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Book SynopsisThis book describes a remarkably effective school-based treatment method that harnesses small social networks for the good of seriously emotionally disturbed preschoolers or those with autism spectrum disorders. The book provides an in-depth explanation of the method â including the work of parents, peers, teachers, and mental health therapists.
Trade ReviewThe techniques are far more economical to use than we have found with the Lovaas method (ABA). We have seen the techniques transmitted to special education teachers as well as inexperienced therapists. -- Jay S. Parnes, Ed.D., senior administrator, special education
...Kliman has creatively taken the application of classical child analysis a giant leap forward. -- David Dean Brockman, M.D., editor, The American College of Psychoanalysts Newsletter
It is very helpful that you have very nice follow-up on some of the now-adults who were preschoolers at the time that you intervened in their lives. The IQ rise that follows upon good treatment of these children by your method is very convincing….It is heartening to see the thoughtful and insightful states of mind developing in children as they feel the impact of the interpretations. -- Harry Z. Coren, MD, child and adolescent psychiatrist
Once I tell [people] how Reflective Network Therapy helped me recover and become a happy, thriving child and adult, they are moved beyond belief….RNT may be a powerful means of rehabilitating children with autism spectrum disorders since their difficulties result from their brains responding to interpersonal stimuli by avoiding emotions rather than feeling and processing them. -- Dorian Tenore-Bartilucci, formerly autistic preschooler treated by RNT
Table of ContentsTables and Figures Preface Introduction PART 1 Reflective Network Therapy: The Children It Helps And How It Helps Them Chapter 1 New Hope for Children with Psychiatric and Developmental Disorders Chapter 2 Welcome to a Reflective Network Therapy Classroom Chapter 3 Reflective Network Therapy: How-To-Do-It Manual for Therapists, Teachers and Parents Chapter 4 How I Recovered from Autism Chapter 5 An Aggressive, Cruel Boy Becomes an Empathic, Socialized Learner Chapter 6 A Traumatized Child Emerges From Chaos Chapter 7 Helping a Child with a Serious Emotional Disorder (SED) and a Serious Physical Disorder Chapter 8 Bereaved Preschoolers with Serious Emotional Disorders (SED) PART 2 Benefits and Cost-Benefit Comparisons to other Methods: Theory of what Happens in Reflective Network Therapy Chapter 9 Benefits and Cost Benefit Comparisons to other Methods: The RNT Advantage for Special Needs Preschoolers and the People Who Care About Them Chapter 10 Theory of What Happens in Reflective Network Therapy References and Suggested Readings Appendix A Resources for Therapists, Teachers, Researchers, Parents, Schools and Mental Health Agencies Appendix B Reflective Network Therapy Training and Certification Appendix C Professional Participants Appendix D The Children's Psychological Health Center Index About the Author
