Sentences with phrase «therapeutic use of symbols»

The book is organized in chapters along major therapeutic goals as follows with specific tools described to meet the objectives: the challenge of therapeutic engagement with reluctant children; relational strategies to engage heart and mind; the therapeutic use of symbols to access the internal and relational worlds of the child or teen; building the therapeutic alliance with strategies that honor strengths; strategies to strengthen the self - observer; facilitating empathy for self and others; strategies to access the pain of social rejection; tools to address grief and traumatic loss; the «quest for home» strategies; and the delicate operation of facilitating hope.

The book is organized in chapters along major therapeutic goals as follows with specific tools described to meet these objectives: The challenge of therapeutic engagement with reluctant children; relational strategies to engage heart and mind; the therapeutic use of symbols to access the internal and relational worlds of the child or teen; building the therapeutic alliance with strategies that honor strengths; strategies to strengthen the self - observer; facilitating empathy for self and others; strategies to access the pain of social rejection; tools to address grief and traumatic loss; the «quest for home» strategies; and the delicate operation of facilitating hope.

The book begins with a review of research and a rationale for using tools consisting of symbolic play for younger children and the therapeutic use of symbols, drawing, and storytelling in order to create portals of entry to reach disconnected children.