| Description |
xiii, 223 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Brunner/Mazel basic principles into practice series ; v. 15 |
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Brunner/Mazel basic principles into practice series ; v. 15
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| Contents |
Pt. I. What is Child Therapy? 1. Evolution. 2. Basic Principles -- Pt. II. Clinical Practice of Child Therapy. 3. The Clinical Assessment of the Child. 4. The Clinical Assessment of the Family. 5. The Clinical Formulation and the Treatment Approach. 6. Treatment Alliances and the Therapeutic Context. 7. Resistant Children and Parents. 8. Working in a Managed Care Environment. 9. Family Work in Child Therapy. 10. Consultation with the Child's Social System. 11. Psychotropic Medication and Therapy -- Pt. III. Specific Therapeutic Approaches. 12. The Clinical Repertoire. 13. Supportive Therapy. 14. Psychoeducational and Psychosocial Therapies. 15. Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies. 16. Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Therapies. 17. Relational Therapy. 18. Group Therapies. 19. Higher Levels of Care. 20. Termination of Treatment and Follow-up -- Pt. IV. Final Notes. 21. Predicting Treatment Outcome. 22. Ethical Considerations. 23. Child Therapy in Motion. Appendix A. Professional Organizations for Child Therapists -- Appendix B. Recommended Reading List |
| Summary |
Child Therapy is a guide to the complex and sophisticated concepts involved in treating children who have psychiatric or behavioral problems. Because children rarely seek therapy for themselves and because the modes of communication between the child and the therapist are varied and not limited to verbal, this area of therapy is especially unique. In a down-to-earth style that bridges theory and technique, the authors emphasize the differences between treating adults and children. This book includes a brief history and review of child therapy and a description of its current status. A review of clinical practice of child therapy follows, including clinical assessment, formulating cases, and the selecting treatment as well as a chapter on therapy in the managed care environment. Examples of different roles and strategies are supplied throughout the book. Finally, the authors provide an extensive list of references including professional organizations for child therapists and a recommended reading list |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-214) and indexes |
| Subject |
Child psychotherapy.
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| Author |
Blotcky, Mark J.
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| LC no. |
97022378 |
| ISBN |
0876308221 |
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