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1 online resource (289 pages) |
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section I. Parents' interventions -- 1. What to do when you think your child has a problem -- Organization of chapter 1 -- Questions and answers -- 1) I think my child is having a problem. Now what? -- 2) How do I know if my child's behavior and emotions are serious problems? -- 3) What simple guidelines will help me begin to understand the seriousness of my child's troubles? -- 4) How else can I distinguish between normal development and disorder/disruption? -- 5) What challenges in the "job" of growing up can result in emotional and behavioral distress? -- 6) What changes/stressors might make my child's "job" of growing up more difficult? -- 7) What if I've seen no sudden changes in my child, but am concerned in general about the type of person he is "becoming"? -- 8) What if I'm so angry, frazzled, or scared that I want my child to "just stop it"? -- 9) What if I cannot talk with my daughter and she won't talk with me? -- 10) Once I think I understand my child, is it better to do something or say something to help her? -- 11) What if I understand my child's problems, but do not know how to make the changes needed? -- 12) Can punishment lead to positive changes in my child and promote new ways of learning to cope? -- 13) I want to get professional help for my son, but my husband thinks he is "just being a boy" and that I'm making too much of it. What should I do? -- 14) If I do seek a professional consultation, does that mean my child will go on medication and be in treatment for a long time? -- 15) What if I'm waiting for an appointment with a specialist, but I am worried about my child's safety and mine? -- Reference -- 2. The red flags : an alphabetical list of symptoms -- Contents -- Organization of chapter 2 -- The symptoms -- 3. Disruptions in development : the whole child -- Organization of chapter 3 -- The importance of a developmental perspective -- Infants and toddlers -- Disruption of bodily routine (eating, sleeping, and elimination) -- Disruption of relationships (attachment) -- Disruption of emotional modulation (mood, arousal, and anxiety) -- Preschoolers -- Disruption of bodily routine (eating, sleeping, and elimination) -- Disruption of bodily activity (movement) -- Disruption of emotional modulation (mood, arousal, and anxiety) -- Disruption of relationships (attachment) -- School-aged children : 6-12 -- Disruption of bodily routine (eating, sleeping, and elimination) -- Disruption of bodily activity (movement) -- Disruption of emotional modulation (mood, arousal, and anxiety) -- Disruption of relationships (attachment) -- Disruption of relationships (social custom) -- Disruption of information processing (learning) -- Adolescents -- Disruption of bodily routine (eating, sleeping, and elimination) -- Disruption of bodily activity (movement) -- Disruption of emotional modulation (mood, arousal, and anxiety) -- Disruption of relationships (attachment and sexual behavior) -- Disruption of relationships (social custom) -- Disruption of information processing (learning) -- Disruption of information process (thinking) -- 4. Ten steps to help your child get back on track -- Organization of chapter 4 -- The steps -- 1) DO remind your child that you are both on the same side -- 2) DO provide limits and reasonable expectations -- 3) DO make sure your child has regular routines -- 4) DO give your child encouragement -- 5) DO help your child to confront fear -- 6) DO NOT try to predict your child's future -- 7) DO learn to see and appreciate small improvements and positive changes -- 8) DO NOT let intense emotions dominate your interactions with your child -- 9) DO remember that your child is not you -- 10) DO take care of your own physical and emotional needs -- 5. Coping with your feelings when your child suffers -- Organization of chapter 5 -- Your own painful emotions -- Guilt -- Shame -- Fear -- Anger -- Sadness -- Parents' serenity prayer |
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section II. Professionals' interventions -- Changes in child mental health treatment in recent years -- 6. Evaluation and testing : why, what, who, and where? -- Organization of chapter 6 -- Why was the evaluation or testing requested? -- What is involved in evaluation and testing? -- A. psychological tests -- B. Non-psychological tests -- Who does the testing and who wants the information? -- Who does the testing? -- Who wants the information? -- Where is the evaluation done? -- A clinical example -- 7. Questions about treatment : who are the helpers and where are they? -- Organization of chapter 7 -- Before you seek professional help -- Who are the helpers? -- Pediatrician/family physician -- Child psychiatrist -- Clinical psychologist -- Neuropsychologist -- Clinical social worker -- Family therapist -- Mental health counselor -- School adjustment counselor -- Where are the treatments? -- 1) Outpatient services -- 2) Inpatient services -- 3) Emergency/crisis services -- 8. Psychotherapy and its side effects -- Organization of chapter 8 -- Psychological treatment -- Individual psychotherapy -- Non-individual psychotherapy -- Choosing a therapist -- Psychotherapy : frequently asked questions -- Psychotherapy and side effects -- 9. Medications and their side effects -- Organization of chapter 9 -- How medications/chemicals affect behavior -- General guidelines for using medication with children -- Side effects in general -- Medications in children and side effects -- Medications, and the side effects of medications for mental health problems -- 1) Inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity, and distractibility -- 2) Depression -- 3) Bipolar disorder and severe mood instability -- 4) Anxiety -- 5) Psychosis, severe mood disorder, servere anxiety, severe aggression, severe agitation, and Tourette's syndrome -- 6) Medications for other specific disorders or symptoms -- Pharmacotherapy : frequently asked questions -- 1) Who is the best person to provide medication treatment for my child, and why? -- 2) How do I decide to have my child take medication? Does my child take medication with, or instead of, psychotherapy? -- 3) How do I tell whether the medication is helping? -- 4) How long will pharmacotherapy last? -- 5) Will medication continue without psychotherapy? -- Conclusion -- 10. Complementary and alternative therapies and their side effects -- Organization of chapter 10 -- The why, when, and what of alternative treatments -- Herbal treatment -- Vitamin and dietary treatments -- Meditation and relaxation techniques -- Neurofeedback -- Sensory/motor integration therapy -- References -- 11. The role of play in individual psychotherapy from childhood to adolescence -- Organization of chapter 11 -- Play -- A theory of psychotherapy -- The complexity underlying feeling, thinking, and behavior -- The storage and organization of experience : memory -- Changes in memory : learning -- Learning and psychotherapy -- A discussion of psychodynamic theory, psychotherapy, and play -- Psychodynamic theories of the mind -- A theory of psychodynamic psychotherapy -- Psychodynamic psychotherapy and play -- Practical aspects of play therapy -- Parents and play therapy -- 12. Costs of treatment : money, energy, and time -- Organization of chapter 12 -- Your financial costs for treatment -- The financial costs of psychotherapy -- The financial costs of medications -- Your energy and time costs in treatment -- Costs for non-treatment : personal and community perspectives -- Personal costs of non-treatment -- Society's costs of non-treatment -- Appendix : self-help resources -- General books on parenting -- Specific problem/symptom focused books -- Other books on children's mental health problems -- Meditation/relaxation CDs for children and adolescents -- Magazines -- Internet -- Topic focused groups |
| Summary |
Ken Book Award Winner 2008. Gold Medal Winner in the 2008 IPPY awards. Help Your Child or Teen get Back on Track offers specific self-help interventions and a wide-ranging, practical discussion of the types of professional help available for a child or adolescent with emotional and behavioral problems. The book covers topics that would be discussed during a consultation with a child psychiatrist. The first section offers practical guidance and ideas to help parents understand their child's problems and learn to distinguish between normal disruption and that which warrants professional treatmen |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-283) and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Child psychopathology -- Treatment -- Popular works
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Emotional problems of children -- Treatment -- Popular works
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Behavior disorders in children -- Treatment -- Popular works
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Teaching Of Students With Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties.
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Child & Developmental Psychology.
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MEDICAL -- Psychiatry -- Child & Adolescent.
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Behavior disorders in children -- Treatment
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Popular works
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781846427435 |
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1846427436 |
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9786611781767 |
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6611781765 |
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1282297481 |
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9781282297487 |
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1281781762 |
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9781281781765 |
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9786612297489 |
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6612297484 |
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