Counseling children / [print]
Donna A. Henderson, Wake Forest University, Charles L. Thompson, late, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
- Ninth edition.
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA : Cengage Learning, (c)2016.
- xxii, 730 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction to a child's world -- Developmental and cultural considerations -- The counseling process -- Legal and ethical considerations for counselors -- Psychoanalytic counseling -- Person-centered counseling -- Gestalt therapy -- Behavioral counseling -- Reality therapy: counseling with choice theory -- Brief counseling -- Individual psychology -- Rational emotive behavioral therapy -- Cognitive-behavioral therapy -- Transactional analysis -- Family counseling -- Consultation and collaboration -- Play therapy -- Group counseling with children -- Counseling children with special concerns -- Counseling with children with disabilities.
"COUNSELING CHILDREN covers the most practical and up-to-date methods for developing effective approaches to counseling children. To help prepare you for your career, the authors translate theory into practice by focusing on the application of ideas and current knowledge. This easy-to-read guide includes useful strategies and case studies to provide you with a realistic look at the counseling field. It also presents a development approach to counseling that considers age and stage differences in counseling children, adolescents, and adults. The ninth edition includes 2014 ACA ethical standards, best practice guidelines, and fresh ideas that facilitate your understanding of the world of the child. Expanded coverage of children who have special concerns and of family interventions provides you with effective ways to deliver interventions across multiple settings."--Publisher's website.