Synopses & Reviews
The most current theories and guidelines for working with children and adolescentsCovering all the major approaches to counseling children and adolescents—including psychodynamic, Adlerian, person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, rational-emotive, reality therapy, solution-focused, and family systems—Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents, Fourth Edition offers mental health professionals and students an opportunity to become familiar with the latest thinking and practice in counseling and psychotherapeutic interventions with children and adolescents.
Utilizing an accessible, illustrative, and comparative format, this book features contributions by an international panel of renowned clinicians and covers:
- A multicultural perspective on counseling
- A new chapter on solution-focused approaches
- New coverage of play therapy
- Expanded coverage of cognitive and behavioral approaches
- The inclusion of specific skills and strategies for use with both individual students and groups in school settings
- Discussion of individuals and families in clinical treatment
- Techniques for counseling children and adolescents with disabilities
- Expert information on ethical and legal issues involved with treating children and adolescents
Synopsis
The new edition of the book provides state-of-the-art theory and practice among all major psychotherapeutic schools of thought for both mental health students and professionals. Among the many revisions is a new chapter on solution-focused approaches, new coverage of play therapy, and expert guidance on ethical and legal issues. There is also an emphasis on counseling with children and adolescents with disabilities.
Synopsis
Covering all the major approaches to counseling children and adolescents—including psychodynamic, Adlerian, person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, rational-emotive, reality therapy, solution focused, and family systems—Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents, Fourth Edition equips you to become familiar with the latest thinking and practice in counseling and psychotherapeutic interventions with children and adolescents.
About the Author
H. THOMPSON PROUT, PhD, is a Professor of Educational and Counseling Psychology at the University of Kentucky College of Education.
DOUGLAS T. BROWN, PhD, is Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents: Historical Developmental, Integrative, and Effectiveness Perspectives (
H. Thompson Prout).
Chapter 2: Ethical and Legal Issues in Psychological Interventions with Children and Adolescents (Susan M. Prout and H. Thompson Prout).
Chapter 3: Culturally Responsive Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents (Antoinette R. Thomas, Leticia Solórzano, and Harriet C. Cobb).
Chapter 4: Psychodynamic Approaches (Scott P. Merydith).
Chapter 5: Adlerian Approaches to Counseling with Children and Adolescents (F. Donald Kelly and Donghyuck Lee).
Chapter 6: Person-Centered Approaches (Jack H. Presbury, J. Edson McKee, and Lennis G. Echterling).
Chapter 7: Cognitive-Behavioral and Behavioral Approaches (Rich Gilman and Kathleen M. Chard).
Chapter 8: Rational Emotive Behavioral Approaches (Raymond DiGiuseppe).
Chapter 9: Reality Therapy Approaches (Gerald B. Fuller).
Chapter 10: Systemic Approaches: Family Therapy (William B. Gunn Jr., Joni Haley, and Anne M. Prouty Lyness).
Chapter 11: Children and Adolescents with Disabilities and Health Care Needs: Implications for Intervention (Debbie A. Thurneck, Patricia J. Warner, and Harriet C. Cobb).
Index.