Publication - Understanding Early Childhood Mental Health: A Practical Guide for Professionals

 

The Publisher writes: 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.  

Ideal for pre-service 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. 

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