Termination That Works with At-risk Children and Adolescents: Four Steps That Build Resilience and Give Hope to Challenging Populations

Take the mystery out of termination! This training manual teaches mental health professionals 4-steps to ending therapy in a planned, sensitive manner. The interventions build resilience and give hope to even the most challenging youth. Provides step-by-step guidance from making the termination announcement to the last good-bye. Contains all of the scripts, handouts (in English and Spanish), worksheets, board games, cards and activities you need to make termination successful. Interventions are effective in any setting and utilize evidence-based practice methods, resiliency studies and up-to-date brain research. Promotes family, caregiver, school and community involvement. The easy-to-follow directions are culturally and developmentally sensitive. Play therapy, art therapy and expressive arts techniques.