| What to Do When Children Clam Up in Psychotherapy: Interventions to Facilitate Communication Contributor(s): Malchiodi, Cathy A. (Editor), Crenshaw, David A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1462530435 ISBN-13: 9781462530434 Publisher: Guilford Publications OUR PRICE: $50.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent - Medical | Psychiatry - Child & Adolescent - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 616.891 |
| LCCN: 2017020398 |
| Series: Creative Arts and Play Therapy |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 247 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Therapists who work with children and adolescents are frequently faced with nonresponsive, reticent, or completely nonverbal clients. This volume brings together expert clinicians who explore why 4- to 16-year-olds may have difficulty talking and provide creative ways to facilitate communication. A variety of play, art, movement, and animal-assisted therapies, as well as trauma-focused therapy with adolescents, are illustrated with vivid clinical material. Contributors give particular attention to the neurobiological effects of trauma, how they manifest in the body when children "clam up," and how to help children self-regulate and feel safe. Most chapters conclude with succinct lists of recommended practices for engaging hard-to-reach children that therapists can immediately try out in their own work. |