What Works When with Children and Adolescents

A Handbook of Individual Counseling Techniques

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Dr. Ann Vernon

Elementary

Middle School

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8.5x11

Pages:

344

ISBN:

978-0-87822-438-8

Additional Media Included:

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Item Number:

6610

Price:	$46.95

What Works When with Children and Adolescents: A Handbook of Individual Counseling Techniques

Overview

This practical handbook is designed for counselors, social workers, and psychologists in schools and mental health settings. It offers over 100 creative activities and effective interventions for individual counseling with children and adolescents (ages 6-18). The activities include stories, songs, games, worksheets, role plays, and other strategies that address problems, such as anger, anxiety/worry, depression, underachievement, procrastination, perfectionism, self-downing, and acting out. The interventions, which are based on the principles of rational emotive behavior therapy, can be used for helping students with normal developmental issues as well as for helping those with more serious emotional or behavioral problems. Dr. Vernon provides strategies for establishing a therapeutic relationship with students who are sometimes apprehensive or opposed to counseling. Several case studies are included to help illustrate the counseling techniques and interventions. The book also includes a chapter on working with parents and teachers. An accompanying CD of all the reproducible forms and student handouts is included with the book.

Book Reviews

"While many existing books discuss the theoretical orientations of different therapies, there are far fewer that describe specific techniques for use with children and adolescents. Dr. Vernon fills this void. . . . a well-written guide that many clinicians will find useful."

—Erin Clark and Ray Christner, Communique
Newspaper of the National Association of School Psychologists

"Vernon uses anecdotes to help provide the basics of different counseling techniques, and addresses internalizing problems, developmental problems, and emotive behavior. The book also includes suggestions for well-crafted activities to supplement standard therapy techniques."

—Youth Today, The Newspaper on Youth Work

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Considerations in Working with Young Clients

Developmental Considerations

Early Childhood
Middle Childhood
Early Adolescence
Mid-Adolescence

Implications of Developmental Stages
Relationship between REBT and Development
The Therapeutic Relationship
Building Rapport

Strategies for Building Rapport with Children
(Ages 5 to 10)
Strategies for Building Rapport with Adolescents
(Ages 11 to 18)

Establishing Goals

Chapter 2: Basic Principles of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Basic Principles: The ABC's of REBT

Irrational Beliefs
Disputation
Rational Beliefs/Moderation of Feelings and Behaviors

Specific Applications to Children and Adolescents

Problem Assessment
The ABC Process
Homework
Evaluation

Chapter 3: Interventions for Internalizing Problems

Self-Downing
Anxiety
Perfectionism
Guilt
Depression
Case Study

Summary of Case Study

Chapter 4: Interventions for Externalizing Problems

Anger
Acting Out
Procrastination
Underachievement
Case Study

Summary of Case Study

Chapter 5: Interventions for Typical Developmental Problems

Relationships
Performance and Competition
Self-Consciousness
Transitions
Case Study

Summary of Case Study

Chapter 6: Applications for Parents and Teachers

Problem Assessment
Identifying Irrational Beliefs
Disputing Irrational Beliefs
Teaching and Parenting Styles

Authoritarian Style
Permissive Style
Authoritative Style

Solving the Practical Problem

Logical Consequences
Communication Techniques: What Doesn't Work
and What Does

Rational Emotive Education
Case Study

Summary of Case Study

Appendix: Game Board

List of Activities

Chapter 3: Interventions for Internalizing Problems

Self-Downing

If Who You Are Is What You Do
I Can, I Can't
This Package Is Valuable
Burst or Bounce Back?
IAWAC
Don't Soak It Up
USA
A Good CD, One Bad Song

Anxiety

Anxious Albert
Adios, Anxiety
Feel Your Fears
Fraidy-Cat Frieda
A Is for Anxious, B Is for Behaving
A-A - Anti-Anxiety
Anxiety Attackers
Let It Go

Perfectionism

Perfect, Please
I'm Not Perfect
P Is for Perfect
Can't Be Perfect
Putting Perfect in Perspective
The Price of Perfection
A Preference for Perfect
Less-Than-Perfect Circles

Guilt

Goodbye to Guilt
Don't Beat Yourself Up
G Is for Guilt
Guilty but Sorry
Give Up Guilt
I'll Take Some Blame
Guilt or Regret?
Guilty as Charged

Depression

So Sad
Sick of Being Sad
Down the Drain
Silly Songs
When You Need a Helping Hand
How Low Do You Go?
Take a Sad Song and Make It Better
Done with Depression

Chapter 4: Interventions for Externalizing Problems

Anger

Don't Pop Your Top
Stay Cool Is the Rule
The Anger Alarm
Angry Arnie
Anger Is and Isn't
Anger Alert
Adios, Anger
Attack That Anger

Acting Out

More of the Same
Away with Acting Out
Act Now, Pay Later
Step into Their Shoes
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Awesome Actions?
Action Awareness
Account for Your Actions

Procrastination

Put It Off
Calling All Procrastinators
Procrastination Pointers
Now or Later?
Why Procrastinate?
Procrastination: Price and Payoff
Better Late Than Never
Paralyzing Procrastination

Underachievement

Poor Performance
Understanding Underachievement
Excuses, Excuses
The Road to Achievement
Underestimating Underachievement
Why Try?
Underachievement Is Unauthorized
To Do or Not to Do

Chapter 5: Interventions for Typical Developmental Problems

Relationships

Tuning Out Teasing
Fights with Friends
Rejected, Dejected
Words Will Never Hurt Me
Fickle Friends
Relationship Realities
Problems with Parents
Romantic Relationships

Performance and Competition

I Have to Win
Making the Grade
Not a Complete Failure
Doing the Best I Can
Best of the Class
Pressure to Perform
Winning Isn't Everything
Pick Me

Self-Consciousness

I Feel Strange
Keep My Mouth Shut
Being Shy
Ugly Duckling
In the Mirror
So Ugly
Zoom In
Fitting In

Transitions

Moving On
Family Changes
Next Grade
Dealing with Divorce
Preparing for the Future
Times Are Changing
What's Next?
Get a Job

Sample Interventions

Sample Interventions: Burst or Bounce Back?, The Price of Perfection, The Anger Alarm, Actions Speak Louder Than Words, Doing the Best I Can, and Preparing for the Future

Training/Workshops

In-service training or workshops can be provided for your school, facility, or organization. Dr. Vernon's workshops are engaging, practical, and highly informative. For more information and available dates, please contact:

Ann Vernon, Ph.D.
Phone 520-825-6804
E-Mail: ann.vernon@yahoo.com

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