Narrative Therapies with Children and their Families introduces and develops the concepts and principles of narrative approaches to therapeutic work and demonstrates how narrative based approaches to practice provide a powerful and client friendly framework for engaging and working with troubled children and their families. Using clinical examples, each chapter develops a methodology around narrative practice and gives practical advice on working with narrative therapy in a variety of settings. Covering a broad range of difficult and sensitive topics, including trauma, abuse and youth offending, this book succeeds in illustrating the wide application of these principles in the context of the particular issues and challenges presented when working with children and families. This practical, practice based book will be welcomed by any professionals in the field of child, adolescent and family mental health who want to explore the benefits of employing narrative based approaches in their work.

Narrative Therapies with Children and their Families introduces and develops the principles of narrative approaches to systemic therapeutic work, and shows how they can provide a powerful framework for engaging troubled children and their families. Written by eminent and leading clinicians, known nationally and internationally for their research and theory development in the field of child and family mental health, the book covers a broad range of difficult and sensitive topics, including trauma, abuse and youth offending. It illustrates the wide application of these principles in the context of the particular issues and challenges presented when working with children and families. Since publication of the first edition, the importance of narrative therapy has continued to grow, and this new edition provides an updated and revised overview of the field, along with three new chapters to keep apace with developments in child mental health trauma work. This book remains a key text in the field of systemic narrative training and practice. With clinical examples throughout, this practical book will be welcomed by family and systemic therapists and other professionals in the field of child, adolescent and family mental health.

Table of Contents Part 1: Perspectives on Consultation and Training bull; Role Expansion for School Psychologists: Challenges and Future Directions, Jane A. Siegel and Ester Cole bull; Multidisciplinary School Teams: A Five-Year Follow-up Study, Ester Cole and Rob Brown bull; Canadian Consultation in an International Context: A Review of the Literature, Ingrid E. Sladeczek, Nancy Lee Heath, Aron Blidner and Lisa Marie Lanaro bull; Problem-Solving Consultation in the New Millennium, Ingrid E. Sladeczek, Thomas R. Kratochwill, C. Lisa Steinbach, Patrick Kumke and Lisa Hagermoser bull; What Does it Mean to Consult? Teeya Scholten bull; Integrating School and Clinical Child Psychology: An Innovative Model for Training School Psychologists, Esther Geva, Judith Wiener, Michele Peterson-Badali, and Nancy Link Part 2: The Psychologist as a Change Agent bull; Collaborative Consultation Training in a Multicultural Context, Solveiga Miezitis bull; Parent-Teacher Mediated Intervention: A Growth-Promoting Process, Ester Cole bull; Underachieving Adolescents: Assessment and Intervention, Janet Zarb bull; Empowerment Plus: A "Wholistic" Approach to Cost-Effective Psychological Service Delivery in the Area of AD/HD, Teeya Scholten bull; School Psychology in Multicultural Inclusive Communities: Responding to Childrens' Needs, Ester Cole and Jane A. Siegel bull; Bringing Narrative Thinking into School Psychology Practice, Ilze Arielle Matiss bull; Deaf Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Different Kind of Multiculturalism? C. Tane Akamatsu and Ester Cole bull; Collaborative Consultation in French Immersion: Observing Communication and Interaction Patterns, LaurieCarlson Berg bull; Consulting about Young Children: An Ecosystemic Developmental Perspective, Sharone Maital and Anat Scher Part 3: Consultation in School-Based Programs bull; Appraisal for a Better Curriculum, Jane A. Siegel and Ester Cole bull; Suicide Preventi

This best-selling book is an easy-to-read introduction to the ideas and practices of narrative therapy. It uses accessible language, has a concise structure and includes a wide range of practical examples. What Is Narrative Practice? covers a broad spectrum of narrative practices including externalisation, re-membering, therapeutic letter writing, rituals, leagues, reflecting teams and much more. If you are a therapist, health worker or community worker who is interesting in applying narrative ideas in your own work context, this book was written with you in mind.

Covers the major concepts of counseling theories, shows how to apply those theories in practice, and helps readers learn to integrate the theories into an individualized counseling style. Incorporating the thinking, feeling, and behaving dimensions of human experience, Corey offers a text that helps compare and contrast the therapeutic models. From publisher description.

Drawing from empirical research, clinical results, and their own experiences as counselors, Bertolino and O'Hanlon offer collaborative, competency-based ideas for counseling and therapy, while stressing the importance of respect. They discuss the context of change created through collaboration, the importance of attending and listening, the articulation of complaints and goals, changing views and actions, evaluating progress, and ending therapy. c. Book News Inc.

Examines primary issues that affect elementary school-age children, addressing the social and cultural complexities that influence children's behavior and describing what can done to help children succeed. Presents numerous counseling program strategies designed to meet the needs of K-6 students and.