Discussion Topic #11 – Chapter 11 – Counseling Children and Adolesents

Discussion Topic #11 – Chapter 11 – Counseling Children and Adolesents

Chapter 11 illustrates desirable competencies for working with children and adolescents. 

For this discussion:

• What is cyberbullying? How it similar to and different from traditional forms of bullying? What can clinical mental health counselors do to confront cyberbullying?

• Briefly describe the main tenets of Bronfenbrenner’s Bioecological Model? How might this model be helpful to clinical mental health counselors working with adolescents?

• Describe how expressive arts may be used in counseling with children and adolescents. Give a specific example of an expressive art technique you could use with a particular age group (e.g., early childhood, adolescence).

• What are the three treatment phases of anorexia recommended by the National Institute of Mental Health?

• Discuss four ways in which clinical mental health counselors can help children whose parents are going through a divorce.