Routledge

An Introduction to the Use of Art as a Therapeutic TechniqueArt as Therapy introduces the theory and practice of art therapy in a concise, accessible and informative way. Tessa Dalley's introduction gives an overview of basic issues, research and development. Subsequent chapters, written by specialists, are chosen to demonstrate the ways in which...

Trauma-Informed Practices With Children and Adolescents is a sourcebook of practical approaches to working with children and adolescents that synthesizes research from leading trauma specialists and translates it into easy-to-implement techniques. The approaches laid out address the sensory and somatic experiences of trauma within structured...

Breaking the Cycle of Unwanted Thoughts in MotherhoodDropping the Baby and Other Scary Thoughts provides initial relief for women who hope to normalize their experiences with motherhood and augments recovery for women who are in treatment for postpartum emotional disturbances....

Risk, Resilience and RecoveryWhile recent years have seen a vast increase in the literature on adult trauma, interest in childhood trauma has only recently started to gain momentum, encouraging new research and evidence-based interventions.  Here the editors have brought together an international list of contributors to look at both innovative and...

The Mind Science of Well-Being, Altruism, and InspirationToday's greatest health challenges, the so-called diseases of civilization-depression, trauma, obesity, cancer-are now known in large part to reflect our inability to tame stress reflexes gone wild and to empower instead the peaceful, healing and sociable part of our nature that adapts us to...

Mentalization-Based Interventions with Children, Young People and their FamiliesWhat is 'mentalization'? How can this concept be applied to clinical work with children, young people and families? What will help therapists working with children and families to 'keep the mind in mind'? Why does it matter if a parent can 'see themselves from the...