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This Handbookprovides a comprehensive guide to the practice and principles of child and adolescent psychotherapy around the world.Contents include:* a brief introduction to the child psychotherapy profession, its history and development* a review of the theory underlying therapeutic practice* an overview of the varied settings in which child psychotherapists work* analysis of the growth of the profession internationally* an examination of areas of expertise around the world * a summary of current researchContributors are experienced practitioners from within a diverse range of schools and approaches and so provide a well-rounded picture of child and adolescent psychotherapy today. The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapywill be an essential resource for professional psychotherapists, students of psychotherapy, social workers and all professionals working with disturbed children.

Manualisation of psychodynamic psychotherapy poses a formidable challenge, but may prove indispensable in the effort to disseminate short-term psychodynamic treatments to a wider patient community. In the case of childhood emotional disturbances, the need for widely available treatments is particularly pressing especially once we pay heed to the emotional turmoil also underpinning many behavioural problems. Short-term Psychoanalytic Child Therapy (PaCT) is an emotion-oriented, play-focused treatment that aims to help the child to relinquish rigidly held maladaptive defence mechanisms that give rise to symptoms and interfere with healthy development. PaCT comprises twenty to twenty-five psychotherapeutic sessions conducted in alternating settings (parent-child, child alone, parents alone), in which a relational theme is uncovered and worked through. Here, the authors have created a manual for PaCT, successfully retaining the complexity of each treatment whilst making the application accessible for a greater range of settings. This manual will be of use to trainees and practising therapists alike.

This Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to the practice and principles of child and adolescent psychotherapy around the world. Contents include: * a brief introduction to the child psychotherapy profession, its history and development * a review of the theory underlying therapeutic practice * an overview of the varied settings in which child psychotherapists work * analysis of the growth of the profession internationally * an examination of areas of expertise around the world * a summary of current research Contributors are experienced practitioners from within a diverse range of schools and approaches and so provide a well-rounded picture of child and adolescent psychotherapy today. The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy will be an essential resource for professional psychotherapists, students of psychotherapy, social workers and all professionals working with disturbed children. Monica Lanyado helped to found the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy training course in Scotland and remains involved with training issues at the British Association of Psychotherapists in London. Ann Horne was Head of the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy training at the British Association of Psychotherapists. She works at the Portman Clinic, London, where she is co-editor of The Portman Series .

This updated edition of The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy reflects the many changes in the profession. It includes: additional chapters on neuroscience, work with ‘looked after children’ and with foster parents, working in schools enlarged chapters on research, attachment theory, work with parents, and developments in child and adolescent psychotherapy around the world chapters on areas of specialist interest including violence, sexual abuse and abusing, trauma, parent-infant psychotherapy, autism, victims of political violence, delinquency and gender dysphoria. The Handbook remains accessible and jargon-free. It will be a valuable resource for all who work in allied professions where the emotional well-being of children is of concern – health, education, social services – as well as trainee psychotherapists and experienced practitioners. Horne, Lanyado , Introduction. Part I: Theoretical Foundations . Likierman, Urban , The Roots of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy in Psychoanalysis. Horne , Normal Emotional Development. Hopkins, Phillips , Contributions from Attachment Theory and Research. Music , The Contribution from Neuroscience. Midgley , Research in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy: An Overview. Part II: Context . Crockatt , The Child Psychotherapist in the Multi-disciplinary Team. Gibbs , Race and Cultural Issues. Tischler , The International Scene. Part III: Diversity of Treatments and Settings . Lanyado, Horne , The Therapeutic Setting and Process. Green , Individual Psychotherapy: Assessment, Intensive and Non-intensive Work. Lanyado , Brief Psychotherapy and Therapeutic Consultations. How Much Therapy is ‘Good-Enough’? Rustin , Work with Parents. Onions , Parent-Infant Psychotherapy. Woods, Argent , Group Psychotherapy. McLoughlin , Working within Schools and Educational Settings. Flynn , The Challenges of In-patient Work in a Therapeutic Community. Wilson , Consultation within Residential Care. Part IV: Areas of Specialist Interest . Rhode , Child Psychotherapy for Children on the Autistic Spectrum. Lanyado , Psychotherapy with Severely Traumatised Children and Adolescents: ‘Far Beyond Words’. Hunter-Smallbone , Psychotherapy for Children Looked After by Local Authorities. Ironside , Working with Foster Carers. Horne , Sexual Abuse and Sexual Abusing in Childhood and Adolescence. Parsons , The Roots of Violence: Theory and Implications for Technique with Children and Adolescents. Melzak , Work with Children and Adolescents Exposed to Political Violence. Wilson , Delinquency. Mondadori, Working with People with Eating Disorders: ‘What If I Die Without Knowing Why?’ Gaffney, Reyes , Gender Identity Dysphoria. Monica Lanyado is a training supervisor at the British Association of Psychotherapists (BAP). She is co-editor with Ann Horne of the first edition of The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, A Question of Technique and Through Assessment to Consultation and author of The Presence of the Therapist . Ann Horne trained in the Independent tradition at the BAP. She has discovered that retirement (after 10 years latterly at the Portman Clinic, London) can become very crowded and makes occasional sorties from behind the keyboard to speak and teach in the UK and abroad. \"This is a rich and thought-provoking collection from twenty-seven main contributors. It is as relevant to social workers who work with children as to specifically psychoanalytic psychotherapists... every section of this second edition can be read with interest and fascination by anyone working with children. Its relevance extends far beyond the psychotherapists in training for whom I am sure it will be a valued Handbook .\" - John Sudbery, British Journal of Social Work , Vol. 40, No. 2, March 2010 \"This revised edition is a thoroughly impressive and impressively thorough achievement. The writing, the level of specialism and expertise evidenced, and the rich variety of clinical and research illustrations make it also a great read.\" - Anne Alvarez, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist \"The second edition is engaging and insightful... This is a resource which can be used by various professionals who work with children not only psychotherapists...especially useful to professionals working with clients in a residential setting by its investigation of group dynamics, professional and client interplay and how these can be managed to understand client pathology...a vital read for all who work directly or indirectly with children.\" - Martin Smith, Addiction Today

The present study aims to investigate the outcomes of the Focal Play Therapy with Children and Parents (FPT-CP) in terms of parent–therapist alliance, parent–child interactions, and parenting stress. Thirty parental couples (N = 60; 30 mothers and 30 fathers) and their children presenting behavioral, evacuation and eating disorders took part to the study. Through a multi-method longitudinal approach, data were collected at two time points (first and seventh sessions) marking the first phase of the intervention specifically aimed to build the alliance with parents, a crucial variable for the remission of the child’s symptoms (and to the assessment of the child’s symptoms within family dynamics.) Therapeutic alliance was assessed by the Working Alliance Inventory by therapists and parents. Parent–child interactions and parenting stress were evaluated using the Emotional Availability Scales and the Parenting Stress Index, respectively. Results showed that a positive parent–therapist alliance was developed and maintained during the first seven sessions. Furthermore, parent–child interactions significantly improved on both parents’ and child’s dimensions. However, parenting stress levels remained unchanged between the two time points. The findings should enrich scientific knowledge about the role of parental engagement in preschool child-focused treatments as to better inform practice and improve the quality of care for children and their families.