Table of Contents

PART I: COUNSELLING CHILDREN
Goals for Counselling Children
The Child-Counsellor Relationship
Ethical Considerations when Counselling Children
Attributes of a Counsellor for Children
PART II: 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
Counselling Children in Groups
PART III: CHILD COUNSELLING SKILLS
Observation
Active Listening
Helping the Child to Tell Their Story and Get in Touch with Strong Emotions
Dealing with Resistance and Transference
Dealing with Self-concept and Self-destructive Beliefs
Actively Facilitating Change
Termination of Counselling
Skills for Counselling Children in Groups
PART IV: PLAY THERAPY - USE OF MEDIA AND ACTIVITIES
The Play Therapy Room
The Evidence-base for Play Therapy and Counselling Children
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 V: THE USE OF WORKSHEETS
Building Self-esteem
Social Skills Training
Education in Protective Behaviours
PART VI: IN CONCLUSION
Worksheets
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

KATHRYN GELDARD, PhD, is a lecturer and counsellor supervisor in the School of Psychology and Counselling at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia. Her research interests include adolescent peer counselling and counselling effectiveness as perceived by the adolescent client in the QUT Psychology and Counselling Clinic. Kathryn is currently conducting research with Australian Aboriginal adolescents with regard to developing a culturally sensitive peer support program in a regional community. She is the author of a number of textbooks on counselling and has several years experience in supervising and training counsellors. David Geldard has an international reputation as a counselling psychologist and for his work in counselling children and their families. Rebecca Yin Foo is an educational and developmental psychologist who specialises in working with children and families.

Reviews

From the time that this book was first written by the Geldards in 1997 I have been recommending it to my colleagues, trainees, and supervisees, having found it to be invaluable in my own work. This forth edition has been greatly expanded including additional material from a third contributor Rebecca Yin Foo, who also writes a helpful introduction... This book is a ′must have′ for any practitioner who works with children.
*Pat Havell*