Promoting Psychological Well-Being in Children and Families

Psychology's contribution to health research and clinical practice continues to grow at a phenomenal pace. In this book a global and multidisciplinary selection of outstanding academics and clinicians focus on the psychological well-being and positive health of both children and families in order to 'depathologise' mental disorders. Family relationships can often act as a strong influence and a support for children as they mature into adolescents and experience a variety of environments. These diverse situations are expanding due to the growth of online communication and the change in family structures. Current clinical frameworks need to be refreshed and re-examined following innovative research in order to treat the 'family of today'. By questioning conventional medical models using both theoretical and clinical perspectives this book suggests how the field can develop further and strengthen links between practitioners and researchers.

Bruce Kirkcaldy has academic degrees in psychology from the Universities of Dundee and Giessen, as well as postgraduate professional training as a Behavioural Therapist and Clinical Psychologist. He is Director of the International Centre for the Study of Occupational and Mental Health, and runs his own psychotherapy practise specializing in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders and psychosomatic ailments. In addition, he has been Visiting Professor for Psychology at the Jagiellonen University, Cracow in Poland.