Using Projective Methods with Children

Using Projective Methods with Children shows Dr. Tuber to be the rare researcher who brings a sophisticated clinician's mind to generate and answer meaningful, complex questions. He is also the rare clinician who is capable of implementing innovative, rigorous empirical methodology. This compendium of Dr. Tuber's research with children will be inspiring to and a model for mental health scholars, practitioners, and students who value the preservation and growth of depth-oriented assessment and formulation in the current era of evidence-based practice. Anthony Bram, PhD, ABAP, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School, Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, author, Psychological Testing that Matters: Creating a Road Map for Effective Treatment It is not an exaggeration to say that Steve Tuber is a genius with projective methods. His teaching of graduate students in the doctoral program at City College is legendary, and making his insights and wisdom available to a wider audience is a great service to our profession. This book is an indispensable asset to anyone interested in utilizing projective methods with children. Paul L. Wachtel, PhD, distinguished professor of psychology, City College of New York This groundbreaking work describes research Tuber and colleagues published during the past thirty years that offers readers the opportunity to travel on several pathways, each providing valuable experiences. These include tasks to assess a child's inner self as well as how these tasks were used with various populations, with children managing stressful environments, and with therapy cases. Although this book speaks to child therapists, it has much to offer adult therapists, graduate school educators, and doctoral students. Sebastiano Santostefano PhD, ABPP, psychologist in private practice, former director of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, McLean Hospital, associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, author of Guided Enactments in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: A New Look at Therapy with Adults and Children