A Comprehensive Guide to Child Psychotherapy (2nd Edition) - Hardcover

Brems, Christiane

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 020530687X ISBN 13: 9780205306879

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2001

Synopsis

This book is a comprehensive resource for child psychotherapy, including evaluation and treatment, in a context of cultural sensitivity, ethical and professional behavior, and developmental issues. This book offers a multitude of resources in areas critical to successful child psychotherapy. It outlines preliminary issues such as equipment needed in a play therapy room, attention to professional and ethical issues unique to work with children, a developmental context, and cultural sensitivity. It then turns to a detailed discussion of intake-related issues such as evaluation and assessment, diagnosis and conceptualization, and treatment planning. It then discusses a number of clinical strategies useful in child work including play, art, and story-telling as well as behavioral strategies and parent education, and closes with a thorough discussion of termination. For psychotherapists and counselors working with children.

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From the Publisher

Titles of related interest also from Waveland Press: Sarafino, Behavior Modification: Principles of Behavior Change, Second Edition (ISBN 157766356X) and Todd-Bohart, Foundations of Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Fourth Edition (ISBN 1577664108).

From the Back Cover

A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY fills several noted voids in the market of child psychotherapy textbooks. It presents an integrated and comprehensive theoretical approach to psychotherapy with children who are three years to approximately twelve years of age for beginners in the mental health field or for established professionals who are looking to expand their practice to include children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 020530687X
• ISBN 13: 9780205306879
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 464