Entering the Child's Mind: The Clinical Interview In Psychological Research and Practice - Softcover

Ginsburg

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521498031 ISBN 13: 9780521498036

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Entering the Child's Mind teaches a powerful technique for gaining insight into a child's way of thinking. In the tradition of Piaget and Vygotsky, Dr Herbert P. Ginsburg argues that standardized instruments of evaluation often fail to meet the challenges of complex cognition. He presents the 'clinical interview' as a powerful tool that, when understood and used properly, can provide psychologists with a profound appreciation for children's thinking. Dr Ginsburg aims to convince the reader that the method has important applications in research, clinical practice, and education. The clinical interview offers a degree of flexibility that allows psychologists to more closely assess the thinking of a particular child.

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Review:

'Ginsburg's excellent account of the clinical interview should appeal to anyone who works, or is thinking of working with children.' Janine Spencer, London Guildhall University

Book Description:

Entering the Child's Mind teaches a powerful technique for gaining insight into a child's way of thinking. Ginsburg presents the 'clinical interview' as an invaluable tool that, when understood and used properly, can provide psychologists with a profound appreciation for children's thinking.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521498031
• ISBN 13: 9780521498036
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 296