Child Therapy: Concepts, Strategies, and Decision Making

Child Therapy is a guide to the complex and sophisticated concepts involved in treating children who have psychiatric or behavioral problems. Because children rarely seek therapy for themselves and because the modes of communication between the child and the therapist are varied and not limited to verbal, this area of therapy is especially unique. In a down-to-earth style that bridges theory and technique, the authors emphasize the differences between treating adults and children. This book includes a brief history and review of child therapy and a description of its current status. A review of clinical practice of child therapy follows, including clinical assessment, formulating cases, and the selecting treatment as well as a chapter on therapy in the managed care environment. Examples of different roles and strategies are supplied throughout the book. Finally, the authors provide an extensive list of references including professional organizations for child therapists and a recommended reading list.