North, a psychologist, psychotherapist, and expert witness in the UK who specializes in assessing children and developing their therapeutic care plans, shows psychologists, therapists, social workers, and other professionals, as well as foster carers and adoptive parents, how to use mindfulness skills in reflective practice when providing therapeutic care to vulnerable children. She describes how to examine one's values, attitudes, and beliefs, as well as notice behavior in children, to achieve a more attuned state of awareness in practice. She draws on psychology, psychotherapeutic and psychoanalytic theory, and neuroscience to detail how the mind works and provide a model for responding to children's needs. She also describes the underlying values of reflective practice, how to be mindful, and thinking tools for reflective practice. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)