Billy Pughe and Terry Philpot ; foreword by Mary Walsh.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Philadelphia :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (144 pages).
SERIES
Series Title
Delivering recovery
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 132-135) and indexes.
CONTENTS NOTE
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A deep wound: abuse and its effects on traumatized children -- Mind, body and soul: attachment, the brain, trauma and abuse -- Another kind of parent: what is therapeutic parenting? -- The adult's world: consultancy and supervision -- A place for us: creating a therapeutic environment -- The new arrival: the process of admission -- Food for thought -- Someone to be there: the role of the key carer -- A chance to grow: meeting a child's developmental needs -- The means to recovery -- A new beginning.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This book asserts that a good understanding of child development and attachment theory is essential to effective therapeutic parenting of a traumatized child, it details the roots of trauma as well as the impact this has on a child's ability to maintain normal family bonds, whether with birth or foster parents, or staff in a residential setting.