Reflective Network Therapy In The Preschool Classroom

Gilbert Kliman

• Publisher: University Press of America
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN: 9780761854692
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychologie
• Subtopic: Frühkindliche Bildung

Reflective Network Therapy describes a remarkably effective school-based treatment method that harnesses small social networks for the good of seriously emotionally disturbed preschoolers or those with autism spectrum disorders. The book provides an in-depth explanation of the method - including the work of parents, peers, teachers, and mental health therapists. The RNT method has a substantial evidence base, with about the same number of treated children and a larger number of comparison and control cases as the published IQ results of the most widely used school based method. It has been used in many real life environments and is well-tested for feasibility, replicability, IQ effects, and children's global mental health results. The RNT method does not separate the child from peers by pairing him with an aide but is peer, teacher and parent inclusive. The cost-benefits and human benefits are extraordinary.

Table of contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Part I: 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 II: 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, Inc.
• About the Author