Table of Contents
Preface vii
Acknowledgments ix
About the Authors xi
PART I USER-FRIENDLY Foundations
CHAPTER 1 Adventures in Child and Adolescent Counseling 3
CHAPTER 2 Establishing Rapport, Gathering Information, and Informal Assessment 27
CHAPTER 3 Resistance Busters: Quick Solutions and Long-Term Strategies 49
PART II USER-FRIENDLY Strategies
CHAPTER 4 Rapid Emotional Change Techniques: Teaching Young Clients Mood Management Skills 69
CHAPTER 5 Behavioral, Cognitive, and Interpersonal Change Strategies 85
CHAPTER 6 Constructive and Communication-Based Change Strategies: Storytelling and Hypnotherapy 111
CHAPTER 7 Ecological Theory and Parent Education Strategies 131
PART III SPECIAL TOPICS in Treating Young Clients
CHAPTER 8 Assessment and Management of Young Clients Who Are Suicidal 153
CHAPTER 9 Medication Evaluations and Evaluating Medications 185
CHAPTER 10 Ethical Endings 205
References 219
Index 239