'Counseling Children and Adolescents in Schools' is a text and workbook designed to help aspiring school practitioners (school psychologists, counsellors, and social workers) gain the necessary theoretical background and skill set to work effectively with youths in schools.

Part VI Creativity, Expressive Arts, and Play Therapy: Evidence-Based Strategies, Approaches and Practices with Youth, and Future Directions and Trends in Counseling Youth -- 14 Creativity, Expressive Arts, and Play Therapy -- 15 Strategies, Approaches, and Evidence-Based Practices -- 16 Future Directions and Trends in Counseling Children and Adolescents -- Index

The first concise guide to conducting cognitive therapy (CT) in school settings, this book features in-depth case examples and hands-on clinical tools. The authors—who include renowned CT originator Aaron T. Beck—provide an accessible introduction to the cognitive model and demonstrate specific therapeutic techniques. Strategies are illustrated for engaging adolescents in therapy, rapidly creating an effective case conceptualization, and addressing a range of clinical issues and stressors frequently experienced in grades 6–12. The challenges and rewards of school-based CT are discussed in detail. In a convenient large-size format, the book contains 16 reproducible handouts, worksheets, and forms. Purchasers also get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials. This book is in The Guilford Practical Intervention in the Schools Series, edited by Sandra M. Chafouleas.

Counseling Children and Adolescents, Second Edition reviews the most relevant theoretical approaches for counseling children (CBT, emotion focused therapy, play therapy, systems theory and developmental theories) and focuses on connecting key theories to application via case studies. The book has an integrated framework that focuses on development and diversity. In addition, a unique aspect of this text is its focus on neuroscience, the developing brain, and the impact of early childhood trauma on development. Updates to the second edition include new coverage of the multicultural ethical decision model, intersectionality, implicit bias, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and new research and citations.

Provides developmentally appropriate interventions for counselling children and adolescents who have experienced a wide range of grief and loss, including secondary and intangible losses such as moving or divorce. It provides a method for assessing individual needs and offers guidelines for selecting appropriate counselling strategies.

This book effectively presents an insightful blend of theoretical ideas, practical realities and ways of engaging with children and adolescents. Guidance and Counselling for Children and Adolescents in Schools provides a rich understanding of the challenges, problems and difficulties that children and adolescents face in adjusting to the contexts in which they live, grow and study. All teacher-education programmes expansively define the role of teachers and their responsibility towards guiding and counselling students. This book serves to help student-teachers and in-service teachers to understand their role as counsellors and build perspectives about the mental health concerns of students. Rendering ground realities within theoretical approaches to psychotherapy and mental health, it serves as a useful resource for practitioners and researchers in education. The book is based on more than three decades of experience of the authors in the fields of education and psychology and experiential understanding of contemporary times. Key Features: • Unique approach in correlating real-life situations and experiences to the explanation of theories •Builds understanding about guidance, counselling and mental health issues through a theory–practice interface •Provides anecdotes, case vignettes and narratives to aid self-directed learning of counselling skills •Couched in the contemporary Indian socio-cultural setting