A Short Introduction to Promoting Resilience in Children
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A Short Introduction to Promoting Resilience in Children by Colby Pearce
This book provides a succinct, accessible and clear guide on how to promote resilience in children and achieve positive developmental outcomes for them. The author covers three key factors that affect resiliency: vulnerability to stress and anxiety, attachment relationships, and access to basic needs.
As an introduction to the subject of resilience in children the work provides a useful and straightforward guide for parents and caregivers in providing some practical advice and guidance and could be a useful tool for professionals in the training of foster carers-- Seen and Heard
The book is replete with easy-to-read examples, taken both from the author's personal experiences as well as clinical and hypothetical examples. The examples are simple, conveying his meaning clearly. -- metapsychology online
In his clear and accessible style, Colby Pearce defines the value and significance of resilience as an essential aspect of psychological survival. He traces the origins of resilience in the early relationships which shape our emotional and social development and describes processes and responses that enhance resilience for children who have had a less than adequate start in life. This is a valuable book for anyone involved in children’s emotional well-being, from parents and community to schools and policy makers. -- Dr Heather Geddes, Educational Psychotherapist and author of Attachment in the Classroom
Pearce (Jessica Kingsley Publishers) is a necessary and succinct guide in a market a little too full of lengthy texts but an area, too, where much is said but how to achieve the objectives is not always understood... this is a book helpful for parents, carers and professionals. -- Terry Philpot, Young Minds
The book is replete with easy-to-read examples, taken both from the author's personal experiences as well as clinical and hypothetical examples. The examples are simple, conveying his meaning clearly. -- metapsychology online
In his clear and accessible style, Colby Pearce defines the value and significance of resilience as an essential aspect of psychological survival. He traces the origins of resilience in the early relationships which shape our emotional and social development and describes processes and responses that enhance resilience for children who have had a less than adequate start in life. This is a valuable book for anyone involved in children’s emotional well-being, from parents and community to schools and policy makers. -- Dr Heather Geddes, Educational Psychotherapist and author of Attachment in the Classroom
Pearce (Jessica Kingsley Publishers) is a necessary and succinct guide in a market a little too full of lengthy texts but an area, too, where much is said but how to achieve the objectives is not always understood... this is a book helpful for parents, carers and professionals. -- Terry Philpot, Young Minds
Colby Pearce is Principal Psychologist at Secure Start, a private psychology practice based in Adelaide, Australia, that specialises in service provision to children and adolescents who have experienced complex trauma. He is the author of A Short Introduction to Attachment and Attachment Disorder and has extensive experience in teaching and training of psychologists and other professionals who work with children.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781849051187 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849051186 |
| Title | A Short Introduction to Promoting Resilience in Children |
| Author | Colby Pearce |
| Series | Jkp Short Introductions |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Year published | 2011-02-15 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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