Ending therapy in an appropriate and meaningful way is especially important in work with children and adolescents, yet the topic is often overlooked in clinical training. Highly respected experts in the child/play therapy field, Eliana Gil & David Crenshaw have written this much-needed book. They examine the termination process—both for brief and longer-term encounters—and offer practical guidance illustrated with vivid case material. Tools are provided for helping children and families understand termination and work through associated feelings of loss and grief. Challenges in creating positive endings to therapy with children who have experienced trauma and adversity are given particular attention. Authored by Eliana Gil and David Crenshaw, this book is a “must have.”

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