Discussion Topic #11 – Chapter 11 – Counseling Children and Adolesents
(300 words minimum for main posting with 200 word replies)
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.