Evaluation of Individual Objectives
To assess the effectiveness of the course material, we ask that you evaluate your achievement of each learning objective on a scale of A to D (A=excellent, B=good, C=fair, D=unsatisfactory). Please indicate your responses next to each learning objective and return it to us with your completed exam.
Learning Objectives
Upon completing the course you should be able to:
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 9 year- old female client with an Adjustment Disorder with Anxious Mood and Somatic complaints.
- Discuss the application of behavior modification, family therapy, school consultation and medication and the treatment outcomes in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 16 year-old male client with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity
- Disorder and Adoption and individuation issues.
- Discuss the application of family therapy, medication, solution- focused therapy and the treatment outcomes in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 15-year-old female client with an Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood.
- Discuss the application of facilitating family communications and reframing and the treatment outcomes in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by an 11-year-old boy with an Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Underachievement.
- Discuss the application of Person-centered and cognitive-behavioral therapies and the treatment outcomes in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 15- year-old boy with Depression, and Possible substance-induced mood disorder.
- Discuss the application of Adlerian therapy and the treatment outcomes in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 12 year-old boy with a Dysthymic Disorder, Underachievement and Sibling rivalry.
- Discuss the application of Strategic family therapy and narrative therapy and the treatment outcomes in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by an 11 year-old girl with a Schizoid Personality Disorder, and social withdrawal.
- Discuss the application of Person-centered therapy and the treatment outcome in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 4 year-old boy with a Widely generalized phobia.
- Discuss the application of Adlerian play therapy and the treatment outcome in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 12-year-old boy with a Dysthymic Disorder, Suicidal ideation and depression.
- Discuss the application of the Suicide assessment interview and the treatment outcome in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 17-year-old boy with a diagnosis of difficulties with Adjustment to death of a parent.
- Discuss the application of Solution-focused and person-centered therapies and the treatment outcome in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 12 year-old girl with a Conversion Disorder (single episode) and Psychosomatic complaints.
- Discuss the application of Strategic family therapy and the treatment outcome on this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 12 year-old boy with a Conduct Disorder and Explosive violence.
- Discuss the application of Advocacy and a supportive milieu and the treatment outcomes in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 7 year-old boy with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Unresolved grief.
- Discuss the application of Family drawing, “feeling story” technique, and structured board games and the treatment outcomes in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 7-year-old girl with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Unresolved grief.
- Discuss the application of Art therapy and the treatment outcome in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by a 5 year-old girl with Pervasive Developmental Disorder and Autistic-like symptoms.
- Discuss the application of Existential play therapy and the treatment outcome in this case.
- Describe the behaviors exhibited by the teenaged girls who presented with Gang vendetta, Adjustment Disorder With Disturbance of Conduct, and Conduct Disorder.
- Describe the application of Solution-focused counseling and conflict resolution and the treatment outcomes in this case.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: Ann: A Case of Mistaken Identity
- Chapter 2: He Can, But He Won’t
- Chapter 3: Weathering an Adolescent Storm
- Chapter 4: The Defense Never Rests
- Chapter 5: Where Do I Fit?
- Chapter 6: The Boy Who Trashed His Final
- Chapter 7: Mandy: Out in the World
- Chapter 8: Billy, the Teddy Bear Boy
- Chapter 9: Will He Choose Life?
- Chapter 10: Raising Martin
- Chapter 11: The Girl With Painful Steps
- Chapter 12: Ringo: Scars of Violence
- Chapter 13: On No–Not Again!
- Chapter 14: Too Afraid to Talk
- Chapter 15: Frederika: Wrapped in Layers of Burgundy Wool
- Chapter 16: War and Peace