Introduction. \ Part 1 THEORY FOR THE PRACTITIONER \ 1. Development in the Eatly Years: Some Important Concepts to Consider \ 2. Stress, Concerns and Coping: The Worries of Young Children \ 3. Situations and Coping Strategies: An Introduction to Coping Images \ 4. Developing Coping Skills in a Universal Group: Teaching Coping Skills across Various Group Settings \ Part 2 MOVING, THINKING, DOING: APPLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES ACROSS DISCIPLINES AND SETTINGS \ 5. Visual Arts: Developing Coping Skills through Art and Play \ 6. Dance: Learning Coping Skills through Music and Movement \ 7.

Music: Feeling, Creating and Coping with Sounds and Rhythms \ 8. Literacy, Language, Words and Coping: Encouraging Social and Emotional Development through Narrative \ 9. Developing CCoping Skills in the Family Context: Harnessing the Strengths of a Family Group to Create Positive Outcomes for Young People \ 10. Coping and Clinical Contexts: Supporting a Child Working with an External Health Professional \ References \ Index.