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This practical handbook is designed for counsellors, social workers, and psychologists in schools and mental health settings. It offers over 100 creative activities and effective interventions for individual counselling with children and adolescents (ages 6-18).
The activities include stories, songs, games, worksheets, role plays, and other strategies that address problems, such as anger, anxiety/worry, depression, underachievement, procrastination, perfectionism, self-downing, and acting out.
The interventions, which are based on the principles of rational emotive behaviour therapy, can be used for helping students with normal developmental issues as well as for helping those with more serious emotional or behavioural problems. Dr. Vernon provides strategies for establishing a therapeutic relationship with students who are sometimes apprehensive or opposed to counselling.
Several case studies are included to help illustrate the counselling techniques and interventions. The book also includes a chapter on working with parents and teachers.
An accompanying CD of all the reproducible forms and student handouts is included with the book.
Chapter 1: Considerations in Working with Young Clients
Chapter 2: Basic Principles of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
Chapter 3: Interventions for Internalizing Problems
Chapter 4: Interventions for Externalizing Problems
Chapter 5: Interventions for Typical Developmental Problems
Chapter 6: Applications for Parents and Teachers
Appendix: Game Board
"While many existing books discuss the theoretical orientations of different therapies, there are far fewer that describe specific techniques for use with children and adolescents. Dr. Vernon fills this void. . . . a well-written guide that many clinicians will find useful."
- Erin Clark and Ray Christner, Communique - Newspaper of the US National Association of School Psychologists
"Vernon uses anecdotes to help provide the basics of different counseling techniques, and addresses internalizing problems, developmental problems, and emotive behavior. The book also includes suggestions for well-crafted activities to supplement standard therapy techniques."
- Youth Today, The Newspaper on Youth Work
