Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents, and Families VOL 3

Book Description

Practitioners Share Their Most Effective Techniques

In this third volume, highly acclaimed author Liana Lowenstein has compiled an impressive collection of techniques from experienced practitioners. Interventions are outlined for engaging, assessing, and treating children of all ages and their families. Activities address a range of issues including, Feelings Expression, Social Skills, Self-Esteem, and Termination. A “must have” for mental health professionals seeking to add creative interventions to their repertoire.

Testimonials

“This third volume is a compendium of creative therapeutic techniques for use with children, youth, and families. Seasoned therapists, as well as beginners, will find new ways of communicating therapeutic content in developmentally sensitive ways. The book’s user-friendly format helps clinicians match interventions to specific treatment goals and serves as a welcome addition to the field.”

--Paris Goodyear-Brown, LCSW, RPT-S
Author of Play Therapy with Traumatized Children
Brentwood, TN, United States

“Liana Lowenstein has gathered a wonderful array of activities to use with children, youth, and families in therapy. It is indeed a creative collection of practical and engaging ideas from therapists from around the world who know what works. The age suitability guides, sectional divisions and clear activity outlines makes this an immensely and immediately usable resource.”

--Jacki Short, M,Ed.(Adult Ed.) MAPS
Registered Psychologist
Sydney, Australia

“I love this Third volume of Assessment and Treatment Activities for Children, Adolescents and Families—it is an excellent resource when working in a focused manner with clients. If you are a clinician that utilizes expressive art activities, games, or varied modalities, you are sure to find additional ideas with this excellent resource.”

--Theresa Fraser, CYW, MA, CPT
President, Canadian Association for Child and Play Therapy
Cambridge, ON, Canada