Child-Friendly Therapy : Biopsychosocial Innovations for Children & Families,...

Description: Child-Friendly Therapy : Biopsychosocial Innovations for Children & Families, Paperback by Stern, Marcia B.; Koplewicz, Harold S. (FRW), ISBN 0393705641, ISBN-13 9780393705645, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Stern, a veteran psychologist and family therapist, offers a collection of creative tools and strategies to engage children and their families in therapy. The skill-building, action-oriented ideas are based on a biopsychosocial perspective, and can be used in all therapeutic settings. In addition to practical ideas, th reviews brain chemistry and how the brain responds to stress, and looks at insights from the burgeoning field of social neuroscience to explain how the brain is influenced by personal relationships. Advice on organizing sessions, assessment, and group interventions is provided. A 60-page appendix provides reproducible forms, checklists, and patient handouts, instructions for games and activities, lists of vendors, lists of child-friendly books and software for the therapy space, lists of assessment scales, and books and organizations for parents. The author is on the faculties of New York University School of Medicine and the Ackerman Institute for the Family. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()

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