Vývojová a vztahová terapie dětí – Pöthe Peter (2022)

Child psychotherapist and psychiatrist Peter Pöthe summarizes in his book experiences from over twenty years of therapeutic work with children. He draws on updated knowledge and practical experiences with child clients, their parents, and professionals in the field of children's mental health care. He focuses on a clear and systematic processing of the therapeutic process with children and adolescents, aimed not only at emotional relief and the reduction of clinical symptoms but also at initiating and supporting psychosocial growth. The process is demonstrated through excerpts from the therapy of dozens of children and adolescents who are emotionally distressed and exhibit risky behavior due to halted or slowed emotional development. The author specifically addresses a detailed 'technical' description of the therapeutic process from beginning to end. He thoroughly processes the most common indications for therapy in children, violent and risky behavior, loss of a parent and foster care, developmental and relational traumas, as well as therapeutic work with parents. The book can serve as a textbook in the field of child psychotherapy, the need for which is particularly evident in today's post-COVID and wartime context. It is intended for both novice and experienced child...