WAIMH Handbook of Infant Mental Health, Early Intervention, Evaluation, and Assessment

Joy D. Osofsky is the editor of WAIMH Handbook of Infant Mental Health, Volume 2, Early Intervention, Evaluation, and Assessment, published by Wiley.Hiram E. Fitzgerald is Associate Provost for University Outreach and Engagement, University Distinguished Professor of Psychology, and Adjunct Professor in Human Development and Family Studies at Michigan State University.

"...an impressive collection of information...""...will serve as amajor resource for clinicians, researchers, scholars and studentsof human development in the years to come." (Int Jnl of AdolescentMedicine & Health, 13th January 2000)

• Toward a Theory of Early Relationship-Based Intervention (R. Emde,et al.). Relationships for Growth: Cultivating Reflective Practice inInfant, Toddler, and Preschool Programs (L. Gilkerson & R.Shahmoon-Shanok). The Assessment of Infants and Toddlers with Medical Conditions andTheir Families (K. Minde). Infant Mental Health Assessment Through Careful Observation andListening: Unique Training Approaches (D. Weatherston). Preventive Infant Mental Health: Uses of the Brazelton Scale (J.Nugent & T. Brazelton). The Assessment and Diagnosis of Infant Disorders: DevelopmentalLevel, Individual Differences, and Relationship-Based Interactions(S. Greenspan & S. Wieder). Clinical Assessment of Infant Psychopathology Challenges andMethods (M. Cordeiro). Evaluating Mother-Infant Psychotherapies: "Bridging the Gap"Between Clinicians and Researchers (B. Cramer & C.Robert-Tissot). Advanced Training in Infant Mental Health: A MultidisciplinaryPerspective (K. Frankel & R. Harmon). Assessing the Risks and Strengths of Infants and Families inCommunity-Based Programs (S. Landy). Training Mental Health and Other Professionals in Infant MentalHealth: Conversations with Trainees (J. Pawl, et al.). Intervention-Centered Assessment: Opportunity for Early andPreventive Intervention (J. Thomas, et al.). Observation, Reflection, and Understanding: The Importance of Playin Clinical Assessment of Infants and Their Families (E. Tuters& S. Doulis). Assessment of Temperament in Infancy (J. Worobey). Meeting a Desperate Need: One Man's Vision of Training for theInfant Family Field (F. Stott & L. Gilkerson). Preparing Infant Mental Health Personnel for the Twenty-FirstCentury Practice (S. McDonough) Indexes.