Description
Book SynopsisA common question at the initial meeting of a family therapist and a new client(s) is often whether or not to include a child or children in the counseling sessions. The inclusion of a child in the family therapy process often changes the dynamic between client and therapist -- and between the clients themselves -- within the context of the counseling sessions. And yet, although this is such a common experience, many counselors and family therapists are not adequately equipped to advise parents on whether to include a child in therapy sessions. Once the child does make an appearance in the counseling session, the therapist is faced with the challenges inherent in caring for a child, in addition to many concerns due to the unique circumstance of the structured therapy. Counseling a child in the context of a family therapy session is a specific skill that has not received the attention that it deserves.
This book is intended as a guide for both novice and experienced counselors a
Trade Review"Bravo to Catherine Sori and her colleagues for proving a rich conceptual and practical multi-modal approach in this volume! Both clinical trainees and seasoned professionals will find this to be an invaluable resource to expand practice knowledge and skills."
- Froma Walsh, Ph.D., Professor, University of Chicago, and
Co-Director, Chicago Center for Family Health
"This is the best book available about how to integrate work with children into family therapy. Sori and her colleagues have given us a book that is filled with useful guidelines for practice and packed with rich clinical examples….it should become an essential part of the library of family therapists, child therapists, and counselors."
- Jay Lebow, Ph.D., LCP, ABPP, LMFT, Professor, Northwestern University
Clinical psychologist and research consultant, The Family Institute
"What a book! Catherine Ford Sori has not only been instrumental in bringing children back into Family Therapy and Counseling, in this book she presents relevant issues all counselors working with children and their families should know. The book is not only a helpful, contemporary guide for learning how to work with children and their families, but also serves as a historical document. This book is a must read for novice and advanced therapists and counselors working with children and their families."
- Volker Thomas, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Marriage and Family Therapy Program
Department of Child Development and Family Studies, Purdue University
Table of ContentsAbout the Editor. Contributors.Series Editor’s Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part I: Issues Related to Working with Children.Sori, On Counseling Children and Families: Recommendations From the Experts. Sori, Reflections on Children in Family Therapy: An Interview with Salvador Minuchin. Dermer, Olund, Sori, Integrating Play in Family Therapy Theories. Part II: Models for Working with Children and Families: Interviews with the Experts.Sori, Family Play Therapy: An Interview with Eliana Gil. Sori, Filial Therapy: An Interview with Rise VanFleet. Sori, A Playful Postmodern Approach to Counseling Children and Families: An Interview with Lee Shilts. Part III: Conceptual, Practical and Ethical Issues in Counseling Children and Families.Sori, Dermer, Wesolowski, Involving Children in Family Counseling and Involving Parents in Children's Counseling: Theoretical and Practical Guidelines. Sori, Hecker, Ethical and Legal Considerations When Counseling Children and Families. Part IV: Children and Family Counseling with Specific Child Issues.Hecker, Sori, Divorce and Stepfamily Issues. C. Everett, S. Everett, Treating Children and Families with ADHD. Sori, Biank, Treating Children and Families Experiencing Serious Illness. Biank, Sori, Helping Children Cope with the Death of a Family Member.
