A Comprehensive Guide To Child Psychotherapy - Softcover

Brems, Christiane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577663659 ISBN 13: 9781577663652

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc, 2004

Synopsis

The fundamental principles of direct clinical work with children! Christiane Brems, an experienced psychotherapist and educator, offers a comprehensive integrated approach to psychotherapy with children aged 3 to 12 years. She contends that the combination of psychodynamic and behavioral approaches creates change in children and helps the therapist recognize important features in a child s life. Brems s clear, jargon-free writing style makes this a valuable book for both practitioners and students. It is appropriate for courses in clinical or counseling psychology, counselor education, clinical social work, marriage and family counseling, and child psychiatry. Outstanding features include: 1) draws on developmental, interpersonal, family systems, and self-psychological schools of thought; 2) mirrors the sequence of events in an actual treatment situation, making it possible to read along in the book as the therapy of a child evolves; 3) does not push any single theoretical approach to psychotherapy, but instead provides a thorough foundation for assessment and conceptualization that can be tailored to the child; and 4) recognizes a variety of treatment techniques, including simple play, art, storytelling, behavior modification, and parent education.

About this title

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: Waveland Pr Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1577663659
• ISBN 13: 9781577663652
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 416