A Comprehensive Guide To Child Psychotherapy - Softcover

Brems, Christiane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1577663659 ISBN 13: 9781577663652

Publisher: Waveland Pr Inc, 2004

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

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