Therapist's Notebook Volume 3

Catherine Ford Sori, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Marriage and Family Counseling at Governors State University in University Park, IL; and Associate Faculty at the Chicago Center for Family Health. She is on the editorial boards for the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy; The Family Journal; Journal of Clinical Activities, Assignments & Handouts in Psychotherapy Practice; Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy; American Journal of Family Therapy; and the Jounral of Family Psychotherapy.Lorna L. Hecker, PhD, LMFT, is a Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy at Purdue University Calumet in Hammond, Indiana, where she is faculty in the Marriage and Family Therapy master's program in the department of Behavioral Sciences. She is the directof the Purdue University Calumet Couple and Family Therapy Center, and is the founding editor of the Journal of Clinical Activities, Assignments & Handouts in Psychotherapy Practice.

• Part I: Children and Adolescents. VanFleet, Playful Pooches: Using Canine Interactions to Enhance Therapeutic Outcomes for Children and Adolescents. Sori, "Kids-Rap": Using Hip-Hop to Promote and Punctuate Change. McVicker, Creating a Narrative: A Storybook Activity Using a Cinematic Reference. Froerer, Smock, The Future MySpace Page: Solution-focused Adolescent Blogging. Rodriguez, Educating Children about Parental Substance Abuse. Weber, Do I Have to Give Rewards? Non-astounding Ways to Recognize Children’s Accomplishments. Part II: Adult Clients. Robey, Ready, Set, Goal! Helping Families Come to Agreement on Therapeutic Goals. Carich, Kohut, The Repetitive Listing Technique: A Homework Task Assignment. Mannino, Young, The Sexual Beliefs Checklist. Kisler, Christopher, Writing a Letter to Your Sexual Self. Part III: Couples. Foraker-Koons, Dermer, The Couples Relationship Quiz Show. Dermer, Matson, Sori, "May I Have This Dance?" Sori, "Let Me Show You the Ropes." Wiener, Assessing Trust in Action: The Couples Leaning Exercise. Waehler, Me-You-Us: A Model for Understanding and Intervening with Couples. Meyerstein, "Are We There Yet?" A Method for Quantifying Progress in Couples Treatment. Part IV: Families and Groups. Laninga, Sanders, Greenwood, The Family Boundaries Game. Godwin, Hames, "Mother Says/Father Says..." Hames, Godwin, The "Out of Control" Balloon: Using Spirituality as a Coping Resource. Sori, "Touchstones:" Connecting to Memories of a Loved One. Perkins, Dolbin-MacNab, The Toolbox: Using a Collage to Access Client Strengths. Martin, Trust Circle and Cradle: Body-centered Approaches to Help Men Access and Heal Emotions in Groups. Karakurt, Jeffries, Attachment Injuries: Healing Activity for Survivors of Intimate Partner Abuse.