Main description:

Reflective Network Therapy describes a remarkably effective school-based treatment method that harnesses small social networks for the good of seriously emotionally disturbed preschoolers or those with autism spectrum disorders. The book provides an in-depth explanation of the method - including the work of parents, peers, teachers, and mental health therapists. The RNT method has a substantial evidence base, with about the same number of treated children and a larger number of comparison and control cases as the published IQ results of the most widely used school based method. It has been used in many real life environments and is well-tested for feasibility, replicability, IQ effects, and children's global mental health results. The RNT method does not separate the child from peers by pairing him with an aide but is peer, teacher and parent inclusive. The cost-benefits and human benefits are extraordinary.

Contents:

Tables and Figures
Preface
Introduction
PART 1 Reflective Network Therapy: The Children It Helps And How It Helps Them
Chapter 1 New Hope for Children with Psychiatric and Developmental Disorders
Chapter 2 Welcome to a Reflective Network Therapy Classroom
Chapter 3 Reflective Network Therapy: How-To-Do-It Manual for Therapists, Teachers and Parents
Chapter 4 How I Recovered from Autism
Chapter 5 An Aggressive, Cruel Boy Becomes an Empathic, Socialized Learner
Chapter 6 A Traumatized Child Emerges From Chaos
Chapter 7 Helping a Child with a Serious Emotional Disorder (SED) and a Serious Physical Disorder
Chapter 8 Bereaved Preschoolers with Serious Emotional Disorders (SED)
PART 2 Benefits and Cost-Benefit Comparisons to other Methods: Theory of what Happens in Reflective Network Therapy
Chapter 9 Benefits and Cost Benefit Comparisons to other Methods: The RNT Advantage for Special Needs Preschoolers and the People Who Care About Them
Chapter 10 Theory of What Happens in Reflective Network Therapy
References and Suggested Readings
Appendix A Resources for Therapists, Teachers, Researchers, Parents, Schools and Mental Health Agencies
Appendix B Reflective Network Therapy Training and Certification
Appendix C Professional Participants
Appendix D The Children's Psychological Health Center
Index
About the Author