Full Description
Ending therapy in an appropriate and meaningful way is especially important in work with children and adolescents, yet the topic is often overlooked in clinical training. From leading child clinicians, this much-needed book examines the termination process--both for brief and longer-term encounters--and offers practical guidance illustrated with vivid case material. Tools are provided for helping children and families understand termination and work through associated feelings of loss and grief. Challenges in creating positive endings to therapy with children who have experienced trauma and adversity are given particular attention. Several reproducible forms can be downloaded and printed from the companion website in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. The companion website also features nine full-color figures.
Contents
1. Termination as a Necessary and Useful Closure of the Formal Therapy Relationship
2. Open-Door Terminations: A Developmentally Sensitive Approach
3. The Revolving Door of Managed Care
4. Premature Termination
5. Unique Issues in Termination in Child Therapy
6. Countertransference Issues
7. Critical Goals and Specific Strategies for Successful Termination
8. Case Studies of Failures and Successes in the Termination Process
