Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents: Theory and Practice for School and Clinical Settings
The most current theories and guidelines for working with children and adolescentsCovering all the major approaches to counseling children and adolescents—including psychodynamic, Adlerian, person-centered, cognitive-behavioral, rational-emotive, reality therapy, solution-focused, and family systems—Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents, Fourth Edition offers mental health professionals and students an opportunity to become familiar with the latest thinking and practice in counseling and psychotherapeutic interventions with children and adolescents.Utilizing an accessible, illustrative, and comparative format, this book features contributions by an international panel of renowned clinicians and covers:A multicultural perspective on counselingA new chapter on solution-focused approachesNew coverage of play therapyExpanded coverage of cognitive and behavioral approachesThe inclusion of specific skills and strategies for use with both individual students and groups in school settingsDiscussion of individuals and families in clinical treatmentTechniques for counseling children and adolescents with disabilitiesExpert information on ethical and legal issues involved with treating children and adolescents