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Terr presents highly effective child psychotherapeutic styles and techniques and demonstrates them in three ways: by relating "moments" from at least six of her own cases; by conveying and comparing "moments" from 33 of her distinguished colleagues' cases; and by watching her "wild child" patient, little Cammie, develop her own eight "magical moments" over a period of fifteen years. These "moments" are rare. But by pooling them together, or by looking at how they develop over a long period of time in a single individual, readers are able to achieve further understanding of the process of change in child and adolescent psychotherapy.
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"I recommend this book to all readers interested in learning more about the treatment of children and their families. It is written in a style that can be understood by both laypeople and professionals." APA Division 39 Newsletter
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"Once in a while a book comes that [can] change lives....She...invite[s] readers to find their own magical moments of change." Ayesha Mian
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One of the finest books I've read on the subject. --Judith Ray, PsyD, Plains Medical Center, Strasburg, CO
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"The vignettes and clinical thoughtfulness in are much needed and will be of lasting use to child psychiatry." Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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"Dr. Terr probes the mysteries behind the progress that young people make, opening up a treasure trove of...potent techniques." Lawrence Hartmann American Journal of Psychiatry
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Beautifully written....Lenore Terr has woven together fascinating stories [which]...document [that] psychotherapy still works. --George E. Vaillant, MD, Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard University
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Dr. Terr casts a magical spell on the reader…fresh, crisp…evocative of rereading a favorite childhood story. --Beth Ann Brooks, MD
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Magical Moments of Change is magnificent and full of real cases, reflections and a variety of topics. I recommend it.
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[D]elightfully written and insightful personal account of how a gifted psychotherapist works with severely traumatized children, I could not put it down. It is a book I plan to reread and continue to learn from, and a book I plan to encourage my colleagues, both students and experienced practitioners, to read and also learn from.
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Why and how therapy with even the most challenging kids can work.
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Why and how therapy with even the most challenging kids can work.Collecting the best "stories of change and transformation" from her colleagues around the world, internationally acclaimed researcher on child trauma Lenore Terr explores diagnoses from PTSD to self-mutilation to tackle a fundamental question facing child therapists: Just how and when does therapy work, and what happens to make it work?
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Terr presents highly effective child psychotherapeutic stylesand techniques and demonstrates them in three ways: byrelating moments from at least six of her own cases; byconveying and comparing moments from 33 of her distinguishedcolleagues' cases; and by watching her wild childpatient, little Cammie, develop her own eight magical momentsover a period of fifteen years. These moments arerare. But by pooling them together, or by looking at howthey develop over a long period of time in a single individual,readers are able to achieve further understanding of theprocess of change in child and adolescent psychotherapy.
About the Author
Lenore Terr, MD, is clinical professor of psychiatry at the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute at the University of California, San Francisco. She lives in San Francisco.