The Handbook of Training and Practice in Infant and Preschool Mental Health [Hardcover]

This comprehensive and highly useful guide offers students and practicing clinicians who work with infant and preschool populations a much-needed resource for developing and honing their professional skills and clinical experiences.  The book contains vital information about general training issues and highlights the skills that are needed to be considered a competent professional. Written by top experts in the field from a wide range of disciplines, the authors address basic areas of training and practice with very young children, including observation, assessment, diagnosis, dyadic therapy, and reflective supervision, in addition to unique areas of clinical work such as reunification and adoption evaluations. The book also offers examples of innovative models of training and practice for the delivery of services in nontraditional settings such as homes, day care centers, and preschools, and special strategies for delivering clinical services and providing supervision in rural and remote settings, including the use of technology.Preface.

Part One: General Training and Practice Constructs.

1 Returning the Treasure to Babies: An Introduction to Infant Mental Health Service and Training (Deborah J.Weatherston, Ph.D.).

2 Using Direct Observation in Prevention and Intervention Services in Infant and Preschool Mental Health: Training and Practice Issues (Martha Farrell Erickson, Ph.D.).

3 Training in Assessment of Birth to Five-Year-Olds (Karen Moran Finello, Ph.D.).

4 Diagnosis of Mental Health in Young Children (Marie Kanne Poulsen, Ph.D.).

5 Dyadic Therapy with Very Young Children and Their Primary Caregivers (Joan Maltese, Ph.D.).

6 Reflective Supervision in Infant, Toddler, and Preschool Work (Mary Claire Heffron, Ph.D.).

7 A Seminar to Support the Supporter: Promotion of Provider Self-Awareness anlÓ3