01851cam a2200241 4500 437833527 TxAuBib 20200922120000.0 110908s2012||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781598570755 1598570757 TxAuBib Understanding early childhood mental health : a practical guide for professionals / edited by Susan Janko Summers and Rachel Chazan-Cohen ; [foreword by Hiram E. Fitzgerald.]. Baltimore, Md. : Paul H. Brookes Pub., 2012. xvii, 275 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. ntegrating infant mental health services into early education programs leads to better child outcomes and stronger parent–child relationships—the big question is how to do it appropriately and effectively. Clear answers are in this accessible textbook, created to prepare early childhood professionals and programs to weave best practices in mental health into their everyday work. Ideal for preservice university courses, in-service professional development, and program administrators, this introductory text combines the authoritative guidance of more than a dozen respected mental health and early childhood experts. Professionals will get a primer on infant mental health, strengthening their knowledge of key issues such as screening and assessment, attachment, emotional dysregulation and aggression, risk and resilience, maternal depression, and children's exposure to trauma. 20200922. Early childhood education United States. Child development United States. Social learning.