Therapeutic Games and Guided Imagery Volume II: Tools for Professionals Working with Children and Adolescents with Specific Needs and in Multicultural - Paperback

by Monit Cheung (Editor)

Therapeutic Games and Guided Imagery is packed with tools for social workers, counselors, school professionals, students, and other helping professionals in the medical and mental health fields. The exercises included are both innovative and empirically tested; they aim to help clients increase the benefits of psychotherapy within a relatively short time. Professor Cheung has structured the books with tables and a cross-referenced index to facilitate easy and efficient navigation of the many step-by-step activities and exercises.

The interactive exercises contained in Volume Two are designed for children and adolescents with specific needs and in multicultural settings. Based on literature supporting the use of games and guided imagery for children with specific needs, the materials included provide a basis for innovative and creative engagement with children and families, enabling diverse solutions for diverse needs. The volume also includes a number of multilingual exercises and several examples of the guided imagery available for download.

Author Biography

Monit Cheung (PhD, MSW, MA, Ohio State) is professor and chair of the clinical practice concentration in the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston. Cheung is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in family counseling, child and adolescent counseling, and incest survivor treatment.