| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xviii, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"A Norton professional book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-246) and index. |
| Summary |
Children naturally focus on solutions and not problems, think about the future and not the past, and understand the effects of miracles. This book provides psychotherapists with a guide to therapy that fits in with children's and adolescent's natural way of being. |
| Contents |
Ch. 1. What is solution-focused brief therapy -- The basics of SFBT -- SFBT versus traditional play therapy -- Problem-solving assumptions and procedures -- Thinking out of the box -- Cultural competence -- Ch. 2. Solution-focused brief therapy and children: -- A natural fit -- Learning children's ways -- Assumptions we hold in working with children -- And parents -- Ch. 3. It's a matter of technique -- Exception-finding questions -- Scaling questions -- Miracle questions -- Coping questions -- Details, details, and more details -- Expansion and follow-up -- Thinking break -- Ways to organize your reflections -- Second and subsequent sessions -- Ch. 4. Assessing your clients, agreeing on goals -- Assessing the child -- Assessing the family -- Children who do not respond quickly -- Goal negotiations: guide for successful outcome -- Ch. 5. Let's get to it! -- Getting started -- Networking with other professionals -- Ch. 6. Communicating with children on their own terms -- Provide a comfortable setting -- Children as solution finders -- Naming and visualizing the change -- Working with hand puppets -- Stories -- Drawing pictures -- Games and playing -- Scaling -- Experiments -- Do something different -- Do more -- Ch. 7. Treating children with uncommon needs -- Assessing a child with uncommon needs -- Solutions for difficult situations -- Assessment as intervention -- Frequently asked questions -- Ch. 8. Making a difference with teenagers -- A glimpse into adolescence -- Differences between childhood and adolescence -- Beginning therapy with adolescents -- Simple rules for parents -- Involuntary clients -- Treating anorexia and other eating disorders -- Ch. 9. Looking from the therapist's chair -- Postscript -- Appendix. |
| Subject |
Child psychotherapy.
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Solution-focused brief therapy.
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Psychotherapy, Brief. (DNLM)D011614
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Adolescent. (DNLM)D000293
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Child. (DNLM)D002648
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Mental Disorders -- therapy.
(DNLM)D001523Q000628
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77.83 child psychotherapy. (NL-LeOCL)077598202
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Child psychotherapy. (OCoLC)fst00854569
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Solution-focused brief therapy. (OCoLC)fst01125649
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| Added Author |
Steiner, Therese.
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| ISBN |
0393703878 |
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9780393703870 |
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