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A Therapist's Guide to Child Development: The Extraordinarily Normal Years 1st Edition

by Dee C. Ray (Editor)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 173 ratings
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A Therapist's Guide to Child Development gives therapists and counselors the basics they need to understand their clients in the context of development and to explain development to parents. The chapters take the reader through the various physical, social, and identity developments occurring at each age, explaining how each stage of development is closely linked to mental health and how that is revealed in therapy. This ideal guide for students, as well as early and experienced professionals, will also give readers the tools to communicate successfully with the child’s guardians or teachers, including easy-to-read handouts that detail what kind of behaviors are not cause for concern and which behaviors mean it’s time to seek help. As an aid to practitioners, this book matches developmental ages with appropriate, evidence-based mental health interventions.

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    November 19, 2015
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    8.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches
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"What a wonderful new resource for play therapists and others who work with children. It is truly ‘extraordinary’! Dr. Ray and her coauthors have found a very usable, focused way to describe the development of each childhood year. This is unusually detailed, very helpful, and insightful! The handouts for parents are an added plus and add to making this book a winner! And a new supplementary textbook for my classes!"―Linda Homeyer, PhD, LPCS, RPTS, Professor, Texas State University; Director, Door of Hope Counseling Center, New Braunfels Texas

"A Therapist's Guide to Child Development is an essential addition to the play therapy literature. This edited book does a masterful job of integrating the classic works in child development with the work of play therapists. The structure of the book is makes it an easy-to-read resource, as the chapters are organized by age, and each chapter has the same sections. This book is a "must have" for play therapists, parents of young children, and students".―Phyllis Post, PhD, LPCS, RPT, Professor of Counseling and Director of the Multicultural Play Therapy Center, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

"Dr. Ray's book is a practical resource that all child counselors and counselors-in-training should own! Dr. Ray integrates and applies developmental theories, clinical expertise, and brain research to developmentally-appropriate work with children birth to 12. This text will be one that child therapists will reference again and again in their work with children, parents, and teachers."―April Schottelkorb, PhD, LPC, RPT-S, Associate Professor of Counselor Education and Director of the Idaho Initiative for Play Therapy Studies, Boise State University

"Dr Ray specializes in the field of play therapy and this book is aimed at therapists and counselors working in this field. There is an impressive list of contributors from academic, mental health and counseling backgrounds who each contribute a chapter to the book [...] This is a very interesting and useful guide to child development, which helps the reader to understand what is ‘normal’ at each age and stage of childhood." - SEN Magazine

About the Author

Dee C. Ray, PhD, is a distinguished teaching professor in the counseling program and director of the Child and Family Resource Clinic at the University of North Texas. She is the author of Advanced Play Therapy (Routledge, 2011), coauthor of Group Play Therapy (with Daniel Sweeney and Jennifer Baggerly, Routledge, 2014), and the editor of the Journal of Child and Adolescent Counseling.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (November 19, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 222 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1138828971
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1138828971
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.19 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 0.5 x 11 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 173 ratings

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Ellen VW
5.0 out of 5 stars My go-to guide
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2024
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I wish this book had existed when I was a young parent! I think it would have helped me understand and anticipate issues as I raised my children. As a counselor, I use this book whenever I start working with a new client. It helps refresh my awareness of typical development at each age. The book provides descriptions of physical, emotional, and social development at each age as well as fears, challenges and causes for concern. And there are summary pages in the back that can be used as a quick reference to share with parents.
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Book didn’t arrive in perfect condition
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
Reviewed in the United States on November 18, 2022
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This is a must have for therapists!
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Oana V.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for therapists
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2020
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This book is an excellent resource for a therapist that works with children and their parents. I use it in the beginning of sessions for most of my clients to educate and offer perspective. It appears that some customers are receiving copyrighted manuals and that’s unfortunate and I wish amazon was better about making sure that doesn’t happen. The copy I received is original and very highly recommended.
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Kwan Y. M. Olive
5.0 out of 5 stars Good reference book for child play therapists
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2018
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Introduce many play therapy for children of various age. As a therapy, we can use this as a therapeutic reference for kid counselling.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
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The corner of the book & several pages were bent. I don't like this on a brand new book. Otherwise, the book was in good condition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is an excellent book for child therapists
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2016
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This is an excellent book for child therapists. I've been working with children for many years, yet still found it helpful. There are handouts in the back of the book that are excellent for parents.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic resource
Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2016
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This is a wonderful and fantastic book for therapists. It will be so helpful to you as you work with parents and their children.
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chad
5.0 out of 5 stars Super helpful!
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2018
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Love that it's broken up by age groups.
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Northstar Shining
5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for anyone working with children
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 3, 2021
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As a trainee therapist, this has been an invaluable source of quick referencing of child development. It's not a definitive guide but it does provide a solid foundation for further reading.
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