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UNDERSTANDING EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH
A PRACTICAL GUIDE FOR PROFESSIONALS |
| By: |
Hiram E. Fitzgerald (Foreword), Susan Janko Summers (Editor), Rachel Chazan-Cohen (Editor) |
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Paperback |
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£44.95 |
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£43.60 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1598570757 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781598570755 |
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| Publisher: |
BROOKES PUBLISHING CO |
| Pub. date: |
19 November, 2011 |
| Pages: |
292 |
| Description: |
An easily accessible guidebook that presents effective strategies to integrate mental health services in early childhood programs and work in partnership with families to enhance young children's mental health. |
| Synopsis: |
Integrating infant mental health services into early education programs leads to better child outcomes and stronger parenta child relationships the big question is how to do it appropriately and effectively. Clear answers are in this accessible textbook, created to prepare early childhood professionals and programs to weave best practices in mental health into their everyday work. Ideal for preservice university courses, in-service professional development, and program administrators, this introductory text combines the authoritative guidance of more than a dozen respected mental health and early childhood experts. Professionals will get a primer on infant mental health, strengthening their knowledge of key issues such as screening and assessment, attachment, emotional dysregulation and aggression, risk and resilience, maternal depression, and children's exposure to trauma. Then they'll get practical, research-based guidance they can use torecognize indicators of mental health problems in very young children, including emotional dysregulation and behavioral and developmental changespromote parents' and caregivers' mental health through direct and indirect supports, including regular mental health screening, community partnerships with mental health providers, and parent educationbuild on child and family strengths and mitigate risk factors such as poverty and violencestrengthen parenta child relationships and interactions through play and effective caregiving routinesmaintain their own mental health, building positive relationships with co-workers and reducing the effects of compassion fatigue and secondary stressparticipate in reflective supervision to sharpen their ability to think critically and solve problemsconduct sound program evaluation that includes the input of families, staff, and the surrounding culture and communitywork effectively with outside mental health consultants when child and family needs extend beyond the program's scope With this highly readable introduction to key mental health principles, the next generation of early childhood professionals will fully understand the latest research and best practice so they can support optimal caregiver-child relationships, enhance professional collaboration, and strengthen child development. " |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Brookes Publishing Co |
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Returnable |
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