Bookedited by Kristie Brandt, C.N.M., M.S.N., D.N.P. ; Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph. D. ; Stephen Seligman, D.M.H., Ed Tronick, Ph. D. ; foreword by T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.
Summary: Drawing from their pioneering work on infant-parent mental health, the editors of Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health: Core Concepts and Clinical Practice have assembled a comprehensive, clinically useful volume for health care providers who serve children and families from pregnancy through age 5 in their practices.
Contents:
Core concepts in infant-family and early childhood mental health / Kristie Brandt
The neurosequential model of therapeutics (NMT) : application of a developmentally sensitive and neurobiology-informed approach to clinical problem solving in maltreated children / Bruce D. Perry
Typical and a-typical development : peek-a-boo and blind selection / Ed Tronick
Brazelton's neurodevelopmental and relational touchpoints & infant mental health / John Hornstein
The neurorelational framework (NRF) in infant and early childhood mental health / Connie Lillas
Attachment theory : implications for young children and their parents / Carol George
Psychoanalytic & psychodynamic theory : play therapy for young children / Alexandra Murray Harrison
Interpersonal neurobiology, mindsight, and integration : the mind, relationships & the brain / Benjamin W. Nelson, Suzanne C. Parker, Daniel J. Siegel
Basics of counseling in infant-parent and early childhood mental health / Barbara Stroud, Michael M. Morgan
Behavioral epigenetics and the developmental origins of child mental health disorders / Barry M. Lester, Carmen J. Marsit, Cailey Bromer
D-C: 0-3R : a diagnostic schema for infants and young children and their families / Cherise Northcutt, Barbara McCarroll
Fussy babies : early challenges in regulation, impact on the dyad and family, and longer-term implications / Linda Gilkerson, Larry Gray
The developmental & dyadic implications of challenges with sensory processing, physical functioning, and sensory based self-regulation / Marie E. Anzalone, Margaret Ritchey
Autism spectrum disorders : the importance of parent-child relationships / Mary Beth Steinfeld, Ruby Moye Salazar
Touch in parent-infant mental health : arousal, regulation, and relationships / Mark Ludwig, Tiffany Field
Developmental psychopathology : core principles and implications for child mental health / Stephen P. Hinshaw, Cassandra L. Joubert
The basics of video intervention therapy (VIT) and its use with psychiatrically disturbed parents / George Downing, Susanne Wortmann-Fleischer, Regina von Einsiedel, Wolfgang Jordan, Corinna Reck
Evidence-based treatments and evidence-based practices in the infant-parent mental health field / Connie Lillas, Joshua Feder, James Diel, Kristie Brandt
Transforming clinical practice through reflection work / Kristie Brandt
The trilogy of attachment, intersubjectivity & mentalization within the experience of the child, the parent & the provider / Stephen Seligman.