Children in Difficulty : A Guide to Understanding and Helping

Written by two practising clinicians, this book is designed as a guide for those who work with children. In clear, simple language it focuses upon some of the most common, yet often incapacitating difficulties which are frequently encountered by young children and adolescents. After introducing and discussing different forms of therapy and treatment used in clinical work with children, the book provides a series of chapters, each dealing with a specific difficulty. Drawing upon recent research findings, and employing detailed case illustrations, it seeks to help the reader to understand the nature of each problem and offers a guide as to how the child in difficulty can best be helped. The book is designed to be of particular value to those working in education, social work, health and child-care settings, and anyone who needs to be able to recognize and help children in difficulty.

Written by two practising clinicians, this book is a guide for those who work with children. In clear, simple language it focuses upon some of the most common, yet often incapacitating, difficulties which are frequently encountered by young children and adolescents.

After introducing and discussing different forms of therapy and treatment used in clinical work with children, the book focuses on a range of specific difficulties. Drawing upon recent research findings, and employing detailed case illustrations, it seeks to help the reader to understand the nature of each problem and offers a guide as to how the child in difficulty can best be helped.

This new edition has been fully updated to include new material on conditions such as dyspraxia and ADHD. The authors also make full references to advances in the field of special education since the first edition was published, and provide a variety of sources for further reading and information.

This practical book will be of particular value to those working in education, social work, health and child-care settings, and anyone else who needs to be able to recognise and help children in difficulty.

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Two practicing clinicians give advice to other professionals who work with children on treatments and therapies to common psychological difficulties frequently encountered by young children to adolescents. Drawing on recent research and employing case illustrations the authors discuss such topics as attention deficit disorder, depression, eating disorders, oppositional behavior, dyslexia, drug abuse, and disruptiveness in school. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Book Cover......Page 1 Title......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 List of figures......Page 8 Introduction......Page 10 The basics of being helpful......Page 21 School refusal......Page 45 Attention deficit disorder and hyperactivity and similar difficulties......Page 71 Eating disorders......Page 91 Traumatic and stressful situations......Page 107 Noncompliance and oppositional behaviour in young children......Page 135 Disruptiveness in schools and classrooms......Page 158 Drug and solvent abuse......Page 184 Depression in children......Page 209 Dyslexia......Page 227 Developmental coordination disorder (dyspraxia)......Page 253 Glossary......Page 269 Index......Page 272 1. Introduction -- 2. The Basics Of Being Helpful -- 3. School Refusal -- 4. Attention Deficit Disorder And Hyperactivity -- 5. Eating Disorders -- 6. Traumatic And Stressful Situations -- 7. Noncompliance And Oppositional Behaviour In Young Children -- 8. Disruptiveness In Schools And Classrooms -- 9. Drug And Solvent Abuse -- 10. Depression In Children -- 11. Dyslexia. Julian Elliott And Maurice Place. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "This new edition has been fully updated to include new material on conditions such as dyspraxia and ADHD. The authors also make full references to advances in the field of special education." "This book will be of particular value to those working in education, social work, health and childcare settings and anyone else who needs to be able to recognise and help children in difficulty."--Jacket Written by two practising clinicians, this book is designed to be of particular value to those working in education, social work, health and childcare settings - in short anyone who needs to recognise and help children in difficulty. This new edition has been fully updated to include new material on conditions such as dyspraxia and ADHD, and provides the reader with a variety of sources for further reading and information