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How to Be a Better Child Therapist

An Integrative Model for Therapeutic Change

10 CE Hours
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About the Course

This course presents an integrative model of therapeutic change in child psychotherapy, based on a contemporary understanding of children’s emotions and emotional needs. The course material will demonstrate the advantages of an emotion-based clinical theory, supported by developmental, clinical, and neuroscience research, illustrated with clinical examples. An emphasis on children’s emotions allows us to retain the essential contributions of humanistic and psychodynamic theory and also make use of active strategies, derived from diverse sources, for solving children’s emotional and behavioral problems.

This course is based on the book, How to Be a Better Child Therapist created by Kenneth Barish, Ph.D. in 2018.

Publication Details

Publication Date: 1st Edition 2018

Course Material Author

Kenneth Barish, Ph.D.
Kenneth Barish is Clinical Professor of Psychology at Weill Cornell Medical College and has a clinical practice. He is the author of How to Be a Better Child Therapist: An Integrative Model for Therapeutic Change (W. W. Norton, 2018) and Pride and Joy: A Guide to Understanding Your Child’s Emotions and Solving Family Problems (Oxford University Press, 2012). Pride and Joy is winner of the 2013 International Book Award and the 2013 Eric Hoffer Book Award.

Kenneth Barish, Ph.D. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Explain recent advances in the science of human emotions.
  2. 2 Describe an emotion-based theory of healthy and pathological development in childhood.
  3. 3 Describe an integrative model of child psychotherapy.
  4. 4 Utilize three new ways of engaging children in psychotherapy.
  5. 5 Describe research on the importance of empathy in child development and psychotherapy.
  6. 6 Explain two different processes that lead to improved emotion regulation in children.
  7. 7 Describe recent research on the role of play in children’s social and emotional development.
  8. 8 Cite three forms of positive parent-child interactions that promote children’s emotional health.
  9. 9 Prepare a comprehensive method for reducing children’s tantrums and oppositional behavior.

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Course Details

10 CE Hours
Book
Course 103066

Related Topics

Neuroscience Evidence Based Interventions Youth

Availability

This course is available until Jan 4th, 2028.

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