What To Do When Children Clam Up In Psychotherapy

Author : Cathy A. Malchiodi
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462530427
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What to Do When Children Clam Up in Psychotherapy written by Cathy A. Malchiodi and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Therapists who work with children and adolescents are frequently faced with nonresponsive, reticent, or completely nonverbal clients. This volume brings together expert clinicians who explore why 4- to 16-year-olds may have difficulty talking and provide creative ways to facilitate communication. A variety of play, art, movement, and animal-assisted therapies, as well as trauma-focused therapy with adolescents, are illustrated with vivid clinical material. Contributors give particular attention to the neurobiological effects of trauma, how they manifest in the body when children "clam up," and how to help children self-regulate and feel safe. Most chapters conclude with succinct lists of recommended practices for engaging hard-to-reach children that therapists can immediately try out in their own work.

Author : Cathy A. Malchiodi
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ISBN 13 : 9781462530472
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Author : Cathy A. Malchiodi
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462530435
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What to Do When Children Clam Up in Psychotherapy written by Cathy A. Malchiodi and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Therapists who work with children and adolescents are frequently faced with nonresponsive, reticent, or completely nonverbal clients. This volume brings together expert clinicians who explore why 4- to 16-year-olds may have difficulty talking and provide creative ways to facilitate communication. A variety of play, art, movement, and animal-assisted therapies, as well as trauma-focused therapy with adolescents, are illustrated with vivid clinical material. Contributors give particular attention to the neurobiological effects of trauma, how they manifest in the body when children "clam up," and how to help children self-regulate and feel safe. Most chapters conclude with succinct lists of recommended practices for engaging hard-to-reach children that therapists can immediately try out in their own work.

Author : David A. Crenshaw
Publisher : Jason Aronson
ISBN 13 : 9780765705792
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Handbook of Play Therapy with Aggressive Children written by David A. Crenshaw and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 2007-09 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the most comprehensive and detailed compilation of specific and practical techniques available for child and play therapists to draw on in the treatment of aggressive children. Written by two authors with a combined experience of over 50 years in the residential t...

Author : David A. Crenshaw
Publisher : Jason Aronson
ISBN 13 : 0765706091
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy written by David A. Crenshaw and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 2008-09-26 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edited collection by David A. Crenshaw, with contributions from such notables as James Garbarino, Kenneth V. Hardy, and Andrew Fussner, addresses the multiple sources of wounding of children and teens in contemporary life. The book conveys a message of hope and optimism, even in work with children who might be viewed as 'impossible cases,' because the contributors share a passion for utilizing and building on the strengths of children and families. These authors go beyond treating psychiatric symptoms to address in a more comprehensive way the emotional suffering of youth. The unifying treatment framework for the book is relational therapy. The emotional injuries of children do not develop in a vacuum, but rather in a relational context, and healing must also be embedded in an empathic relationship between the child and the family. Building, repairing, and restoring connections within the family and the larger community, as well as within the therapeutic relationship, opens the door to growth, healing, and meaningful belonging. The stories of triumph over adversity by the courageous children and families in this book will inspire those who daily strive to make a meaningful difference in the lives of hurting youth to renew their commitment to this worthy mission.

Author : Eliana Gil
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462523196
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Termination Challenges in Child Psychotherapy written by Eliana Gil and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ending therapy in an appropriate and meaningful way is especially important in work with children and adolescents, yet the topic is often overlooked in clinical training. From leading child clinicians, this much-needed book examines the termination process/m-/both for brief and longer-term encounters/m-/and offers practical guidance illustrated with vivid case material. Tools are provided for helping children and families understand termination and work through associated feelings of loss and grief. Challenges in creating positive endings to therapy with children who have experienced trauma and adversity are given particular attention. Several reproducible forms can be downloaded and printed from the companion website in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. This e-book edition features nine full-color figures. (Figures will appear in black and white on black-and-white e-readers).

