O processo psicoterapêutico de uma criança: análise baseada no Child Psychotherapy Q-Set

This study has focused on the analysis of psychotherapeutic process in the fi rst year of a child, based on the Child Psychotherapy Q-Set (CPQ). The research guided by the longitudinal descriptive approach was made, adopting the Systematic Case Study procedure. Participants were a 7-year-old boy and his therapist. The CPQ was administered in two sessions in beginning the of treatment, two sessions after three months, two sessions after six months, two sessions after nine months and in two sessions after a year, to identify the characteristics of the therapeutic process, over the time. The fi ndings revealed the characteristics of psychotherapy, as it has changed over time and how these changes may be indicative of outcome in therapy. The therapist attitudes involved, initially, an interpretive work and subsequently more refl ective and support. The child initially was resistant and with few internal resources, but during 1 Endereço para correspondência: Rua Pinheiro Machado, 861, Centro, Lajeado, RS, Brasil 95900-000. Fone: (51) 9857-0912. E-mail: cibele.carvalho8@gmail.com Os autores agradecem ao Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científi co e Tecnológico (CNPq) pelo fi nanciamento do projeto de pesquisa e à Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) pela bolsa de Mestrado da primeira autora. Carvalho, C., Godinho, L. R., Ramires, V. R. R. 1154 treatment, showed greater openness to the therapeutic work, addressing signifi cant content in relation to their problems. The interaction characteristics also became more prominent over time.