Counseling at the Beginning

Download or read book Counseling at the Beginning written by Catherine Tucker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Counseling at the Beginning is a thorough, practice-based guide for counselors who serve the mental health needs of very young children and their families. Chapters based on current developmental psychology research prepare mental health, school, and addictions counselors to work with pregnant women and children under the age of 5. Discussion of topics such as brain development, self-regulation, trauma, prenatal alcohol and drug exposure, and toxic stress prepares providers to meet the needs of this growing area of practice. Concrete information about how and when to intervene, written by experts working in the field, is accompanied by lists of resources for further learning at the end of each chapter.