Children in Family Therapy: Treatment and Training

Here is one of the few books that focuses explicitly on including children in family therapy sessions. The contributors to this enlightening volume are seasoned family therapists of various theoretical perspectives who work in a variety of settings and include children of all ages in their therapy practices. Recognizing that many practicing therapists are not comfortable including children, they address the treatment and training issues and provide extensive case studies and fascinating background material on their own early involvement in the practice. Children in Family Therapy will be extremely valuable to family therapists of all levels of experience. For the veterans, the cases that are different in approach from their own will be particularly informative. Less experienced therapists will find here a basic introduction and a clear description of the range of clinical practice in family therapy.

Table of Contents:
Contents Preface Introduction and Overview I. Treatment Interviewing Families With Children: Guidelines and Suggestions The Borderline Syndrome in Childhood: A Family Systems Approach Systemic Family Therapy With Young Children and Their Families: Use of the Reflecting Team Young Children and Play in Object Relations Family Therapy Countertransference in Psychodynamic Family Therapy With Children Child and Family Therapy: An Integrated Approach II. Training Training Therapists to Treat the Young Child in the Family and the Family in the Young Child’s Treatment An Experiential Family Therapy Training Seminar Play With Young Children in Family Therapy: An Extension of the Therapist’s Holding Capacity Perceived Change in Self and Children Following Participation of a Therapist-Parent in a Therapist’s Own Family Group III. Resources Specific References on Children in Family Therapy

About the Author :
Joan J. Zilbach (Author)