Reviews
Alicia Lieberman, Irving B. Harris Endowed Chair in Infant Mental Health Professor, and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, University of California, San Francisco Department of Psychiatry; Director, Child Trauma Research Project, San Francisco General Hospital - September 30, 2010
"Documents an innovative judicial system—infant/early childhood mental health collaboration that holds great promise for safeguarding maltreated young children and helping parents learn to nurture their children's healthy development."
Stephen Bavolek, President, Family Development Resources, Inc.; Executive Director, Family Nurturing Centers International - September 30, 2010
"Simply a beautiful book—informative, practical, and comprehensive . . . If you are a professional working with families in child welfare, this book is the best comprehensive resource that you will want to have."
Jack Shonkoff, Julius B. Richmond FAMRI Professor of Child Health and Development; Director, Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University - September 30, 2010
"It's difficult to imagine any aspect of social policy or service delivery for young children and their families for which an understanding of the science of early childhood development could possibly be more important than in the way we address the needs of children who have been abused or neglected. And there is no arena in which the application of that knowledge is more critical to sound decision-making than at the intersection of the child welfare system and the courts."
Judith Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of New York (ret.) - September 23, 2010
"I read Child-Centered Practices through the eyes of a (former) judge, heartened and enthused by the path it defines for courts and beyond courts: evidence-based, yet creative, constructive, collaborative initiatives. It's an inspiring read, amply buttressed by the references, tools and models needed to improve the lives of young children in foster care, their families and communities."
Charles Zeanah, Sellars Polchow of Psychiatry, Tulane University School of Medicine - September 23, 2010
"A bold and important book . . . must reading for all legal, child welfare, and mental health professionals involved with maltreated children and their families."
Robert Emde, Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado School of Medicine; Former President of the Society for Research in Child Development; Honorary President of the World Association of Infant Mental Health - September 23, 2010
"These are more than useful guidelines. The authors provide excellent and readable reviews of current research from the sciences of early child development, mental health and evidence-based programs for helping children and parents."
Elizabeth Bartholet, Morris Wasserstein Professor of Law, and Faculty Director, Child Advocacy Program, Harvard Law School - September 10, 2010
"A powerful, practical guide to changing the child welfare system so that it actually works for children."