A Safe Place for Caleb: An Interactive Book for Kids, Teens and Adults with Issues of Attachment, Grief, Loss or Early Trauma [Paperback]

Kathleen A. Chara (Author), Paul J. Chara Jr. (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 18, 2005

A Safe Place for Caleb is a comprehensive and richly illustrated resource for individuals of all ages who are dealing with attachment problems. Parents, professionals, and lay people will find this book helpful in understanding and addressing attachment disorders in children, adolescents, and adults. The first half of the book is an interactive story that follows the experiences of Caleb, a young boy who relates his difficulties and frustrations in forming and sustaining healthy relationships. He learns strategies for coping with attachment issues during his journey to the Safe Tree House, where he is introduced to the four "attachment healing keys". These act as therapeutic tools to unlock difficulties with attachment, and are presented using text and illustrations that are easily accessible for readers of all ages, even for young children. The second half of the book presents a summary of current scientific thought on attachment styles and disorders, and provides a wide array of assessment tools, photocopiable material and healing techniques to address attachment difficulties. Lists of helpful organizations and relevant reading materials are also presented. Based on established psychological principles, the book is a unique and imaginative guide for professionals, parents, caregivers, and people of all ages who are dealing with attachment issues.

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From the Author

"A safe Place for Caleb" grew out of our college courses dealing with attachment. After years of listening to children and parents struggling with attachment problems, empathizing with adolescents and young adults grappling with attachment issues, and working with adults still haunted by attachment breaches from the past, we wrote this book to help people of all ages heal from the legacy of broken and dysfunctional relationships. As with "Sensory Smarts," "Allergy Busters," and "Amy Elizabeth Goes to Play Therapy," our goal is to emphasize practical advice and easily implemented solutions. (See also "The Art of Virtue.")

About the Author

Kathleen A. Chara, M.S. is an instructor at Northwestern College in St Paul, Minnesota. She has run a programme for abused women, worked with children in psychiatric settings, and has been a licensed mental health counsellor, specializing in children's issues, since 1991. She is currently undertaking a doctorate in psychology. Paul J. Chara, Jr., Ph.D. has a doctorate in general-experimental psychology, and is a professor at the same college. He has published over 60 scholarly articles, presented dozens of public lectures, and his book The Art of Virtue was published in 1999. Kathleen and Paul have co-authored over a dozen scholarly articles, are raising four fantastic kids, and are ecstatic about being married to each other! J.M. Berns (illustrator) has extensive experience in illustrating books, ranging from college texts to children's books. She, her husband John, and son Timothy, have been friends with the Chara family since they shared adjacent apartments in 1990. Together, Chara, Chara and Berns have produced three other interactive, illustrated titles: Allergy Busters, Amy Elizabeth Goes to Play Therapy, and Sensory Smarts, all of which are published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley (May 18, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843107996
• ISBN-13: 978-1843107996
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #337,420 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Safe Place for Caleb, May 10, 2007

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This review is from: A Safe Place for Caleb: An Interactive Book for Kids, Teens and Adults with Issues of Attachment, Grief, Loss or Early Trauma (Paperback)

An excellent guide for parents, children, foster parents, adoptive parents and anyone in general living or dealing with children with issues which is just about everybody. Bought 5 copies just to give away & one for the office waiting room.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars my clients love this, February 2, 2009

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This review is from: A Safe Place for Caleb: An Interactive Book for Kids, Teens and Adults with Issues of Attachment, Grief, Loss or Early Trauma (Paperback)

wonderful book aka resistant RAD kids will listen to Caleb and disengage from therapeutic power struggles ... I've been using it over a series of sessions ... there are several stopping points in the book and in each chapter so use it at the clients pace, adding in my own two cents but they're pretty good at catching me (did you say that or did Caleb?)

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely perfect, February 21, 2011

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This review is from: A Safe Place for Caleb: An Interactive Book for Kids, Teens and Adults with Issues of Attachment, Grief, Loss or Early Trauma (Paperback)

This book is very useful in working with children with trauma and grief experiences. The format is easy to use and straightforward. I would highly recommend this to anyone working with children.