| Description |
viii, 149 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
| Contents |
Before starting this workbook : a recipe -- pt. 1. Why empathy? Feeling words : translations for children ; Reflecting feelings ; Empathizing versus giving solution -- pt. 2. The child-centered approach. Child-centered play therapy versus other approaches ; The eight basic principles ; Childhood as culture ; Blending the culture of childhood and the eight basic principles -- pt. 3. Skills and guidelines. Tracking ; Responding to children's questions ; Responding to children's directions ; Setting limits ; Closing the play therapy session ; No-nos : questions praise, and self-disclosure ; Toys and settings -- pt. 4. Ready for practice (and play). Structuring the play therapy session : the cookbook version ; Themes ; Stages of child-centered play therapy ; Is the child ready for termination? ; Commonly asked questions about child-centered play therapy ; Evaluating the impact of the play therapist's responses ; Treatment goals consistent with child-centered play therapy ; The gift of child-centered play therapy -- pt. 5. What the future will bring. What do you believe? ; A letter to play therapy -- Appendixes. A. Sample answers ; B. Forms and checklists ; Child-centered play therapy session clinical notes ; Self-supervision form for child-centered play therapy sessions ; Child-centered play therapy implementation checklist ; C. Pathways to advances training and credentialing |
| Summary |
This indispensable workbook successfully combines the foundational content needed to orient play therapists to the child-centered approach with an engaging series of reflective and experiential activities designed to help develop therapeutic competence. The many activities included here allow readers to engage in an interactive process to learn the philosophy and skills of child-centered play therapy: seeing the world through the child's eyes, empathizing, tracking, setting limits, recognizing childhood as culture, identifying themes and stages of therapy, and more. Throughout, the authors provide a personal backdrop for learning and living the child-centered play therapy philosophy, based on their many years conducting and supervising play therapy sessions. Both budding and seasoned play and child therapists stand to gain richly from their insights.--Publisher website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-149) |
| Subject |
Play therapy
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Play
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| Author |
Rickli, June M., author
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| ISBN |
9780878226825 (pbk) |
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0878226826 (pbk) |
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