| Description |
xii, 369 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
I. Special Considerations for the Role of the Play Therapist. 1. Facilitative Dimensions of Play in the Play Therapy Process / Garry L. Landreth. 2. Essential Personality Characteristics of Effective Play Therapists / Tina Edling Harris and Garry L. Landreth. 3. Cultural Considerations In Play Therapy / Geraldine J. Glover. 4. Play Therapy with Chinese Children: Needed Modifications / Shu-Chen Kao and Garry L. Landreth. 5. What the Play Therapist Needs to Know about Medications / Daniel S. Sweeney and Ross J. Tatum. 6. Legal and Ethical Issues in Play Therapy / Daniel S. Sweeney. 7. The Parents' Part in the Play Therapy Process / Jodi Crane -- II. Clinical Innovations in Play as a Diagnostic Tool. 8. Play Therapy Behaviors of Physically Abused Children / JoAnna White, Kay Draper and Nancy Pittard Jones. 9. Play Therapy Behaviors of Sexually Abused Children / Meredith K. Ater. 10. Identifying Sexually Abused Children in Play Therapy / Linda E. Homeyer. 11. Diagnostic Assessment of Children's Play Therapy Behavior / Lessie H. Perry and Garry L. Landreth -- III. Innovative Procedures in Play Therapy. 12. Child-Centered Group Play Therapy / Garry L. Landreth and Daniel S. Sweeney. 13. Intensive Short-Term Group Play Therapy / Ashley Tyndall-Lind and Garry L. Landreth. 14. Short-Term Play Therapy / Shaunda Peterson Johnson -- IV. Play Therapy with Special Populations. 15. Play Therapy with Aggressive Acting-Out Children / Shaunda Peterson Johnson and Patricia Clark. 16. Play Therapy with Autistic Children / Wynne Mittledorf, Shirley Hendricks and Garry L. Landreth. 17. Play Therapy for Children with Chronic Illness / Elizabeth Murphy Jones. 18. Play Therapy with Traumatized Children: A Crisis Response / Pamela Webb. 19. Play Therapy with Selective Mute Children / Phyllis Post. 20. Play Therapy with Dissociative Identity Disorder Clients with Child Alters / Jeffrey W. Klein and Garry L. Landreth. 21. Play Therapy with the Elderly / Pat Ledyard Haynes. 22. Have Toys - Will Travel: A Traveling Play Therapist in the School Setting / Brenda Niel and Garry L. Landreth |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Psychotherapy.
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Play therapy.
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| Author |
Landreth, Garry L.
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| LC no. |
2000058513 |
| ISBN |
1560328819 alkaline paper |
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