Leon J Hoffman

Ideals and Illusions: The Story of an Ivy League Woman in 1920's Israel

Story of one young woman who sacrificed a middle-class American life in pursuit of a dream: the re-establishment of a Jewish homeland. Hannah Hoffman grew up with privilege and prestige as the daughter of one of America's most respected Rabbis, and became the first Jewish woman to graduate from Smit...

The Wound of Mortality: Fear, Denial, and Acceptance of Death (Margaret S. Mahler)

Death is a much avoided topic. Literature on mourning exists, but it focuses chiefly upon the death of others. The inevitable psychic impact of one's own mortality is not optimally covered either in this literature on mourning or elsewhere in psychiatry and psychoanalysis. The Wound of Mortality bri...

Psychodynamic Perspectives on Working with Children, Families, and Schools (New Imago)

With the push toward accountability and test performance in schools there has been a decline in emphasis on creativity, imagination, and feelings in schools. Psychodynamic Perspectives on Working with Children, Families, and Schools is designed for students and professionals who are interested in re...

The Uses of Psychoanalysis in Working with Children's Emotional Lives (New Imago)

This volume offers very specific illustrations of psychoanalytic ways of thinking and working in both clinical and pedagogical contexts with children. It is designed for professionals who work with infants, children, and adolescents, and who are seeking modes of working that respects emotions, that ...

Manual of Regulation-Focused Psychotherapy for Children (RFP-C) with Externalizing Behaviors: A Psychodynamic Approach (Psychological Issues)

Manual of Regulation-Focused Psychotherapy for Children (RFP-C) with Externalizing Behaviors: A Psychodynamic Approach offers a new, short term psychotherapeutic approach to working dynamically with children who suffer from irritability, oppositional defiance and disruptiveness. RFP-C enables clinic...

Evaluation and Care of Severely Disturbed Children and Their Families