Adolescents Books

This is a tremendously helpful book for anyone in this field of work and counseling.

Chapters include: Ethical and Legal Issues in Psychological Interventions, Psychoanalytic Approaches, Adlerian Approaches, Person-Centered Approaches, Behavioral Approaches, Rational-Emotive Approaches, Reality Therapy Approaches, Systemic Approaches, Counseling and Psychotherapy with Handicapped Children and Adolescents, Summary and Comparison of Approaches.

Highly recommended.

Counseling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents, Third Edition has been a valuable addition to my personal llibrary. As a graduate student, I am constantly in search of state-of-the-art resources that I feel will enhance my skills once I begin to practice. Every grad. student/novice counselor needs to be aware of the major schools of thought as theory drives practice. This book offers the reader the chance to become familiar with the latest thinking and practice using the seven major approaches to counseling and psychotherapeutic interventions with children and adolescents.

I have used this book many times over in writing research reports and it has served me well. This text is chock-full of useful information; everything from multicultural counseling to ethical issues. I would have liked to see more written on the areas of schizophrenia, and suicide.

Although a bit pricey, this book is valuable as a supplemental or main text for the student, and reference for the novice therapist.

Written in a friendly and easy to understand format, Thompson & Rudolph "Counseling for Children" - is a detail and an invaluable book to own.

It features exclusively on 'Children' ... by first chapter including the introduction to the child's world (developmental and cognitive perspectives in influencing the child's world) ... subsequently including counselling theories specially for children from psychoanalytic, reality therapy, behavioural counselling, person-centred counselling, rational-emotive & cognitive-behavioural counselling etc..,

This book is so exclusive in children's counselling that it also includes counseling children in cross-cultural perspectives, types of play therapies, children special concerns w/ ADHD, HIV, Divorce, Homeless, Depression and Suicide, Exceptional children etc., and least not forgetting .... social and legal ethical issues governing counselling for children.

At the end of each chapter, the author has included references case studies examples and especially websites specially related to every individual chapters ... websites related to mental health institutions, specialised therapy centres for education, colleges and universities in the U.S.

This book is a real-buy and recommended as ideal for readers (counsellors, psychologists, students etc.,)

Excellent integration of the current and past child psychology literature. The author adopts a multidimensional perspective when discussing child therapy from diverse theoretical orientations, including psychodynamic, child-centered, and cognitive-behavioral.

The bravery to confront one's tormentor is not an innate quality of many children. "Courtroom Modifications for Child Witnesses: Law & Science in Forensic Evaluations" states that children require special treatment when being used as witnesses in the court of law, especially in cases of child abuse and neglect. Several mental health and legal experts speak out on what must be done to help a child confront their nightmares; "Courtroom Modifications for Child Witnesses" gives advice on how to deal with a child's trauma, distress, and common disorders, as well as giving suggestions for alleviating the simple fears that all children face. "Courtroom Modifications for Child Witnesses" is a must-have for anyone who has to deal with a child in a courtroom situation, especially recommended for college library law and psychology collections.

This is a great book for teenagers and deals with a lot of issues teens face today. It's about a 14 year old boy who has no friends and spends most of his time photographing birds until he meets Mitzi, a streetwise girl who makes him feel wanted amidst all the chaos at home, his alcoholic mother, his hard working father, and his gay brother Cameron. This book is beautifully well written and I couldn't put it down.

Marion's book is an easy read, yet at the same time, very informative and helpful. I am using it to assist my staff with their family based approaches.

I'm a substance abuse counselor who recently took on a Juvenile Drug Court treatment group. I've used Milkman's Strategies book in the past with adults and was thrilled to find this book for use with adolescents. After just a few weeks of using this manual, the group members are already exhibiting considerable improvement in both knowledge and understanding of substance abuse and criminal conduct. These books are a perfect guide for working with substance abusing criminal offenders.

I can't say enough about how timely, valuable and important the quest for contemporary rites of passage is. Thanks so much for giving us a template to use. This topic is important for all of us. How many of us can say with assurance, "I've been initiated into adulthood?"

In this best-selling book, eminent suicidologist David Lester offers a startling look at what we know about adolescent suicide - the third leading cause of death among young people in the U.S. - and what we can do to prevent it. Through case studies and a detailed review of the literature, Lester opens the doors to understanding this tragedy and gives us the knowledge necessary for successful intervention.

CONTENTS:

Introduction 1 Two Cases of Youth Suicide 2 The Incidence of Adolescent Suicide 3 Youth Suicide Around the World 4 The Suicidal Act 5 Psychiatric Illness and Adolescent Suicide 6 Perinatal Influences on Adolescent Suicide 7 Childhood Experiences and Suicide 8 Suicide Clusters and Subcultures 9 Double Suicides and Suicide Pacts 10 A Deviant Theory of Adolescent Suicide 11 Assessing Suicidality: A Chapter for the Professional 12 Treatment and Therapy 13 Helping Your Suicidal Child: A Chapter for Parents 14 Suicide Prevention in Schools 15 Coping with the Suicide of an Adolescent