Techniques of Child Therapy: Psychodynamic Strategies - Softcover

Chethik, Morton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572309253 ISBN 13: 9781572309258

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 2003

Synopsis

This practical text offers an in-depth examination of major issues in child psychotherapy and highlights frequently encountered challenges in working with children and parents. Basic concepts of adult dynamic psychotherapy--such as the therapeutic alliance, resistance, transference and countertransference, and insight--are redefined and adapted to the special requirements of therapy with 4- to 12-year-olds. Readers are guided through a number of cases as treatment unfolds, gaining insight into all of the attendant problems, strategies, and opportunities. Yielding unique insights into the emotional and cognitive world of the child, the volume presents effective treatment strategies for a wide range of clinical problems.

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From the Back Cover:

"Chethik has done it again! His new second edition is a fitting extension of the first. This gifted child therapist presents the basic concepts of child therapy and elaborates a detailed account of the clinical process with children and parents. Lengthy and rich case presentations include the therapist's reflections, informing the reader about the clinician's feelings, hunches, and countertransference responses. This rare account of the essence of therapy makes this text a 'must' for all practitioners dealing with children, be they student social workers, child fellows, psychology interns, or more advanced practitioners." Judith Mishne, DSW, Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, New York University

"In an age when child treatment often consists of an expedient pharmacological 'cure,' Morton Chethik's newly revised Techniques of Child Therapy is a breath of fresh air. The merits of Chethik's dynamic approach are many, including the significance he imputes to thorough diagnostic evaluation and his emphasis on the importance of the parental alliance. Also noteworthy are the book's detailed presentations of treatment process and its discussion of more challenging cases involving severe character pathology. Wise and compassionate, this book serves as a model for the practice of dynamic child psychotherapy." Jerrold R. Brandell, PhD, BCD, author of Of Mice and Metaphors; Founding Editor, Psychoanalytic Social Work TOC: Contents I. Introduction to Child Therapy Introduction 1. General Characteristics of the Child Patient 2. The Process of Assessment and Its Role in the Treatment Process 3. The Central Role of Play II. Work with Parents Introduction 4. Parent Guidance and Transference Parenting 5. Treatment of the Parent-Child Relationship III. The Process of Treatment: The Fundamentals 6. Treatment of the Neurotic Child 7. Treatment of Character Pathology 8. Treatment of the Borderline Child 9. Treatment of the Narcissistically Disturbed Child 10. Focal Psychotherapy IV. The Process of Treatment: An Elaboration 11. The Case of Andy 12. The Case of Margaret END

About the Author:

Morton Chethik, MSW, is an emeritus professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan. He is Director of the Child Psychotherapy Program at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Society and continues his private practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan. A current area of his writing focuses on the special perspective that child therapy provides for understanding work with adult patients.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1572309253
• ISBN 13: 9781572309258
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 307