Watch renowned Object Relations psychotherapist David Scharff in an actual counseling session with an 11-year old boy who is grieving the death of his grandmother.
In David Scharff’s Object Relations child therapy approach, the parent-child relationship is the central concern, with particular attention paid to the representation of that relationship in the child’s mind. In this video, Scharff first consults with Mom to gather vital background information. Then using talk and art therapy techniques, Scharff demonstrates how to reach the internal world of a boy who is grieving his grandmother’s death, gets picked on by his dad and is struggling with separation anxiety. Jon Carlson and Don Keat introduce Dr. Scharff, and facilitate an in-depth discussion of the further impact and uses of this approach.
This video is part of the 11-video series, Child Therapy with the Experts. Other self-study videos in this series include:
- Adlerian Parent Consultation
- Adlerian Play Therapy
- Adolescent Family Therapy
- Cognitive-Behavioral Child Therapy
- Gestalt Therapy with Children
- Narrative Therapy with Children
- Person-Centered Child Therapy
- Psychotherapy with Medically Ill Children
- Reality Therapy with Children
- Solution-Focused Child Therapy