Author : David A. Crenshaw
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462520472
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Play Therapy Interventions to Enhance Resilience written by David A. Crenshaw and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2015-04-23 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of therapeutic play in helping children recover from adversity has long been recognized. This unique volume brings together experts on resilience, trauma, and play therapy to describe effective treatment approaches in this key area. The book begins by providing guiding principles for intervention and describing the specific properties of play that promote resilience. Subsequent chapters delve into clinical applications, including such strategies as storytelling and metaphors, sand play, art therapy, play therapy adaptations for school settings, group interventions, and the use of therapeutic writing. Rich case studies and vignettes demonstrate creative ways to bolster at-risk children's strengths and enhance their natural capacity to thrive.

Author : David A. Crenshaw
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN 13 : 1462526446
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Play Therapy written by David A. Crenshaw and published by Guilford Publications. This book was released on 2016-02-22 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative work brings together leading play therapists to describe state-of-the-art clinical approaches and applications. The book explains major theoretical frameworks and summarizes the contemporary play therapy research base, including compelling findings from neuroscience. Contributors present effective strategies for treating children struggling with such problems as trauma, maltreatment, attachment difficulties, bullying, rage, grief, and autism spectrum disorder. Practice principles are brought to life in vivid case illustrations throughout the volume. Special topics include treatment of military families and play therapy interventions for adolescents and adults.

Author : Eric Green
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538108623
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Play Therapy with Preteens written by Eric Green and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-08-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Play Therapy with Preteens presents integrative models of play therapy that incorporate expressive arts and evidence-informed interventions into working with preadolescents. The current research demonstrates treatment efficacy in incorporating creative, dynamic interventions into work with preadolescents and their families. This unique book is written specifically on play therapy with preadolescents, presenting a comprehensive yet practical approach that integrates expressive arts like music, movement, play, sand, and poetry into treatment, along with familial involvement. Contributors cover a multitude of therapy options including: cognitive behavioral; attachment-centered; Alderian; family play; relational transformation; nature-based; and directive. This volume is the perfect companion to beginning and seasoned practitioners.

Author : Enrico Gnaulati, PhD
Publisher : Beacon Press
ISBN 13 : 0807073350
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Back to Normal written by Enrico Gnaulati, PhD and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A veteran clinical psychologist exposes why doctors, teachers, and parents incorrectly diagnose healthy American children with serious psychiatric conditions. In recent years there has been an alarming rise in the number of American children and youth assigned a mental health diagnosis. Current data from the Centers for Disease Control reveal a 41 percent increase in rates of ADHD diagnoses over the past decade and a forty-fold spike in bipolar disorder diagnoses. Similarly, diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder, once considered, has increased by 78 percent since 2002. Dr. Enrico Gnaulati, a clinical psychologist specializing in childhood and adolescent therapy and assessment, has witnessed firsthand the push to diagnose these disorders in youngsters. Drawing both on his own clinical experience and on cutting-edge research, with Back to Normal he has written the definitive account of why our kids are being dramatically overdiagnosed—and how parents and professionals can distinguish between true psychiatric disorders and normal childhood reactions to stressful life situations. Gnaulati begins with the complex web of factors that have led to our current crisis. These include questionable education and training practices that cloud mental health professionals’ ability to distinguish normal from abnormal behavior in children, monetary incentives favoring prescriptions, check-list diagnosing, and high-stakes testing in schools. We’ve also developed an increasingly casual attitude about labeling kids and putting them on psychiatric drugs. So how do we differentiate between a child with, say, Asperger’s syndrome and a child who is simply introverted, brainy, and single-minded? As Gnaulati notes, many of the symptoms associated with these disorders are similar to everyday childhood behaviors. In the second half of the book Gnaulati tells detailed stories of wrongly diagnosed kids, providing parents and others with information about the developmental, temperamental, and environmentally driven symptoms that to a casual or untrained eye can mimic a psychiatric disorder. These stories also reveal how nonmedical interventions, whether in the therapist’s office or through changes made at home, can help children. Back to Normal reminds us of the normalcy of children’s seemingly abnormal behavior. It will give parents of struggling children hope, perspective, and direction. And it will make everyone who deals with children question the changes in our society that have contributed to the astonishing increase in childhood psychiatric diagnoses.