shown that our genes play a much stron...
Child and Adolescent Development for Educators
by Judith L. Meece and Denise H. Daniels
Topically-arranged and teacher-focused, "Child and Adolescent Development for Educators" is a richly contextual research-based foundation in the science of development that is ideal for future teachers. Attending to the development of school-aged children and youth, the brevity of the text and the diversity of in-text activities give teacher educators ample opportunity to assign observations and other school-based projects.
Explorations in Child Development DVD Guide for Child Development
by Laura E Berk
This new DVD is over two hours in length and contains dozens of narrated segments that illustrate the many theories, concepts, and milestones of child development. The DVD Guide helps students use the DVD in conjunction with the textbook, deepening their understanding and applying what they have learned to everyday life.
Revel for Infants, Children, and Adolescents -- Access Card (Berk, Infants, Children, and Adolescents)
by Laura E Berk and Adena B. Meyers
This product will no longer be available for purchase effective May 31, 2022. REVEL for Berk and Meyers' Infants, Children, and Adolescents is relied on in classrooms worldwide for its clear, engaging writing style, exceptional multicultural and cross-cultural focus, rich examples, and long-standing commitment to presenting the most up-to-date scholarship while also offering students research-based, practical applications that they can relate to their personal and professional lives. The authors...
An Outline of Piaget's Developmental Psychology (Students Library of Education)
by Ruth M. Beard
Gender Typing of Children's Toys
by Erica S. Weisgram and Lisa M. Dinella
What is the difference between ""boy toys"" and ""girl toys?"" What social, cognitive, and biological factors influence the design and marketing of gender-typed toys, and children's interest in such toys? What are the long term implications of gendered toy play, for children's development and later adult roles? In this volume, scholars in developmental psychology, education, and neuroscience examine the fascinating intersection of gender and child play. Contributors consider the innumerable...
Perspectives on School Crisis Response
This book offers a unique collection of narrative case studies that capture the responses of mental health professionals to tragedies in schools and are designed to connect key concepts and skills with real life application. By citing evidence-based theories and interventions with vivid real world accounts, this volume aims to highlight the multi-phased, multi-disciplinary nature of school crisis response while emphasizing the need for effective coordination and collaboration. It provides a powe...
High-risk Infants and Children
Autism is a variable and complex developmental disorder which is frequently not recognized, or else misunderstood by both parents and professionals. Based on their extensive experience with parents of young autistic children both before and after diagnosis, Maureen Aarons and Tessa Gittens provide a practical handbook which aims to dispel the myths associated with this puzzling condition and provides parents and professionals with relevant, up-to-date information. The book enables the reader to...
Rhythm and repetition, together with example and imitation, are pillars on which early learning is based. Freya Jaffke applies these simple principles in practical and sensible ways.She describes children's play in a Steiner-Waldorf kindergarten setting, and provides tried and tested advice on this important stage of development.This book includes sections on Planning the day; Festivals; Rhythms; Materials; Educating the Will; Imagination; Spontaneous and Planned Play; Example and imitation of a...
This best-selling, topically organized child and adolescent development text covers the major theories and research of the field. It is known to be a scholarly developmental text that is interesting, accurate, up-to-date, and written clearly and concisely. The author stresses the processes that underlie developmental change so that students come away from the course with a solid understanding of the causes and complexities of human development. Finally, the author connects the theory and researc...
Understanding, Diagnosing, and Treating ADHD in Children and Adolescents
Through portraits of the lives of child prodigies and their families, Feldman illuminates the delicate balance of forces he calls "coincidence", a "general process of development" characterized by the melding of developmental and environmental forces that is revealed with particular clarity in the case of the child prodigy. Although Feldman focuses on exceptionally gifted children with highly specialized talents, "Nature's Gambit" is equally important for what it tells us about the development o...
Studyguide for Children's Thinking by Bjorklund, ISBN 9780534356606 (Cram101 Textbook Outlines)
Four-year-old Eli plays in the sand on the beach, playing fireman, protector, and scout, battling waves and defeating invisible monsters. But then a new playmate, Marianne, arrives with her doll, and the boy's stories adapt to accommodate hers: the fireman saves the doll from drowning, but then the doll's mother and father put it safely to bed. What can the richly imagined, impressively adaptable fantasy world of these children tell us about childhood, development, education, and even life itsel...
The original and vastly influential ideas of Erik H. Erikson underlie much of our understanding of human development. His insights into the interdependence of the individuals' growth and historical change, his now-famous concepts of identity, growth, and the life cycle, have changed the way we perceive ourselves and society. Widely read and cited, his works have won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Combining the insights of clinical psychoanalysis with...