{"product_id":"solutionfocused-therapy-with-children-and-adolescents-9781138054554","title":"SolutionFocused Therapy with Children and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolution-Focused Therapy with Children and Adolescents\u003c\/em\u003e offers mental health professionals an integration of creative and playful approaches and solution-focused therapy. The author presents developmentally appropriate and expressive alternatives to oral communication including sandtray, writing, puppetry, drawing and coloring, photography, and music. The text presents an overview of strength-based and creative approaches with a focused examination of the philosophy and process of solution-focused therapy, then divides chapters into specific stages of therapyâbeginnings, searching for treasure, setting goals, and ending the sessionâwith creative techniques offered in each section. The final chapter addresses working with children and adolescents in solution-focused groups, including how to set up groups and progress through different group stages, presenting specific techniques and activities focused on each stage of the group process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Becky Taylor ties her knowledge and experience with children, adolescents, and families in multiple settings to the best clinical approaches available: solution-focused brief therapy, resilience research, and play therapy. Chapter 8, 'Digging for Treasure', is a great metaphor for reading this book, a resource for novices and experienced counselors alike. Dig in!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank N. Thomas, professor of counseling \u0026amp; counselor education, College of Education, Texas Christian University; clinical fellow and approved supervisor, American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Becky Taylor has done a formidable job in taking the reader of this book on a journey through a solution-focused landscape where the abundant tools of play therapy meet with the strength-based approach to help children of all ages overcome their problems and difficulties.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Furman, Finnish psychiatrist, psychotherapist and an internationally renowned teacher of solution-focused therapy, coaching and organizational development; founder of the Helsinki Brief Therapy Institute.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eSolution-Focused Therapy with Children and Adolescents\u003c\/i\u003e lives up to its title. This text, a useful contribution to the literature, provides clinicians with playful interventions to build on solutions and honor a child’s own expertise in their life. Child therapists who wish to add play-based, solution-focused ideas to their toolbox should put this text on their wish list.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePamela K. King, international speaker and trainer, author of \u003ci\u003eTools for Effective Therapy with Children and Families: A Solution Focused Approach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/strong\u003e Introduction \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/strong\u003e Strength-Based Approaches \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/strong\u003e Creative and Playful Approaches \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/strong\u003e Client Considerations \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/strong\u003e Solutions-Focused Therapy and Integration with Creative and Tangible Approaches \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/strong\u003e Motivating the Client \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/strong\u003e Beginnings \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/strong\u003e Digging for Treasure \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/strong\u003e The Miracle Question and other Goal-setting Techniques \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/strong\u003e Ending the Session \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/strong\u003e Follow-up Sessions \u003cstrong\u003eChapter 12\u003c\/strong\u003e Solution-focused Group Approaches\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019452416343,"sku":"9781138054554","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138054554.jpg?v=1750780313","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/solutionfocused-therapy-with-children-and-adolescents-9781138054554","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}