Casebook in Child and Adolescent Treatment: Cultural and Familial Contexts / Edition 2

by Faith Holmes McClure, Edward Teyber

Overview

This practical, compelling, and clinically authentic text will help counselors in training work more effectively with children and adolescents from diverse backgrounds. The purpose of this training casebook is to provide students with a comprehensive and in-depth presentation of the treatment process and how change occurs. The book emphasizes the child's experience so that the reader can feel with and understand this young person and the counseling relationship that unfolds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780534529406
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	05/06/2002
Series:	Children & Adolescents Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	7.42(w) x 9.22(h) x 0.44(d)

About the Author

Faith Holmes McClure is a psychology professor at California State University, San Bernardino and is an adjunct professor at Loma Linda University. Dr. McClure is also the co-author for the Student Workbook, Instructor's Manual and CHALLENGING THERAPEUTIC INTERACTIONS clinical training video with Edward Teyber. Her research interests include multicultural & relational issues in mental health; violence, child abuse & chemical dependence; and developmental psychopathology. Dr. McClure grew up in South Africa during apartheid and hopes she can contribute to psychology in post-apartheid South Africa as a mixed-race person.

Edward Teyber is an Emeritus professor (psychology) at California State University (CSU), San Bernardino. Dr. Teyber received his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Michigan State University. He has enjoyed being active in clinical practice, supervision and training, and research with children and families as well as in psychotherapy process for nearly 40 years. He still writes popular press and professional articles and chapters, and is also the author of the popular-press book HELPING CHILDREN COPE WITH DIVORCE and a textbook published by Brooks/Cole, CASEBOOK IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT TREATMENT: CULTURAL AND FAMILIAL CONTEXTS, 2nd Edition. Dr. Teyber maintains a part-time private practice, enjoys golf and doing anything outdoors with family and friends.

Table of Contents

1. Helping Our Children and Adolescents. 2. Allie: Resolving Her Bulimia and Finding a Positive Biracial Identity. 3. Sheila: An African American Adolescent Coming to Terms with Sexual Abuse and Depression. 4. Mary: A Native American Child Finding Her Parents in the Aftermath of Divorce. 5. Jonathan: Finding a Sense of Self as He Comes to Terms with His Gay Identity and Borderline Personality Disorder. 6. Timmy: A Biracial Child Developing Friendships and Competence as He Learns to Cope with ADHD. 7. Henry: A Latino Child with Separation Anxiety Finding Security in a Threatening Inner-City Environment. 8. Elizabeth: An Asian American Adolescent Resolving Rape Trauma. 9. Sam: Developing Resilience in Group Therapy as He Copes with Abandonment by Drug Abusing Parents. 10. Brian: Recovering from the Foster Parent System with Conduct Disorder. 11. Linda: A Depressed Third-Culture Kid Clarifying Spiritual Values.

Editorial Reviews

"McClure and Teyber have written an excellent casebook that analyzes mental health problems that children and adolescents may experience. Importantly, the analysis is embedded within a cultural context. The casebook reviews symptoms and causes of disorders and then presents cases that illustrate key points in the discussion. The cases are explored with depth, and the rationale for using certain treatment strategies are thoughtfully discussed within a cultural context. This book is a valuable contribution and should be read by mental health professionals as well as advanced undergraduates or graduate students in the helping professions."

"This book speaks to real-life problems experienced by children and adolescents today, problems that are serious, complex, and challenging to talented, seasoned counselors. It provides an in-depth discussion of intervention techniques, including scripts of important exchanges between the counselor and client. Each chapter contains detailed background information about the crisis category of interest and the pertinent multicultural issues that apply, thus providing the context in which the interventions can be better understood."

From the Publisher

This casebook is written for counselors-in-training. Problems addressed here are ones that are regularly presented by children and adolescents in schools, daycare settings, outpatient treatment centers, medical facilities, and group homes. Depression, antisocial behaviors, rape trauma, and sexual and racial identities are some problems illustrated by the cases. Each case reviews the causes of common problems, defines symptoms and characteristics, and tells how to address the problems in treatment. The authors teach in the Psychology Department at California State University-San Bernardino. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)