Behavior Disorders, Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy, Group Psychotherapy & Counseling, Mental Health Services & Personnel, Child & Infant Psychology & Psychiatry

Helping Young Children at Risk

Name: Helping Young Children at Risk
Author: Rudolf Ekstein
ISBN: 9780275945916

by Rudolf Ekstein

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Overview

This volume is the result of the clinical, administrative, and advocacy experience that Dr. Plenk gained during the growth and development of The Children's Center in Salt Lake City. Using the day-treatment group therapy model, young children with emotional problems have been helped to eliminate difficulties that affect their education at a very early age. As a community agency built on a shoestring budget, the state, federal, and local levels have contributed to major improvements in the learning and family life of many individuals associated with The Children's Center. This is their story written by the founder and executive director, now retired.

About the Author, Rudolf Ekstein

AGNES M. PLENK was founder and executive director of The Children's Center in Salt Lake City and now serves the center as psychology consultant. She is the originator of the Plenk Storytelling Test (PST), a projective test for young children. She is Adjunct Professor in Clinical Psychology and Educational Psychology at the University of Utah and Brigham Young University.