Description
LISTENING TO CHILDREN
Book Summary
This book addresses a silenced reality: childhood trauma caused by caregivers within the family environment. Luigi Cancrini, with decades of experience, advocates for therapeutic listening as an ethical and professional duty. Through real-life cases such as Hillary, Diego, or Pamela, the author shows how domestic pain and violence shape children's development. The work denounces the lack of training in universities on this subject and proposes an intervention model based on sensitivity and clinical rigor. An essential text for those who work with children and seek tools to repair psychological damage.
What is it about?
Luigi Cancrini exposes the urgency of giving a voice to children who suffer mistreatment or abuse in their family environment. Drawing from his clinical practice, the author analyzes how repeated trauma and distorted relationships in violent families affect the child's body and mind. The book does not just describe the suffering, but presents real therapies supervised by Cancrini, offering a model of intervention. Furthermore, he criticizes the absence of this teaching in the specialties of Psychiatry, Clinical Psychology, and Pediatrics, calling for public policies that guarantee comprehensive psychotherapy for affected children.
Main themes
- Childhood trauma caused by caregivers and its psychological and physical impact.
- Therapeutic listening as a tool for repair and a professional duty.
- Denunciation of domestic violence and its consequences on development.
- Lack of specialized training in universities and public services.
- Proposal for public policies to guarantee child psychotherapy.
Who is it recommended for?
This book is aimed at clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, child neuropsychiatrists, pediatricians, and social workers who attend to vulnerable minors. It is also of great value to students of these disciplines and to any professional committed to the protection of childhood. Likewise, it may interest parents, educators, and family mediators who wish to understand the dimension of childhood trauma and the importance of early intervention.
What this book provides
- A detailed clinical vision of real cases of child abuse, with precise descriptions of the therapies applied.
- A critical analysis of the lack of training in therapeutic listening within the university and healthcare system.
- Practical tools for professionals working with traumatized children and their families.
- An ethical and social call to prioritize children's rights and to develop public support policies.
Technical specifications
- Author: CANCRINI, LUIGI
- Publisher: EDITORIAL ELEFTHERIA SL
- Language: Spanish
- Topic: PSYCHOTHERAPY
- Collection: ELEFTHERIA
- Binding: Paperback
- Publication date: April 2021
- Number of pages: 452
- Weight: 400 g
Editorial assessment
This work by Luigi Cancrini stands as a necessary reference in the field of child psychotherapy and child protection. His approach, based on real clinical practice and the denunciation of educational shortcomings, provides differential value compared to other theoretical texts. The cases presented offer a deep understanding of trauma and the paths toward its repair. For professionals in the sector, it represents a tool for reflection and action, while for the general public, it opens a window to a reality that demands attention and social commitment.