Reflective Network Therapy In The Preschool Classroom

Gilbert Kliman, M.D. is a Harvard Medical School graduate, a National Institute of Mental Health principal investigator, co-recipient of an International Prize for "World's best book concerning the well-being and nurture of children," and recipient of Dean Brockman Award for Lifetime Achievement. Kliman has worked intensively with preschool children for over forty-five years. Introduction by Alexandra Harrison, M.D. Contributions to the text by Thomas Lopez and Dorian Tenore-Bartilucci.

Tables and Figures
Preface
Introduction
PART 1 Reflective Network Therapy: The Children It Helps And How It Helps Them
Chapter 1 New Hope for Children with Psychiatric and Developmental Disorders
Chapter 2 Welcome to a Reflective Network Therapy Classroom
Chapter 3 Reflective Network Therapy: How-To-Do-It Manual for Therapists, Teachers and Parents
Chapter 4 How I Recovered from Autism
Chapter 5 An Aggressive, Cruel Boy Becomes an Empathic, Socialized Learner
Chapter 6 A Traumatized Child Emerges From Chaos
Chapter 7 Helping a Child with a Serious Emotional Disorder (SED) and a Serious Physical Disorder
Chapter 8 Bereaved Preschoolers with Serious Emotional Disorders (SED)
PART 2 Benefits and Cost-Benefit Comparisons to other Methods: Theory of what Happens in Reflective Network Therapy
Chapter 9 Benefits and Cost Benefit Comparisons to other Methods: The RNT Advantage for Special Needs Preschoolers and the People Who Care About Them
Chapter 10 Theory of What Happens in Reflective Network Therapy
References and Suggested Readings
Appendix A Resources for Therapists, Teachers, Researchers, Parents, Schools and Mental Health Agencies
Appendix B Reflective Network Therapy Training and Certification
Appendix C Professional Participants
Appendix D The Children's Psychological Health Center
Index
About the Author