Treating Child and Adolescent Aggression Through Bibliotherapy

• Main Author: Shechtman, Zipora (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
• Series: The Springer Series on Human Exceptionality,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Education.; Social work.; Clinical psychology.; Psychotherapy.; Counseling.; Child psychology.; School psychology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Child and School Psychology.; Education, general.; Psychotherapy and Counseling.; Social Work.; Personality and Social Psychology.

Antisocial acts by children and teens are on the rise – from verbal abuse to physical bullying to cyber-threats to weapons in schools. Strictly punitive responses to aggressive behavior may even escalate a situation, leaving peers, parents, and teachers feeling helpless. This unique volume conceptua...

Table of Contents:

• The Nature of Aggressive Children
• Bibliotherapy as a Method of Treatment
• Bibliotherapy and Treatment of Aggression
• The Application of Affective Bibliotherapy
• Groups for Aggressive Children
• Individual Treatment
• Treatment in Pairs (Duo-Therapy)
• Working with Caregivers
• Using Bibliotherapy as a Preventive Intervention in the Classroom
• Summary and Conclusions.