Counseling Children and Adolescents

Rebekah Byrd, PhD, LPC, (TN), LCMHC (NC), NCC, RPT-S, ACS, is an associate professor of counseling and the clinical experiences coordinator at Sacred Heart University. Chad Luke, PhD, LPC/MHSP (TN), NCC, ACS, MAC, is an associate professor of counseling at Tennessee Tech University.

Part 1: Knowledge 1. Introduction and Recognition of the Privilege of Counseling Children and Adolescents 2. Strategies and Interventions for Empathic Connection 3. A Review of Theories as related to Children and Adolescents 4. Understanding Attachment and Development Aspects of Children and Adolescents Part 2: Awareness 5. Legal and Ethical Implication for Working with Minors 6. Family Counseling 7. Parents, Caregivers, and Supportive Adults 8. Trauma and the Child and Adolescent Brain 9. At-Promise Children and Adolescents Part 3: Specific Skills, Theories, and Techniques 10. Children and Adolescents with Myriad Presenting Concerns 11. Grief and Loss Issues in Children and Adolescents 12. Working with Trans and Gender Expansive Children and Adolescents 13. LGB Children and Adolescents 14. Celebrating Diversity 15. Play Therapy 16. Sandtay Therapy 17. Mindfulness Techniques for Working with Children and Adolescents 18. Expressive and Experiential Techniques Appendix