Approaches to Child Treatment: Introduction to Theory, Research, and Practice

Examining the therapeutic utility of restraints and seclusion with children and youth: The role of theory and research in practice.

“…As well, like Miller et al (1989), Sourander et al examined outcomes over a short period of time rather than assessing long-term changes. In contrast, therapeutic changes in clinical practice are typically construed as involving relatively lasting or long-term outcomes that address behavioral, cognitive, or affective processes, which are experienced by the client as clinically significant and meaningful (Johnson, Rasbury, & Siegel, 1997;Kronenberger & Meyer, 2001).…”

Brief-term counseling with sexually abused girls: The impact of sex of counselor on clients' therapeutic involvement, self-concept, and depression.

“…For example, Friedrich, Urquiza, and Bielke (1986) found that behavioral improvement in sexually abused children was associated with a greater length of time between their psychological evaluation and their abuse experience. Johnson, Rasbury, and Siegel (1986) indicated that "successful treatment depends on a good working relationship with the child in which he or she feels comfortable in talking and interacting with the therapist" (p. 90). One would hope that, in the present study, girls' improved participation and posttreatment adjustment scores were at least partly due to the development of greater rapport with their counselor, regardless of whether that individual was male or female.…”

Evolution of practice in child psychotherapy.

“…The evolution of child psychotherapy has been shaped by diverse theoretical views and social circumstances (Johnson, Rasbury, & Siegel, 1986). The field remains an ill-understood arena of practice in which clinical technique evolved as a function of case reports, theoretical refinements, and the changing sociopolitical mandate of the mental health professions.…”