Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

Download or read book Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy written by Peter Blake and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-31 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Peter Blake follows the therapeutic process, from assessment (referral and initial interview, individual assessment, developmental considerations, assessment for therapy, working with parents) to therapy (physical and mental settings, interpretation, the role and challenges of play, transference and countertransference, termination). Drawing on the Winnicottian tradition, in which fun and humor have a place in child and adolescent work, Blake demonstrates how a therapist can be playful and less directly interpretative. How psychodynamic thinking can be applied in an effective yet time-limited manner is also demonstrated. The text is enlivened by many case studies and clinical anecdotes.