The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Psychotherapy (Haworth Practical Practice in Mental Health) (Paperback)

by Catherine E. Ford Sori (Author) "This activity is designed to help children, ages five to twelve, understand that everyone experiences a variety of feelings, and that children can have more..." (more)
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Product Description
This book puts a myriad of homework, handouts, activities, and interventions in your hands! Targeted specifically toward children and adolescents, these “therapist's helpers” give you the edge in aiding children with their feelings, incorporating play techniques into therapy, providing group therapy to children, and encouraging appropriate parental involvement. The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents covers sleep problems, divorce, illness, grief, sexual abuse, cultural/minority issues, and more, incorporating therapeutic approaches that include play, family play, psychodynamic, family systems, behavioral, narrative, and solution-focused therapy. Includes a Foreword by Eliana Gil!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 396 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (March 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789010968
• ISBN-13: 978-0789010964
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #36,954 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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77 of 80 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Therapist's notebook for children and adolescents, September 8, 2003

By	Joav Merrick (Israel) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This great book is for the therapist working with children and adolescents, where the therapist can use the material as homework, handouts and activities in therapy. The editors, Catherine Ford Sori, professor of psychology and counseling at Governors State University, Illinois and Lorna L Hecker, professor of marriage and family therapy at Purdue University in Indiana, have together with 36 professionals compiled a very important tool for the therapist.
It is divided into eight sections: childrens feelings, play in therapy, specific childhood problems, illenes, trauma and bereavement, adolescents, interventions, family and parent education with a total of 46 chapters.
This is a very resourceful book with plenty of ideas, plans and suggestions for use in the encounter with children, adolescents and their families......

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource, March 26, 2007

By	Kent Nickell (Waterloo, Ia USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Practical ideas to utilize in therapy make working with children and adolescents so much easier for therapists who are uncertain how to work effectively with young people. This book helps therapists understand children's needs within a variety of family circumstances and to work effectively with parents to facilitate their parenting skills. Chock full of useful ideas; a wonderful resource! Nancy Nickell

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents, March 19, 2007

By	N. Ashman - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great, user-friendly treatment planner with lots of different activities for both children/adolescents and their families. Great explanations for each topic.