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TWELVE COUNSELING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AT RISK ABOUT THE AUTHOR Susan T. Dennison, A.C.S.W., L.C.S.W., has practiced as a clinical social worker for over fifteen years in a variety of settings providing counseling services to children and adolescents. For eight of those years, she was a program administrator in a Day Treatment Program for severely emotionally disturbed youngsters. Currently Susan is on the faculty at Florida State University in the School of Social Work. She has written four other books, two that have been self-published. The titles are A Handbook for K.I.D.S. Group Therapy and A Theme/Technique Directory for K.I.D.s. Group Therapy (obtained by writing the author at 5965 SW 100 Street, Miami, Florida 33156). The other two books are Activities for Children in Therapy and Activities for Adolescents in Therapy. These two latter books can be obtained from Charles C Thomas, Publisher. Susan is married, has a seven-year-old son and conducts a nationwide consulting firm out of her home in Miami, Florida. She has served as a consultant to several school systems and mental health treatment programs. TWELVE COUNSELING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AT RISK By SUSAN T. DENNISON, M.S.W. Consultant / Professor Florida State University Illustmtions by Connie K. Glassman CHARLES C THOMAS • PUBLISHER Springfield • Illinois • U.S.A. Published and Distributed Throughout the World by CHARLES C THOMAS· PUBLISHER 2600 South First Street Springfield, Illinois 62794-9265 This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher. 1989 by CHARLES C THOMAS. PUBLISHER ISBN 0-398-05626-9 (cloth) ISBN 0-398-06090-8 (paper) Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 89-20153 co With THOMAS BOOKS careful attention is given to all details of manufacturing and design. It is the Publisher's desire to present books that are satisfactory as to their physical qualities and artistic possibilities and appropriate for their particular use. THOMAS BOOKS will be true to those laws of quality that assure a good name and good will. Printed in the United States of America SC-R-3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Dennison, Susan T. Twelve counseling programs for children at risk / by Susan T. Dennison; illustrations by Connie K. Glassman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-398-05626~9. - ISBN 0-398-06090-8 (pblc) 1. Problem children-Mental health. 2. Child psychotherapy. I. Title. RJ506.P63D45 1989 618.92'8914-dc20 89-20153 CIP This book is dedicated to my son, Matthew Ryan Dennison, who always reminds me about the truths of life INTRODUCTION Purpose of Book T he primary purpose of Twelve Counseling Programs for Childrenat Risk is to provide the school counselor and related mental health professional with structured curriculums for treating twelve specific problem areas of children. Each of the counseling packages provide the reader with a comprehensive step-by-step guide for planning and conducting therapy with the elementary age population. Clinicians will find in this single volume one of the most extensive listings of "how-to-do-it" counseling resources for children. For example, over 150 assessment instruments are referenced, 120 session themes are suggested, 30 techniques are recommended for each curriculum program, over 150 related resources are provided, 300 bibliotherapy references are indicated and approximately 140 films/videotapes are recommended. Readers will be astonished to find that the information in these counseling curriculums not only significantly impacts their treatment efforts but greatly reduces planning and research time. Many clinicians today working both in school and outpatient mental health set