What to Do When Children Clam Up in Psychotherapy: Interventions to Facilitate Communication (Creative Arts and Play Therapy)
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| Rating | : | 4.18 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1462530435 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 247 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
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. 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.. 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
A Must Have An excellent resource for mental health practitioners who provide therapy/counselling to children and teens. I especially like the emphasis on the importance of the therapeutic relationship, and the variety of creative ways to facilitate open communication including play, art, and animal assisted thera
The volume presents models that highlight the primacy of creativity and relationship when counseling children. Innovators in the field offer sure-fire ways of engaging even the most reticent young people."--Craig Haen, PhD, private practice, White Plains, New York "Psychotherapy with children can be an arduous and challenging process. I recommend this book to counselors and therapists who wish to enter the world of children in the most effective ways, and as a complementary text for any course on child and adolescent counseling."--Dee C. Ray, PhD, LPC-S, NCC, RPT-S, Professor, Counseling Program; Director, Child and Family Resource Clinic, University of North Texas. It is destined to be a cherished resource for child and adolescent therapists. Regardless of the