{"product_id":"doing-child-and-adolescent-psychotherapy-isbn-9780470121818","title":"Doing Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis readable guide for therapists and therapists-in-training lays out the theoretical essence and practical essentials of doing child and adolescent psychotherapy from the referral call to the last goodbye.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat’s New to the Second Edition ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo the Reader xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I The Essentials\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Easy Does It: Beginning Therapy 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Can I Help You? Evaluating the Child and Offering Treatment 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Not-So-Magic of Therapy: How Therapy Works 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Do Fence Me In: The Bounds and Limits 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Tell Me Where It Hurts: On Talking and Querying 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Techniques and Tools\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Lowdown on High Drama: Playing with Puppets and Action Figures 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Shoot, Topple, and Roll: Using Games, Building Toys, and Guns 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Drawing Out the Child: Artwork in Therapy 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 All Together Now: Balancing Play and Talk 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Pushing the Envelope: On Giving, Telling, and Other Exceptions 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III The Rest\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Handle with Care: Working with Parents 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Handle with Care, Part II: More Work with Parents 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 On Brotherly Love and Musical Chairs: Family Work 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Talking Heads: Working with Schools and Other Agencies 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Hard Times: Unwilling Patients and Therapeutic Crises 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Getting to Know You, Getting to Know Me: aRace, Religion, and Culture 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 When Therapy Is Not Enough: Medication 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 I Can Name That Tune in Six Sessions: Managed Care and Evidence-Based Treatment 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 All’s Well That Ends Well: Closing Therapy 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 293\u003c\/p\u003e  \"In this updated text, psychologist Richard Bromfield, Ph.D. opens a window into child therapy at its best. Highly recommended, this lively volume will be of great interest to professionals working in clinic or office practice, as well as to experienced clinicians who teach or supervise child psychotherapy.\" (\u003ci\u003eNew England Psychologist\u003c\/i\u003e, July 2009)  \u003cp\u003e\"…is a comprehensive yet coherent guide to counseling youth. He gives the social work student and current practitioner a realistic view of working with children.\" (\u003ci\u003eSocialworker.com\u003c\/i\u003e, 7\/2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Through an accessible and contemporary overview of psychodynamic work with adolescents, this book draws from the author's years of experience as a practitioner with children, adolescents, and families. This second volume is colorfully written, and full of rich clinical insights written in plain language.\" (\u003ci\u003eChild \u0026amp; Adolescent Social Work Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"'Doing Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy' is excellent--engaging, fun, educational, and thought provoking. It would be a great addition to the library of both the novice and the experienced therapist.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Abigail L. Donovan, M.D., Massachusetts General Hospital (\u003ci\u003eJAACAP\u003c\/i\u003e, June 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRichard Bromfield\u003c\/b\u003e is a faculty member of Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts Mental Health Center. He has written extensively about children, psychotherapy, and family life, and maintains a private practice with children and adult clients.  A practical and comprehensive guide that covers the therapy process from the referral call to the final goodbye, this h ands-on guide thoroughly portrays the challenge, intricacies,s and subtleties of the client-therapist relationship.  \u003cp\u003ePart I, \u003cb\u003eThe Essentials\u003c\/b\u003e, addresses how to begin treatment, the mechanics of therapeutic powers, the need for limits, and the techniques of therapeutic talk and query, Part II, \u003cb\u003eTechniques and Tools\u003c\/b\u003e, offers pragmatic and lively discussion on the use of puppet play, games, toys, and art in child therapy, paying special attention to the ways play and talk are balanced. Finally, Part III, \u003cb\u003eThe Rest\u003c\/b\u003e, ambitiously tackles parental guidance, family work, reluctant patients, crisis, medication, diversity and cultural dynamics, managed care and evidence-based treatment, and closing out a relationship.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition to vivid and detailed spotlights on the one-on-one talk and play of child therapy, this new edition includes chapters on evidence-based treatment, school consultation, and the influence of race, religion, and culture. Clinicians of all disciplines orientations will find this thorough guide to be revealing, confirming, provocative, and instructive as they conduct their important work with children, adolescents, and families.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise For the First Edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Impressive...easy to read, hard to resist, and full of practical fundamental knowledge...Overall, this book is a gem.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Harinder S. Ghuman, MD, \u003ci\u003eCommunity Mental Health Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Highly pragmatic and thoughtful...The teachers in this text are the patients...The writing is deceptively simple, but the material bespeaks a great depth of experience, as well as a true love for patients and for the profoundly complex and difficult work involved in healing...Plain and simple, it is a wonderful, refreshing text.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Eugene Beresin, MD, \u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jargon-free, this book lucidly describes how psychotherapy with children and adolescents is used by an expert.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Albert Solnit, MD, Yale Child Study Center \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Deceptively easy to read, yet full of clinical wisdom. Both students and experienced therapists will be well served by the clear explanations of why we do what we do.\"\u003cbr\u003e —Paul M. Brinich, PhD, University of North Carolina \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With great attention to detail, Richard Bromfield Guides us through the nuts and bolts of child and adolescent psychotherapy. The author's belief in the therapist-child relationship and play therapy techniques comes through loud and clear. highly recommended!\"\u003cbr\u003e —Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, Fairleigh Dickinson University\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989081473253,"sku":"NP9780470121818","price":74.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470121818.jpg?v=1761782720","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/doing-child-and-adolescent-psychotherapy-isbn-9780470121818","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}