Reviews of Emotions in child psychotherapy: An integrative framework and Pride and joy: A guide to understanding your child's emotions and solving family problems

Reviews the books, Emotions in Child Psychotherapy: An Integrative Framework by Kenneth Barish (see record 2009-04487-000) and Pride and Joy: A Guide to Understanding Your Child's Emotions and Solving Family Problems by Kenneth Barish (see record 2012-14161-000). In Emotions in Psychotherapy, Barish speaks to a professional audience, while Pride and Joy serves as its mainstream parenting complement. This book focuses on the role of emotion in working with children, emphasizing the importance of helping children learn to tolerate and accept various emotional experiences with an eye toward building a child’s greater capacity for emotional regulation and expression. The basic thesis is that child psychopathology “stems from a persistence of negative emotions in the mind of a child.” Barish also looks to integrate cognitive, behavioral, and contemporary developmental theories in his understanding of the nature of childhood difficulties and the capacity for therapy to help create reparative experiences that benefit a child’s regulatory capacities. Barish’s companion book is aimed to parents and continues his emphasis on helping a child, and parents learn to manage difficult emotional experiences with an eye toward building resilience and reparative experiences. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)