Contemporary Case Studies in Clinical Mental Health for Children and Adolescents - Paperback

by Jennifer N. Baggerly (Editor), Athena A. Drewes (Editor), Edward Franc Hudspeth (Foreword by)

Practicing counselors, psychologists, social workers, and graduate students emerging into mental health professions are often faced with complex cases that do not conform neatly to theoretical textbooks. It can be difficult to overcome the communication barrier and correctly interpret the awkward or shocking things children and adolescents may say in a therapeutic setting. Contemporary Case Studies in Clinical Mental Health for Children and Adolescents is a versatile, case-based practical treatment guide for child and adolescent therapy that provides current, real-world clinical examples, undergirded by a theoretical approach. This resource provides both a succinct discussion of diagnoses and theories, as well as in-depth step-by-step treatment guidance through contemporary case studies of diverse children and adolescents, to apply and challenge typical textbook definitions. Editors Baggerly and Drewes further address the dramatic changes in contemporary issues-from the COVID pandemic, race-related events, and political unrest, to technological innovation-and how these events might impact these demographics in a therapeutic context. Mental health professionals will find this resource a handy, modern guide and reference to better support diverse children and adolescents in their practice.

Author Biography

About the Editors:

Jennifer N. Baggerly, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S is a Professor of Counseling and play therapy at the University of North Texas at Dallas. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor with over 25 years of play therapy experience. Dr. Baggerly also provides counseling and play therapy at Kaleidoscope Behavioral Health in Flower Mound Texas. She is an award-winning Counselor Educator and distinguished leader in the field of counseling and play therapy. Some of her notable awards across the decades include UNT Dallas Graduate School Outstanding Faculty Award (2022), Texas Counseling Association Outstanding Supervisor Award (2021), Viola Brody Outstanding Play Therapist Award (2005), and Post-Secondary Counselor of the Year for Hillsborough Counseling Association (2004). She served as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Association for Play Therapy from 2013-2014 and was a member of the board from 2009-2015. With over 75 publications, Dr. Baggerly is recognized as a prominent expert in children's crisis intervention and play therapy. She has provided Disaster Response Play Therapy throughout the world including Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, tsunami in Sri Lanka, Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, hurricanes in Florida, and tornados in Texas and Oklahoma. She demonstrated her play therapy skills through several training videos such as Disaster Mental Health and Crisis Stabilization for Children and Trauma Informed Child Centered Play Therapy.

Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, MA, MS Ed, RPT-S, is a licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist, registered play therapist and play therapist supervisor, noted author and coeditor of more than 13 books on play therapy including The Therapeutic Powers of Play: 20 Core Agents of Change (with Charles Schaefer, 2014, Wiley & Sons) and Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, 2nd Edition (with Eliana Gil, 2021, Guilford Press). She has produced a video demonstrating her Prescriptive Integrative Play Therapy approach through the American Psychological Association Children and Adolescents Series IX. She has a long and prestigious career as a passionate play therapist with over 45 years of clinical experience in working with children and adolescents with complex trauma and sexual abuse in schools, residential treatment, and foster care settings. She is currently semi-retired in Ocala, Florida, is a Guardian ad Litem (court-appointed special advocate for foster care children), and has a private practice focusing on supervision on the national and international level, consultation, and national and international training. She is Founder and President Emeritus of the New York Association for Play Therapy and Past Director of the Association for Play Therapy.

Contributors:

Jennifer N. Baggerly, Samuel Bore, Brook Bull, Sara Cantu, Peggy Ceballos, Allison Crowe, Dalena Dillman Taylor, Athena A. Drewes, Anelie Etienne, Tracie Faa Thompson, Caitlin Frawley, Robert Jason Grant, Chi-Sing "Denny" Li, Yu-Fen Lin, Kristin K. Meany-Walen, Domonique Messing, Felicia R. Neubauer, Jason O. Perry, Keith I. Raymond, Lisa Remey, Ana Guadalupe Reyes, Marium Sadiq, Clarissa L. Salinas, Angela I. Sheely-Moore, Risë VanFleet