Full Description
Deliberate practice exercises help students and trainees rehearse fundamental child and adolescent psychotherapy skills to develop basic competence and hone their own personal therapeutic style.
Each book in the Essentials of Deliberate Practice series contains customized exercises consisting of role-playing scenarios in which two trainees act as a client and a therapist, switching back and forth under the guidance of a supervisor. The trainee playing the therapist improvises appropriate and authentic responses to a series of client statements organized into three difficulty levels-beginner, intermediate, and advanced-that reflect common problems and concerns encountered by practitioners who work with children and adolescents.
The first 2 exercises each focus on a single skill, such as observing and elaborating on play, exploring identity through a multicultural orientation, and addressing difficult issues like safety concerns and sex. These are followed by two comprehensive exercises-an annotated transcript and free-form mock therapy sessions-in which trainees integrate these essential skills into a single session.
Step-by-step instructions guide participants through the exercises, identify criteria for mastering each skill, and explain how to monitor and adjust difficulty. Guidelines and forms to help trainers and trainees get the most out of training are also provided.
Contents
Series Preface
Tony Rousmaniere and Alexandre Vaz
Acknowledgments
Part I. Overview and Instructions
Chapter . Introduction and Overview of Deliberate Practice and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Chapter 2. Instructions for the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Deliberate Practice Exercises
Part II. Deliberate Practice Exercises for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Skills
Exercises for Beginner Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Skills
Exercise . Communicating Interest and Curiosity
Exercise 2. Naming Feelings
Exercise 3. Praise and Encouragement
Exercise 4. Observing and Describing Play
Exercises for Intermediate Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Skills
Exercise 5. Empathic Validation
Exercise . Elaborating Play
Exercise 7. Exploring Identity-Multicultural Orientation
Exercise 8. Self-Disclosure
Exercises for Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Skills
Exercise 9. Gathering Information About Safety Concerns
Exercise . Setting Limits
Exercise . Talking About Sex
Exercise 2. Responding to Resistance and Ruptures
Comprehensive Exercises
Exercise 3. Annotated Child Psychotherapy Practice Session Transcripts
Exercise 4. Mock Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Sessions
Part III. Strategies for Enhancing the Deliberate Practice Exercises
Chapter 3. How to Get the Most Out of Deliberate Practice: Additional Guidance for Trainers and Trainees
Appendix A. Difficulty Assessments and Adjustments
Appendix B. Deliberate Practice Diary Form
Appendix C. Sample Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Syllabus With Embedded Deliberate Practice Exercises
References
Index
About the Authors
