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Core Existential Treatment Approaches with Adolescents

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This chapter is dedicated to reviewing helpful techniques, tools, and areas of focus for therapists working with adolescents from an existential-integrative (EI) framework. The discussion is split into “core” and “specific” techniques, with the “core” techniques consisting of key intervention strategies that might assist a wider array of adolescents, while the “specific” techniques might be useful in more isolated cases. The author primarily reviews techniques introduced by Schneider, while also including research and techniques from van Deurzen, Frankl, and Spinelli, among other researchers. The chapter aims to provide the reader with helpful tools as well as the benefits of incorporating an existential approach into adolescent treatment plans.

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Shumaker, D. (2017). Core Existential Treatment Approaches with Adolescents. In: Existential-Integrative Approaches to Treating Adolescents . Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95211-3_4

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