All too often children are diagnosed and medicated without the consideration that their symptoms may actually be a healthy response to stressful life events. This integrative guide for mental health practitioners who work with children underscores the importance of considering the etiology of a child's symptoms within a developmental framework before making a diagnosis. Providing advanced training and skills for working with children, the book guides the therapist, step-by-step, through assessment, case conceptualization, and treatment with a focus on the tenets of child development and a consideration of the impact of distressing life events.
The book first addresses child development and the evolution of child psychotherapy from the perspectives of numerous disciplines, including recent findings in neurodevelopmental trauma and neurobiology. It discusses assessment measures, the impact of divorce and the forensic/legal environment on clinical practice, recommendations for HIPAA compliance, evidence-based best practices for treating children, and the requirements for an integrated treatment approach. Woven throughout are indications for case conceptualization including consideration of a child's complete environment.
Key Features:
Provides an integrative approach to child psychotherapy from the perspective of healthy development
Offers an alternative to the medical model
Discusses key theories of child development and psychotherapy
Integrates a multimodal approach that considers a child's daily environment
Includes a template for organizing and implementing a successful practice
Features an instructor's manual and course syllabus
Part I: The Need for Developmentally Grounded Child Psychotherapy
1. Introduction: Child Psychotherapy through the Lens of Developmental Theory
2. Theories of Developmental Psychology
3. Theories of Bonding and Attachment and the Impact on Child Psychotherapy
4. How Advances in Neurobiology, Neurochemistry, Neurophysiology and Medicine Impact Psychotherapy
Part II: Assimilating Developmental Theory into the Pragmatics of Child Psychotherapy
5. Getting Started with Children in Clinical Practice
6. Legal and Ethical Issues in Child Psychotherapy
7. Developmentally Grounded Assessment and Diagnosis
8. Treatment Planning with Children and Families
Part III: Best Practices in Child Psychotherapy
9. Current Treatment Methodologies for Psychotherapy With Children
10. Integrating Theories of Developmental Psychology into the Enactment of Child Psychotherapy
11. The Basics: Common Presentations to the Psychotherapist's Office
12. Summary and Conclusions
Robbie Adler-Tapia, PhD, is a licensed psychologist who has worked with children and families for over 35 years. Her work as a psychologist, educator, consultant, researcher, and writer has been at the cutting edge of trauma treatment in young children. She has extensive experience in child welfare, the forensic arena, and working with first responders and public safety officials. Dr. Adler-Tapia presents internationally on treating trauma in children, including using EMDR therapy for attachment and dissociation. She has taught graduate- level coursework and supervised interns. Her volunteer work includes promoting EMDR therapy for the most vulnerable children, including training therapists worldwide who work in the child welfare system and those working with children orphaned by AIDS; she also assists Post Incident Stress and Trauma in Law Enforcement (PISTLE), a nonprofit for those working in law enforcement.
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