Core Principles of Assessment and Therapeutic Communication with Children Parents and Families

<p>Practitioners today are confronted by a bewildering array of therapies as ‘cure alls.’ This book provides an integrated approach to working with children parents and families that can be applied by all professionals in a variety of settings. Informed by a psychodynamic perspective it identifies how we can avoid pathologising the behaviour of children by instead considering:</p><ul> <li>the meaning of behaviour as an important source of communication</li> <li>the commonality of all experience for children parents and families</li> <li>the emotional milestones of development </li> <li>the core principles of assessment and therapeutic communication and how they are applied</li> </ul><p>Through the presentation of sound clinical evidence and research <em>Core Principles of Assessment and Therapeutic Communication with Children Parents and Families</em> creates connections between clinical practice and community action and as such is essential reading for anyone working to promote child and family wellbeing.</p>