Strengthening the Parent-Child Relationship in Therapy: Laying the Foundation for Healthy Development

Building a healthy and effective parent-child relationship is essential for a child's well-being, as it influences their emotional, behavioral, and physical health. This book provides practical guidance for mental health practitioners to help build and strengthen the parent-child relationship, with clinical case examples and key takeaways for clinicians.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 285 pages
Publication date: 30 August 2022
Publisher: American Psychological Association

The most crucial aspect of a psychologist's role in promoting a child's well-being is to assist in fostering a strong and healthy parent-child relationship. The bond between a child and their primary caregiver(s) holds immense significance in shaping the child's development throughout their early years, adolescence, and into adulthood. Early childhood interactions set the stage for a developmental cascade that profoundly impacts an individual's functioning across these stages.

To address this critical need, this book combines fundamental and applied literature with practical, evidence-based strategies and empirically-supported interventions that mental health providers can utilize to strengthen and build the parent-child relationship. It has long been recognized that the quality and effectiveness of the parent-child relationship have a profound impact on children's emotional, behavioral, and physical health. Recent studies have further revealed that the parent-child bond plays a significant role in shaping the relationship between socioeconomic status and child functioning, and that enhancing parenting effectiveness can even mitigate the negative effects of poverty on children's brain development.

To facilitate the practical application of these insights, this book includes clinical case examples and comprehensive lists of key takeaways and questions for clinicians to consider when working with parents and young children. By providing this comprehensive resource, mental health practitioners can gain the practical guidance they need to effectively support and nurture the parent-child relationship, thereby promoting children's overall well-being and development.

Dimension: 254 x 178 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781433836664