Reflective Network Therapy In The Preschool Classroom (eBook)

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.

Part 1 Tables and FiguresPart 2 PrefacePart 3 IntroductionPart 4 PART 1 Reflective Network Therapy: The Children It Helps And How It Helps ThemChapter 5 Chapter 1 New Hope for Children with Psychiatric and Developmental DisordersChapter 6 Chapter 2 Welcome to a Reflective Network Therapy ClassroomChapter 7 Chapter 3 Reflective Network Therapy: How-To-Do-It Manual for Therapists, Teachers and ParentsChapter 8 Chapter 4 How I Recovered from AutismChapter 9 Chapter 5 An Aggressive, Cruel Boy Becomes an Empathic, Socialized LearnerChapter 10 Chapter 6 A Traumatized Child Emerges From ChaosChapter 11 Chapter 7 Helping a Child with a Serious Emotional Disorder (SED) and a Serious Physical DisorderChapter 12 Chapter 8 Bereaved Preschoolers with Serious Emotional Disorders (SED)Part 13 PART 2 Benefits and Cost-Benefit Comparisons to other Methods: Theory of what Happens in Reflective Network TherapyChapter 14 Chapter 9 Benefits and Cost Benefit Comparisons to other Methods: The RNT Advantage for Special Needs Preschoolers and the People Who Care About ThemChapter 15 Chapter 10 Theory of What Happens in Reflective Network TherapyPart 16 References and Suggested ReadingsPart 17 Appendix A Resources for Therapists, Teachers, Researchers, Parents, Schools and Mental Health AgenciesPart 18 Appendix B Reflective Network Therapy Training and CertificationPart 19 Appendix C Professional ParticipantsPart 20 Appendix D The Children's Psychological Health CenterPart 21 IndexPart 22 About the Author