Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology - Foundations and Approaches by Kelly S Flanagan

Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology - Foundations and Approaches by Kelly S Flanagan

• 2014 Midwest Publishing Association Award of Excellence (School Publishing)

Since its origin in the early 1980s, the field of developmental psychopathology has become a highly influential framework for approaching the clinical treatment of children. Until now there has been no effort to integrate this framework with a Christian understanding of psychopathology. The essays in this volume break new ground by providing Christian mental health professionals with a theoretically and empirically sound basis for working with children, adolescents and families. Throughout the book, the authors explore three integrative themes, looking at children as divine gifts, as persons and as agents in their own development. Given the deep biblical and theological interest in children and the least of these, there is great potential in this integrative work for mutual enrichment. Christian insights help to prevent the scientific study of the developmental process from being reductive. At the same time, research into the biological, sociocultural and psychological dimensions of human development can serve to inform and guide Christian practices of care and hospitality toward children and families. Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology makes an important contribution to a conversation that is still in its infancy.

Hall, Sarah E.: -

Sarah Elizabeth Hall (PhD, Penn State University) is assistant professor of psychology at Wheaton College. Her research interests are in the area of emotion regulation in children, specifically the development of emotion regulation in early childhood and relations between emotion regulation and psychopathology.

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ISBN 13	9780830828555
ISBN 10	0830828559
Title	Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology - Foundations and Approaches
Author	Kelly S Flanagan
Series	Christian Association For Psychological Studies Bks
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	InterVarsity Press
Year published	2014-03-19
Number of pages	480
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