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description: Includes highly effective creative and expressive interventions This state-of-the-art collection of 30 real-life cases on counseling children and adolescents emphasizes the developmental relational and cultural contexts of working with this population and incorporates innovative techniques across a wide range of approaches. Intended as a companion to child and adolescent counseling texts it offers counselors-in-training examples of hands-on concrete and workable applications that provide opportunities for skill and theory development. These case studies are distinguished by their emphasis on the critical impact of such systematic contexts as family peers and school along with developmental and cultural contexts. The inclusion of creative and expressive interventions-often the most effective strategies in working with this population-make this an outstanding educational resource.The case studies-representing an esteemed variety of contributing authors-- address such ubiquitous themes as abuse anxiety giftedness disability body image substance abuse social media grief bullying changing families military families incarcerated family members race and ethnicity and sexual identity and orientation. Each case follows a consistent format comprised of a description of the young person's presenting issues a conceptualization of these issues a description of the counseling process an outline of desired outcomes and a detailed discussion that includes systemic contexts developmental and relational considerations multicultural perspectives and options for use of creative interventions.Key Features:Delivers a wide variety of cases covering contemporary issues prevalent among children and adolescentsEmphasizes developmental systematic and contextual impacts including family school peer and cultural influencesIncludes such treatment approaches as brief solution-focused CBT reality/choice narrative and relational/culturalIncludes options for creative interventions with each case and time efficient methods when applicable.
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title: Child and Adolescent Counseling Case Studies: Developmental, Relational, Multicultural, and Systemic Perspectives
publisher: Springer Publishing Company