Hidden Treasure: A Map to the Child's Inner Self

258 Pages·2007·0.76 MB·English

by  Violet Oaklander

HIDDEN TREASURE
A map to the child’s inner self

HIDDEN TREASURE
A map to the child’s inner self
Violet Oaklander, PhD

I would like to dedicate this book to Mollie Filler Solomon and
Joseph Solomon, my wonderful parents who gave me the kind of
childhood which I would wish for all children.

CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ix
CHAPTER ONE
Introduction 3
CHAPTER TWO
What brings children into therapy: a developmental
perspective 5
CHAPTER THREE
The therapeutic process with children and adolescents 20
CHAPTER FOUR
Enhancing the sense of self of children and adolescents 50
CHAPTER FIVE
The many faces of anger 69
CHAPTER SIX
Working with adolescents 93
viii CONTENTS
CHAPTER SEVEN
Loss and grief 119
CHAPTER EIGHT
Helping children and adolescents become self-nurturing 142
CHAPTER NINE
Working with very young children 164
CHAPTER TEN
Working with groups 175
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Treating children with symptoms of attention deficit
hyperactive disorder 188
CHAPTER TWELVE
An innovative way to use music in therapy 210
EPILOGUE 227
REFERENCES 229
INDEX 231
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I would like, in particular, to acknowledge my dear son and daughter:
Mha Atma Khalsa and Sara Oaklander, who encouraged me and
urged me and lovingly did whatever they could to make sure I wrote
this book.
My daughter-in-law, Martha Oaklander, especially helped me in
more ways than she knows.