In this comprehensive resource, highly acclaimed author Liana Lowenstein has compiled an impressive collection of techniques from experienced practitioners. Interventions are outlined for engaging, assessing, and treating children of all ages and their families. Activities address a range of issues including, Feelings Expression, Social Skills, Self-Esteem, and Termination. A must have for mental health professionals seeking to add creative interventions to their repertoire.
Biography
Liana Lowenstein, MSW, RSW, CPT-S, is an author, sought-after speaker, and practitioner with over 20 years of specialized work with children, adolescents and their families. She provides clinical supervision to mental health practitioners and consults to several mental health agencies. She has a reputation as a dynamic workshop leader and has presented trainings across North America and abroad. She is founder of Champion Press publishing company and has authored numerous publications including the highly-acclaimed books, Paper Dolls & Paper Airplanes: Therapeutic Exercises for Sexually Traumatized Children (1997), Creative Interventions for Troubled Children & Youth (1999) , More Creative Interventions for Troubled Children & Youth (2002), Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce (2006), and Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children (2006). She has edited the book, Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families: Practitioners Share Their Most Effective Techniques (Volumes One and Two) and Creative Family Therapy Techniques (2010). She has also edited an eBook called, Favorite Therapeutic Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families: Practitioners Share Their Most Effective Techniques (2010) which is available for free on her web site: www.lianalowenstein.com. She is currently working on Volume Three of Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families: Practitioners Share Their Most Effective Techniques.
