Full Description
Practicing counselors, psychologists, social workers, and graduate students emerging into mental health professions are often faced with complex cases that do not conform neatly to theoretical textbooks. It can be difficult to overcome the communication barrier and correctly interpret the awkward or shocking things children and adolescents may say in a therapeutic setting.
Contemporary Case Studies in Clinical Mental Health for Children and Adolescents is a versatile, case-based practical treatment planner for child and adolescent therapy that provides current, real-world clinical examples, undergirded by a theoretical approach. This resource provides both a succinct discussion of diagnoses and theories, and in-depth step-by-step treatment guidance through contemporary case studies of diverse children and adolescents, to apply and challenge typical textbook definitions. Authors Baggerly and Drewes further address the dramatic changes in contemporary issues—from the COVID pandemic, race-related events and political unrest, to technological innovation—and how these events might impact these demographics in a therapeutic context.
Mental health professionals will find this resource a handy, modern guide and reference to better support diverse children and adolescents in their practice
Contents
Foreword
Franc Hudspeth
Preface
Jennifer N. Baggerly and Athena A. Drewes
Part I: Children
1. Depression: Child Centered Play Therapy with a Biracial Child
Peggy L. Ceballos and Marium Sadiq
2. Adjustment Difficulties: Child Centered Play Therapy and Critical Race Theory with a Biracial Child
Keith I. Raymond and Angela I. Sheely-Moore
3. Domestic Violence: Trauma-Informed Child Centered Play Therapy with a White Child
Jennifer N. Baggerly
4. Disruptive Behavior after January 6th Washington, DC Uprising: Cognitive Behavior Play Therapy with a White Child
Athena A. Drewes
5. ADHD and COVID-19: Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy with an African American Child
Lisa Remey
6. Anxiety and Asian Hate: Adlerian Play Therapy with a Chinese American Child
Kristin Meany-Walen
7. Autism and Neurodivergence: Group Play Therapy with Children
Robert Jason Grant
8. Grief after COVID and Gun Violence: Sandtray Therapy with a Mexican American Child
Clarissa Salinas and Jennifer Baggerly
9. Family Stress: Filial Therapy with an Indigenous American Family
Risë VanFleet
10. Divorce: Child Parent Relationship Therapy with Parents of a White Child
Dalena Dillman Taylor and Caitlin Frawley
Part II: Adolescents
11. Depression: Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy with a Chinese American Adolescent
Yu-Fen Lin and Chi-Sing Li
12. Social Anxiety: Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy with a Pakistani American Adolescent
Yu-fen Lin and Samuel Bore
13. Divorce and Political Extremist Groups: Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Expressive Arts with a White Adolescent
Jennifer N. Baggerly
14. Sexual Abuse: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Creative Approaches with a Biracial Adolescent
Felicia Neubauer
15. Self-Harm: Dialectical Behavior Therapy with an African American Adolescent
Anelie Etienne and Domonique Messing
16. Tourette Syndrome and Risk of Exploitation: Equine Assisted Family Play Therapy with a White Adolescent
Tracie Faa Thompson
17. Eating Disorders: Enhanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy with a Mexican American Adolescent
Sara Cantu
18. Substance Use Disorder: Motivational Interviewing and Creative Approaches with an African American Adolescent
Allison Crowe and Jason O. Perry
19. LGBTQ: Gestalt Therapy and Liberatory Approaches with a Dominican American Adolescent
Ana Guadalupe Reyes
20. Gender: Narrative Therapy with Parents of a Nonbinary Transgender Chinese American Adolescent
Brooks Bull
Index
About the Editors and Contributors
