Tough Kids, Cool Counseling: User-Friendly Approached with Challenging Youth

by John Sommers-Flanagan, Rita Sommers-Flanagan

Tough Kids, Cool Counseling offers creative techniques for overcoming resistance, fostering constructive therapy relationships, and generating opportunities for client change and growth. This edition includes a new chapter on resistance busters and updated and fresh ideas for establishing rapport, carrying out informal assessments, improving negative moods, modifying maladaptive behaviors, and educating parents. Suicide assessment, medication referrals, and therapy termination are also discussed. John and Rita Sommers-Flanagan clearly enjoy working with kids—no matter how tough—and their infectious spirit and proven techniques will help you bring renewed energy into the counseling process.

Genres: Counselling, Psychology

Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Sherry T. · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolute must read for anyone who is counseling children and adolescents. This book was my practicum savior.

[Chelsie Heichel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really interesting book with great case studies and examples to keep the reader engaged. I can see myself returning to this text in my future work as needs arise.

[Erika · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very useful interventions for working with kids & teens, tough or not.