Full Description
This collection of transcripts from sessions by certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapists gives therapists, educators, and child welfare and residential treatment professionals a detailed understanding of how Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy is used to help children who have a history of neglect, abuse, orphanage care, or other experiences that may interfere with the normal development of attachment between parent and child. The book begins with a description of DDP, its essential components, and the ways in which those components are used differentially in different phases of treatment. The transcripts that follow illustrate those components and their uses. They cover a diverse range of clients and families so that the reader can appreciate the depth and breadth of DDP. Both the editor and the therapists themselves provide analysis and commentary on the therapists' goals, impressions, and techniques. This book complements the treatment manual Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy: Essential Methods and Practices, and will be useful in graduate courses on treatment, child welfare, family therapy, and child psychology.
Contents
Chapter 1 Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 Chapter 1—Introduction
Chapter 3 Chapter 2—Components and Phases of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
Chapter 4 Chapter 3—Assessment Session—Exploration Begins
Chapter 5 Chapter 4—Beginnings
Chapter 6 Chapter 5—Developing the Alliance (and much more): A Surprising First Session
Chapter 7 Chapter 6—Hello, Norma Jean!
Chapter 8 Chapter 7—Pekka: The Silent Boy Who Has ADHD
Chapter 9 Chapter 8—Exploration and Integration: When Present and Past Meet
Chapter 10 Chapter 9—Erika's Shame: Middle Treatment
Chapter 11 Chapter 10—The Case of the Murdered Swimming Towel!
Chapter 12 Chapter 11—Integration in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy: Amran's Story
Chapter 13 Chapter 12—Endings
Chapter 14 Chapter 13—The Girl Who Becomes Aggressive
Chapter 15 Chapter 14—Conclusion
Chapter 16 References
Chapter 17 About the Contributors
Chapter 18 Index
