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Szapocznik, José; Hervis, Olga – APA Books, 2020
Brief strategic family therapy (BSFT) is an evidence-based intervention for diagnosing and correcting patterns of family interactions that are linked to distressing experiences and symptoms in children ages 6-18. This clinical guide shows practitioners how to transform family interactions from conflictive to collaborative, from habitual to…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Counseling Techniques, Evidence Based Practice, Family Life
Tompkins, Michael A.; Owen, Daniela J.; Shiloff, Nicole H.; Tanner, Litsa R. – APA Books, 2019
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which can cause significant impairment in personal, social, and academic contexts, affects nearly half a million children in the United States. This step-by-step guide provides mental health professionals with an adaptable, evidence-based model that uses cognitive behavior therapy to treat pediatric OCD. The…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Evaluation Methods, Intervention
Reddy, Linda A. – APA Books, 2011
Group play interventions are used to meet a broad range of developmental needs in children from various backgrounds. This book is for mental health practitioners working with children aged 5 through 12 to help them learn important social skills and self-control strategies such as making friends, asking for and offering help, controlling hands and…
Descriptors: Play, Intervention, Children, Interpersonal Competence
Reddy, Linda A., Ed.; Files-Hall, Tara M., Ed.; Schaefer, Charles E., Ed. – APA Books, 2005
"Empirically Based Play Interventions for Children" is a compilation of innovative, well-designed play interventions, presented for the first time in one text. Play therapy is the oldest and most popular form of child therapy in clinical practice and is widely considered by practitioners to be uniquely responsive to children's developmental needs.…
Descriptors: Play, Therapy, Intervention, Children