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Relationship-Centered Practices in Early Childhood: Working with Families, Infants, and Young Children at Risk
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Ensher, Gail L.; Clark, David A. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2011
Strong working relationships with diverse families and children are the foundation of successful early intervention. Discover fresh, practical ways to build these relationships in this essential guidebook, every professional's blueprint for working with children and families within the specific context of their culture, family structure, and risk…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Early Intervention, Homeless People, Child Abuse
Contemporary Play Therapy: Theory, Research, and Practice
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Schaefer, Charles E., Ed.; Gerard Kaduson, Heidi, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2006
This highly practical book presents current developments in play therapy, including innovative applications for particular problems and populations. Contributors first discuss the latest ideas and techniques emerging from object-relations, experiential, dynamic, and narrative perspectives. Next, research evaluating the effectiveness of play…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Sexual Abuse, Natural Disasters, Mexican Americans
It Comes with the Territory: Handling Problem Situations in Libraries.
Turner, Anne M. – 1993
Written from the perspective of a working director, this book is a guide to setting fair and appropriate behavior rules and training staff in how to implement them. Policies for exhibit and meeting room use; issues surrounding street people, the mentally ill, and substance abusers; sexual deviancy and parental child abuse in the library;…
Descriptors: Censorship, Child Abuse, Exhibits, Homeless People
Robbed of Humanity: Lives of Guatemalan Street Children.
Tierney, Nancy Leigh – 1997
The situation for "street children" has degenerated over the past two decades following the economic and political transitions in much of Latin America. Drawing on scholarly materials, interviews with child rights advocates, and the words of the children themselves, this book explores the abuse, limited choices, despair, loyalty, and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Child Neglect, Child Welfare
Family Policy and Practice in Early Child Care. Advances in Early Education and Day Care.
Reifel, Stuart, Ed.; Dunst, Carl J., Ed.; Wolery, Mark, Ed. – 1997
Family issues are an abiding concern for members of the profession of early education, and debate regarding government policies about families and child care continues to be timely. This volume provides a foundation for understanding programs, families, and the current social context, as well as particular areas of concern for families and child…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Development, Child Neglect, Childhood Needs
The Crisis Manual for Early Childhood Teachers: How To Handle the Really Difficult Problems.
Miller, Karen – 1996
More and more teachers report the increasing incidence of crises in children's lives, crises that interfere with the child's ability to learn. Noting that developmentally appropriate curricula must respond to the issues of immediate concern and interest to children, this source book assists teachers in facing difficult issues in the classroom and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Caregiver Child Relationship, Caregiver Role, Caregivers