About this course:
This course is presented by Leo DeBroeck, MS, LMHC, CMHS in a recorded webinar.
The PDFs and video of the main lecture can be downloaded by any student for their own personal use.
If you have issues or questions about accessing this course, please reach out to us at [email protected]

4.5 Continuing Education Credits (including 1.0 hours of ethics) are provided and are approved by the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC) as a recorded session.

This course will review information on using therapy books in clinical practice with families, youths, and children. Further, research and clinical experience on using written stories and therapy books will be reviewed. Skills are practiced on how to teach caregivers to use therapy books and “family story time” to process adverse stressors in an engaging and meaningful way. Considerations are given to different formats such telehealth or in-person work. 

Families face considerable and unique challenges such as addiction, domestic violence, trauma, grief, community violence, and economic struggles. Unique challenges require tailored interventions that children’s therapy books can offer to meet the needs of the family and children.

Because of this, areas of focus will include the “Do and Don’t” of using therapy books, how to teach caregivers to use therapy books with their families, understanding risks, and going through a piece of example sessions using a therapy book with a child in three different one-on-one sessions. Books on caregiver addiction, grief, and building self-confidence are used as the examples. Clinical interventions and strategies for using written stories are discussed.

Disclaimers:

We will be talking about serious matters which come up while working in therapy settings.

Replication/Duplication of the material without written permission is prohibited.

This presentation is intended for educational purposes not for general public or news outlets.

You are responsible for your actions. This training will not make you an expert or specialist and always use professional supervision and consultation.