Table of Contents

Introduction
PART ONE: COUNSELLING CHILDREN
Goals for Counselling Children
The Child-Counsellor Relationship
Attributes of a Counsellor for Children
PART TWO: PRACTICE FRAMEWORKS
Historical Background, and Contemporary Ideas about Counselling Children
The Process of Child Therapy
The Child′s Internal Processes of Therapeutic Change
Sequentially Planned Integrative Counselling for Children (the SPICC model)
Counselling Children in the Context of Family Therapy
PART THREE: CHILD COUNSELLING SKILLS
Observation
Active Listening
Helping the Child to Tell Their Story
Dealing with Resistance and Transference
Dealing with Self-Concept and Self-Destructive Beliefs
Actively Facilitating Change
Termination of Counselling
PART FOUR: PLAY THERAPY - USE OF MEDIA AND ACTIVITIES
The Play Therapy Room
Selecting the Appropriate Media or Activity
The Use of Miniature Animals
Sand Tray Work
Working with Clay
Drawing, Painting, Collage and Construction
The Imaginary Journey
Books and Stories
Puppets and Soft Toys
Imaginative Pretend Play
Games
PART FIVE: THE USE OF WORK-SHEETS
Building Self-Esteem
Social Skills Training
Education in Protective Behaviours
PART SIX: IN CONCLUSION

About the Author

Dr Kathryn Geldard is now retired from clinical practice. She continues to conduct training workshops for counsellors and organisations and facilitate professional development supervision groups. Her academic career as senior lecturer in counselling at Queensland University of Technology and in the faculty of Arts and Business at the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Australia includes programme leadership of the Counselling programme as well as development of the postgraduate Master of Counselling degrees. She is the author of a several textbooks founded on her extensive clinical counselling background with children, young people and their families.



David Geldard had extensive experience in working as a counselling psychologist with troubled children and their families. He worked in mental health and community health settings, and in private practice. 

Reviews

'A practical guide from which individuals can extract ideas that have a personal fit'

'If you only buy one book about counselling children - this is the one to buy. It is thorough, practical and easy to read'

'The book is clearly written, well organized and lives up to its claim to bejargon-free. It is written in an interactive style, which not only encourages the reader to consider and question issues but is also 'user-friendly'

Praise for the First Edition: 'The book is clearly written, well-organized and lives up to its claim to be jargon-free. It is written in an interactive style which not only encourages the reader to consider and question issues but is also 'user-friendly'