Techniques of Child Therapy: Psychodynamic Strategies

By Morton Chethik

Book Overview

This practical text offers an in-depth examination of major issues in child psychotherapy and highlights frequently encountered challenges in working with children and parents. Basic concepts of adult dynamic psychotherapy--such as the therapeutic alliance, resistance, transference and countertransference, and insight--are redefined and adapted to the special requirements of therapy with 4- to 12-year-olds. Readers are guided through a number of cases as treatment unfolds, gaining insight into all of the attendant problems, strategies, and opportunities. Yielding unique insights into the emotional and cognitive world of the child, the volume presents effective treatment strategies for a wide range of clinical problems.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1572305282
• ISBN13: 9781572305281
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Guilford Publications
• Length: 307 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"

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A Highly valuable resource for every clinician and grad students

I was just preparing for a training that I am conducting when I again sought my copy of this book on child therapy. Chethik is from alma mater, but that is not the reason I refer to his writings. This book provides insight from a psychodynamic perspective and useful techniques in engaging child clients. You may dispute the theoritical basis for the writer's beliefs, but the techniques can be helpful for other disciplines. Personally, I like both the theory and the tools.