Psychotherapy with Medically Ill Children
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Gerald Koocher, PhD
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Psychotherapy with Medically Ill Children

Watch medical child therapist Gerald Koocher in an actual counseling session with a 5-year old girl who has a medical condition and a lot of worries.   Video length: 1h 46m
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Many therapists feel overwhelmed with the prospect of helping children cope with physical illness. Learn from expert in the field Gerald Koocher as his warm relational stance and play therapy techniques allow children to share their experiences regarding their illnesses. In this video, watch as he maintains a developmental focus to build rapport with the young girl, and tests various hypotheses in an effort to identify the source of her emotional suffering. Afterwards, Dr. Koocher meets with the mother to develop a plan to address some of her child’s symptoms. Jon Carlson and Don Keat introduce Dr. Koocher, 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
  • Object Relations Child Therapy
  • Person-Centered Child Therapy
  • Reality Therapy with Children
  • Solution-Focused Child Therapy

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Gerald Koocher, PhD
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Gerald Koocher, PhD

Gerald Koocher, PhD is Professor and Dean of the School for Health Studies at Simmons College. He has served as President of the American Psychological Association, Chief of Psychology at Boston's Children's Hospital, and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He has published more than 150 articles, book chapters and books, and is a frequent lecturer across the United States and abroad on topics of child adaptation to chronic and life-threatening illness, and coping with bereavement and loss.

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