Description
Book SynopsisInnovative Psychotherapy Techniques in Child and AdolescentTherapy, Second Edition.
Therapists who treat children and adolescents are confronted withunique problems that often challenge traditional methods ofintervention. This Second Edition is an indispensable resource,revised and updated to provide therapists with a wide variety ofvaluable treatment and nontraditional intervention techniques, suchas expressive arts, relaxation, deep pressure/touch,confrontational, stress-challenge, nature-oriented, and modelingtherapy. The Second Edition provides important, clinically proventechniques, including:
* Wilderness/Challenge programs for youth
* The use of dance movement therapy with troubled youth
* Musical interaction therapy for autistic children
* Pet therapy
* The video playback technique with children
* Hypnotic techniques for children with anxiety problems
* Touch therapy for infants, children, and adolescents
* Therapeutic use of computers w
Table of ContentsEXPRESSIVE ARTS TECHNIQUES.
Musical Interaction Therapy for Children with Autism (D. Wimpory& S. Nash).
The Use of Dance Movement Therapy with Troubled Youth (H.Payne).
Imagery--A Tool in Child Psychotherapy (M. Johnson).
Programmed Distance Writing in Therapy with Acting-Out Adolescents(L. L'Abate).
ADVENTURE-BASED TECHNIQUES.
Wilderness Therapy for Adolescents (D. Berman & J.Davis-Berman).
Rational-Emotive Adventure Challenge Therapy (S. Leeds).
TECHNOLOGY-BASED TECHNIQUES.
Biofeedback with Children and Adolescents (T. Culbert).
Therapeutic Applications of Computers with Children (L.Aymard).
Video Self Modeling and Related Procedures in Psychotherapy (P.Dowrick).
OTHER TECHNIQUES.
Hypnotic Techniques for the Treatment of Children with AnxietyProblems (R. Griffin).
Focusing as a Therapeutic Technique with Children and YoungAdolescents (B. Santen).
Animal-Assisted Therapy Interventions with Children (G.Mallon).
Touch Therapy for Infants, Children, and Adolescents (M.Hernandez-Reif & T. Field).
Bibliotherapy: The Use of Children's Literature as a TherapeuticTool (D. Ginns-Gruenberg & A. Zacks).
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