Doing Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy : Adapting Psychodynamic Treatment to Contemporary Practice

This readable guide for therapists and therapists-in-training lays out the theoretical essence and practical essentials of doing child and adolescent psychotherapy, from the referral call to the last goodbye, capturing the intricacies and subtleties of children and their therapists in their biggest and smallest ways, and everywhere in between. Easy does it: beginning therapy Can I help you? evaluating the child and offering treatment The not-so-magic of therapy: how therapy works Do fence me in: the bounds and limits Tell me where it hurts: on talking and querying The lowdown on high drama: playing with puppets and action figures Shoot, topple, and roll: using games, building toys, and guns Drawing out the child: artwork in therapy All together now: balancing play and talk Pushing the envelope: on giving, telling, and other exceptions Handle with care: working with parents Handle with care, part II: more work with parents On brotherly love and musical chairs: family work Talking heads: working with schools and other agencies Hard times: unwilling patients and therapeutic crises Getting to know you, getting to know me: race, religion, and culture When therapy is not enough: medication I can name that tune in six sessions: managed care and evidence-based treatment All's well that ends well: closing therapy A practical and final comprehensive guide that covers the therapy process from the referral call to the final goodbye, this hands-on guide thoroughly portrays the challenges, intricacies, and subtleties of the client-therapist relationship. Part I, The Essentials, addresses how to begin treatment, the mechanics of therapeutic powers, the need for limits, and the techniques of therapeutic talk and query. Part II, Techniques and Tools, offers pragmatic and lively discussion on the use of puppet play, games, toys, and art in child therapy. Finally, Part III, The Rest, ambitiously tackles parental guidance, family work, reluctant patients, crisis, medication, diversity and cultural dynamics, managed care and evidence-based treatment, and closing out a relationship. This new edition includes chapters on evidence-based treatment, school consultation, and the influence of race, religion, and culture. -- From publisher's description "This readable guide for therapists and therapists-in-training lays out the theoretical essence and practical essentials of doing child and adolescent psychotherapy from the referral call to the last goodbye."--[Résumé de l'éditeur]