Towards Parenthood: Preparing for the Changes and Challenges of a New Baby

Milgrom, Jeannette; Ericksen, Jennifer; Leigh, Bronwyn; Romeo, Yolanda; Loughlin, Elizabeth

ISBN 10: 0864318413 ISBN 13: 9780864318411

Verlag: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), 2009

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Towards Parenthood has grown out of the special program of Australia's Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI), a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the emotional well-being of parents and infants. This guidebook assists parents in managing the complex demands of parenting. Additionally, Towards Parenthood strengthens the relationship between the parents themselves, as well as the relationship between parents and infants. It presents skills in coping, problem-solving, enhancing self-esteem, assertive communication, bonding with the new baby, and understanding the baby's cues. This PIRI program has been extensively piloted with Australian families and has been revised to incorporate focus group feedback.

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Jeannette Milgrom is Professor of Psychology, School of Behavioural Science, University of Melbourne and Director of Clinical and Health Psychology at Austin Health in Melbourne, Australia. In 2001 Jeannette established the Parent-Infant Research Institute (PIRI) focusing on high-risk infants, postnatal depression, and developing psychological treatments. Jennie Ericksen is Coordinator of the Infant Clinic of the PIRI. She is a psychologist specialising in early childhood assessment, parent support and skills training, cognitive behaviour therapy, service planning and implementation. Bronwyn Leigh is a clinical health psychologist who works with women, infants and families through the PIRI, Austin Health. She is involved in a range of research studies related to maternal mood and prematurity through the Parent-Infant Research Institute. Yolanda Romeo is a clinical psychologist who worked with infants, children and their families at the PIRI for 5 years. Yolanda has over nine years experience working in the departments of child and adolescent psychiatry at a number of major hospitals in Melbourne including Austin Health and Monash Medical Centre. Elizabeth Loughlin is a professional dance therapist who has worked with mothers and infants in dance in the community, studio and clinical setting for many years. At the PIRI, she offers dance and movement with music as a therapeutic intervention for mothers with postnatal depression and their infants. Elizabeth also teaches at the International Dance Therapy Institute of Australia and creative arts therapies in the University of Melbourne School of Social Work. Rachael McCarthy (1969-2005) was a clinical psychologist who worked at the PIRI for 10 years. Bella Saunders is a clinical and developmental psychologist who worked at the PIRI for 3 years during the major development of the Toward Parenthood program. She has extensive experience working in the areas of child and family issues, across private, government and hospital sectors. She specialises in parenting issues and assessing children's (0-8 years of age) social, emotional and behavioural needs.

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• Verlag: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0864318413
• ISBN 13: 9780864318411
• Einband: Spiralbindung
• Anzahl der Seiten: 145
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