The Therapist's Notebook for Children and Adolescents: Homework, Handouts, and Activities for Use in Psychotherapy Book

	About the Editors
	Contributors
	Foreword
	Preface
	Therapist Attitudes About Play
	Acknowledgments
1	Feeling Faces Prevent Scary Places	3
2	Deflating Fear	9
3	A Child's Impossible and Scariest Tasks	18
4	Soaring Above Stress: Using Relaxation and Visualization with Anxious Children	25
5	Getting to Know the Characters Inside Me: Children Coping with Thoughts and Feelings	40
6	Play Genograms	49
7	Strengthening Parent-Child Attachment with Play: Filial Play Therapy	57
8	Using Play to Help Parents Share Difficult Information with Young Children	64
9	Explaining to Parents the Use of Play in Family Therapy	71
10	Family Sandplay: Strengthening the Parent-Child Bond	79
11	Spin Me a Yarn: Breaking the Ice and Warming the Heart	83
12	Co-Art: A Joining Activity for Therapists and Younger Clients	92
13	Using LIFE to Explore Children's Worlds	96
14	Learning and School-Related Problems in Childhood	103
15	Superman versus the Monster: Assisting a Young Child with Nightmares	112
16	"Mommy Is a Restless Sleeper"	116
17	Secret Signals Soothe Separation Stress	125
18	A Brief Assessment of Social Competency Skills in Preschool and Early Elementary School Children	132
19	Children's Understanding of Death	143
20	Tips for Parents When There Is Illness in the Family	150
21	Scrapbooking During Traumatic and Transitional Events	157
22	Animal-Assisted Therapy for Sexually Abused Children	163
23	Using Adolescents As Consultants in Therapy	171
24	Creating a Participating Role for Adolescents in Group and Family Therapy	180
25	Silent Scream: Opening Adolescent Communication	185
26	The Places You'll Go: Developing Hope and Self-Efficacy	192
27	Therapeutic Letters to Young Persons	199
28	Parental Involvement in an Adolescent's Career Decision Process	204
29	Improving Behavior and Identities of Youths: Exploring and Creating Culturally Relevant Masks	211
30	Judge and Jury: A Creative Approach to Discussing Sex with Teens	218
31	The Use of Consultants in Play Therapy: Narrative Practices with Young Children	225
32	Integrating Externalization and Scaling Questions: Using Visual Scaling to Amplify Children's Voices	230
33	Becoming the Author of Your Life: Writing Stories of Change	237
34	Jumanji	242
35	A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Getting to Know a Child's World Through Photographs	247
36	Champion Pack	252
37	The Family Play Planner: Playing Together, Staying Together	261
38	Kidsculpt: Children's Role in Marital and Family Therapy	270
39	Special Time Activities	279
40	Anger Collage	291
41	Director's Chair	296
42	Using Children's Books in Family Therapy	302
43	The Parent's Guide to Good Divorce Behavior	323
44	Ten Commandments for Stepfamilies	330
45	Helping Parents Understand and Use Natural and Logical Consequences	336
46	Helping Parents Use the Time-Out Procedure	342
	Index	349