The Flexible Protocol: Emotional Regulation for Children and Their Parents Using Meaning-Focused Therapy and Arts based on the cognitive-behavioral approach

This book is the result of hands on experience. We have been engaged in the field of children's therapy for many years, during which we dealt with a wide variety of problems. Our experience in providing therapy for these children led us to understand that the basis for most problems we encountered is difficulty in emotional regulation, which is expressed by feeling, thinking and behavior. Since both of us work mainly with children, we must work creatively. Over the years we have developed tools designed to help children develop ways of communication that were unavailable to them. The methods we developed were not necessarily verbal, and designed to motivate children to collaborate, and to establish an enjoyable - even if not always easy, and at times even challenging - relationship with the aim of bringing about change. Over the years we decided to publish the tools we created as games, illustrated forms and workbooks. This protocol is another step in our path. In this book we unveil our therapeutic doctrine step by step. Our methodology is based on the teachings of the founders of the Behavioral Cognitive Approach which, combined with meaning-centered therapy, arts and CBT Third Wave approaches, served as our guiding principles. "The ability to examine ourselves and reality; to act not out of emotion, or out of avoidance of emotions, but in partnership with our emotions, allows us to shape the meaning of our lives. We are not supposed to act only for enjoyment or avoidance of suffering. We are mostly meant to contribute to the amendment of the world. These guidelines are necessary means for this said amendment." Yissachar Eshet - Clinical Psychologist, Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, Counselor and lecturer. Read more