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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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The Need for Developmentally Grounded Child Psychotherapy | |
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In Search of Mental Health and Resiliency: The Need to Integrate Developmental Theory Into Clinical Practice | |
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Developmental Psychology and Theories of Human Development | |
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Origins of Child Psychotherapy | |
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Current Practice of Psychotherapy With Children | |
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A Need for the Integration of Developmental Psychology Into Child Psychotherapy | |
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Integrating Theories of Developmental Psychology to Form a Comprehensive Approach to Treatment | |
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Theorists and Theories of Human Development and Developmental Psychology | |
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Summary of Theories of Development | |
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From Bonding and Attachment to Self-Regulation Theory: How Relationships Impact Human Development and Psychotherapy | |
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The Impact of Attachment on the Overall Health and Development of the Individual | |
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The Contributions of the Early Attachment Theorists | |
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Current Theories of Attachment | |
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Attachment, Mentalizing, Intentionality, and Self-Regulation | |
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The Impact of Attachment and Bonding on Child Psychotherapy | |
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Therapeutic Relationships in Child Psychotherapy | |
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Summary and Conclusions | |
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How Advances in Neuroscience Impact Child Psychotherapy | |
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Neuroplasticity and Considerations for Child Psychotherapy | |
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Theories of Neurobiology and the Developing Brain | |
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Neurodevelopment, Neurobiology, and Psychotherapy With Children | |
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Mirror Neurons and the Reflection in Psychotherapy | |
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What Is Trauma and How do We Treat Children? | |
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Research on PTSD Symptomatology in Children and Adolescents | |
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Autistic Spectrum Disorders | |
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Sensory Processing Disorders-Where Psychology Meets Occupational Therapy | |
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Summary | |
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Assimilating Developmental Theory into the Pragmatics of Child Psychotherapy | |
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Getting Started With Developmentally Grounded Child Psychotherapy | |
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Organizing Your Office for Working With Children and Families | |
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Parents, Parenting, and Parenting Skills | |
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Child Psychotherapy That Involves Other Professionals | |
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Psychotherapy With Child Clients | |
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Opportunities for Reinforcing Positive Symptoms in Psychotherapy | |
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Talking to Children in Forensically Complicated Situations | |
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Research on Questioning Children | |
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How Children's Social Styles and Temperament Effect Treatment | |
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Summary | |
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The Legal and Ethical Challenges of Providing Child Psychotherapy | |
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Documentation for Clinical and Forensic Environments | |
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Requests for Records of Minors | |
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Documentation: What Records Should Therapists Keep and How? | |
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Who Is Your Client: Working With Parents/Guardians, Schools, Child Welfare Organizations, and Other Legal Systems | |
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Forensic Issues and Advocating for Children | |
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Providing Psychotherapy in Forensically Complicated Cases | |
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The Challenges to the Therapist-Personal and Professional Risk | |
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Internet References for Professional Organizations | |
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Summary and Conclusions | |
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Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning in Psychotherapy With Children and Adolescents | |
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Ethical Guidelines | |
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Gathering Data From Parents | |
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Initial Intake | |
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Assessing for Attachment | |
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Global Assessment of Development and Functioning of Child and Adolescent Clients | |
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Assessment Through the Stages of the Child's Life | |
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Assessment in Psychotherapy | |
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Diagnosis of Children From a Strengths-Based Approach | |
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Psychotherapy With Children With Co-Occuring Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and Mental Health Diagnoses | |
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Psychotherapy With Children Exposed to Trauma | |
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Summary | |
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Internet Sources for Diagnosis and Assessment Tools | |
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Best Practices in Child Psychotherapy | |
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Theories That Inform the Practice of Child Psychotherapy | |
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Theoretical Orientations of Psychotherapy | |
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Summary and Conclusions | |
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Integrating Theories of Developmental Psychology Into the Enactment of Child Psychotherapy | |
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Case Conceptualization From a Multimodal Approach | |
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Strengths-Based Therapy Through the Lens of Child Development | |
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EMDR Case Conceptualization With a Reverse Protocol | |
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The Therapist's Role in Psychotherapy With Children | |
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Summary | |
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The Basics in Child Psychotherapy | |
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Parenting | |
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For Kids | |
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Summary and Conclusions | |
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A Developmentally Grounded and Integrative Clinical Approach for Treating Complex Trauma and Dissociative Disorders in Children | |
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Definition of Personality and Personality Development Theories | |
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Definition and Theoretical Conceptualization of Dissociation | |
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Developmentally Grounded Theory of Dissociation in Children and Adolescents | |
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EMDR Phased Treatment Approach for Working With Children and Adolescents With Symptoms of Complex Trauma and Dissociation | |
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Summary and Conclusions | |
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Resources for Treating Children With Dissociative Disorders | |
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Assessment Tools | |
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Epilogue | |
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New Technology and New Information | |
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New Research | |
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New Theories and New Evidence-Based Practice | |
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References | |
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Index | |