BT06 Topical Panel 04 - Brief Therapy with Children & Adolescents - Kenneth V. Hardy, PhD; Cloé Madanes, Lic Psic, HDL; Peggy Papp, ACSW; Matthew Selekman, MSW
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- Topic Areas:
- Topical Panels | Children and Adolescent Therapy | Brief Therapy | Family Therapy
- Categories:
- Brief Therapy Conference | Brief Therapy Conference 2006
- Faculty:
- Kenneth Hardy, PhD | Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC | Peggy Papp, ACSW | Matthew Selekman, MSW
- Duration:
- 56:08
- Format:
- Audio Only
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 08, 2006
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Description:
Educational Objectives:
- To describe the use of brief therapy techniques in specific clinical situations.
*Sessions may be edited for content and to preserve confidentiality*
Outline:
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Working with Adolescents: Challenges & Opportunities
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Adolescents often seen as unpredictable and emotionally volatile, causing therapist hesitation.
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Ackerman Institute project links adolescent depression to family beliefs and values.
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Teens viewed as truth-tellers, exposing hidden family tensions.
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Emphasis on using the family as a key resource for change.
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Case Study: 16-Year-Old Girl Self-Harming
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Girl had a history of self-harm and suicide attempts; avoided sharing with her mother.
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In family therapy, mother learned her own suicide threats deeply affected her daughter.
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Session improved mutual understanding and communication.
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Family Connection in Adolescent Development
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Maintaining family bonds during teen independence is essential.
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Home identity shapes how teens manage outside pressures.
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Key question: “Do you ever worry about your mom or dad?” helps teens open up.
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Matthew Selekman: Brief Therapy Approach
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Starts with engaging parents in initial phone call.
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Encourages noticing and sharing positive behaviors.
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Focuses on strengths, future goals, and visualizing change.
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Kenneth Hardy: Engaging Angry Teens
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Teens often test or challenge therapists.
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Calls for cultural sensitivity and genuine curiosity.
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Uses “1/3 rule”: silent, dishonest, or overly clinical teens.
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Assigns meaning to nonverbal cues to build engagement.
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Chloe Madanes: Family & Social Context
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Stresses family and societal influence over medication.
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Criticizes profit-driven overmedication of children.
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Advocates strengthening families instead of removing kids.
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Supports the Council for Human Rights of Children.
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Strategies for Engaging Teens
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Ask if they want to share—invite, don’t force.
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Show more interest in the teen than the parents.
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Focus on dreams and goals as motivation.
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Case shared: fulfilling a teen's dream reduced medication and improved well-being.
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Material Possessions & Intentions
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Warns against using gifts for control or punishment.
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Encourages positive intention behind giving.
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Helps teens maintain healthy desires and self-worth.
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Closing
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Session wraps with an invitation for follow-up questions.
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Final message: adolescent behavior must be understood within the family system.
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Credits
Faculty
Kenneth Hardy, PhD Related Seminars and Products
KENNETH HARDY, PhD, is Professor of Family Therapy at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Director of the Eikenberg Institute for Relationships in New York City, where he maintains a private practice specializing in working with children, families and trauma. Dr. Hardy's work has been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC's 20/20, Dateline NBC and PBS. He is a frequent presenter at conferences devoted to understanding the needs of traumatized youth and their families. He has published extensively in the field and is the co-author of Teens Who Hurt: Clinical Interventions for Breaking the Cycle of Youth Violence, and Minorities and Family Therapy.
Cloe Madanes, HDL, LIC Related Seminars and Products
Cloé Madanes, HDL, LIC, is a world-renowned innovator and teacher of family and strategic therapy and one of the originators of the strategic approach to family therapy. She has authored seven books that are classics in the field: Strategic Family Therapy; Behind the One-Way Mirror; Sex, Love and Violence; The Violence of Men; The Secret Meaning of Money; The Therapist as Humanist, Social Activist and Systemic Thinker; and Relationship Breakthrough. She has presented her work at professional conferences all over the world and has given keynote addresses for The Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference, the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy; the National Association of Social Workers, The Erickson Foundation, the California Psychological Association and many other national and international conferences. Madanes has won several awards for distinguished contribution to psychology and has counseled outstanding individuals from all walks of life.
Peggy Papp, ACSW Related Seminars and Products
PEGGY PAPP, A.C.S.W., is a therapist in private practice and Co-Director of the Brief Therapy Project at the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy in New York City. She is recipient of the lifetime achievement award from the American Family Therapy Association and the award for distinguished contribution to Marital Family Therapy from the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy. Her latest book is Couples On the Fault Line.
Matthew Selekman, MSW Related Seminars and Products
Family therapist in private practice and the co-director of Partners for Collaborative Solutions, an international family therapy training and consulting practice in Evanston, Illinois. Selekman received the Walter S. Rosenberry Award in 2006, 2000 and 1999 from The Children’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado, for having made significant contributions to the fields of psychology and behavioral sciences.
Author of four professional practice-oriented books: Working with Self- Harming Adolescents: A Collaborative, Strengths-Based Therapy Approach; Pathways to Change: Brief Therapy with Difficult Adolescents (Second Edition); Solution-Focused Therapy with Children: Harnessing Family Strengths for Systemic Change; and Family Therapy Approaches with Adolescent Substance Abusers. Selekman has presented workshops on his collaborative strengths-based therapy approach with challenging children and adoles- cents extensively throughout the US, Canada, Mexico, South America, Europe and Australia. He is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and Clinical Member.