Parent-focused Child Therapy ― Attachment, Identification, And Reflective Function

Fourteen essays by leading psychotherapists describe a variety of child treatment approaches that are parent focused. Techniques for all stages of childhood from infancy through adolescence are covered. Sample topics include how parents can counter the effects of a traumatizing experience and what therapists can do to help divorced parents develop a more actively protective stance toward their children. Editors Jacobs (Long Island U.) and Wachs (a child psychologist in private practice) are the authors of Parent Therapy: A Relational Alternative to Working with Children. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Carol Wachs, Psy.D. co-authored Parent Therapy: a Relational Alternative to Working with Children with Linda Jacobs. Dr. Wachs has a private practice in New York City. She has worked in the public mental health sector and also works in collaboration with physicians in New York.

Linda Jacobs, Ph.D. is associate professor, Department of Human Development and Leadership, Long Island University. Dr. Jacobs is a psychoanalyst and professor of graduate studies in school psychology. She is the co-author of the book Parent Therapy: a Relational Alternative to Working with Children with Carol Wachs (Aronson, 2002) and is in private practice in New York City.