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9780470634905

Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children

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  • ISBN13:

    9780470634905

  • ISBN10:

    0470634901

  • Format: eBook
  • Copyright: 2010-08-01
  • Publisher: Wiley
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Summary

"The authors . . . make child-centered play therapy readily understandable to those who wish to take advantage of its long history of helping children overcome problems and grow emotionally to a level of maturity difficult to achieve by any other approach." -From the Foreword, by Louise F. Guerney, PhD, RPT-SA comprehensive resource that thoroughly teaches the theory, methods, and practice of child-centered play therapyChild-Centered Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children offers how-to direction and practical advice for conducting child-centered play therapy. Filled with case studies, learning activities, and classroom exercises, this book presents extensive coverage of play therapy applications such as setting goals and treatment planning, as well as recommendations for family and systemic services that can be provided along with play therapy.This rich resource provides:A thorough introduction to the theory and guiding principles underlying child-centered play therapySkill guidance including structuring sessions, tracking, empathy, responding to children's questions, and role-playEffective ways of determining what limits to set in the playroom and how to set them in a therapeutically effective mannerClear methods for monitoring children's progress through stages as well as external measures of progressPractical guidance in adjunct therapist tasks such as playroom set-up, documentation, ending therapy, and working with parents, teachers, and principalsEndorsed by Louise Guerney-a founding child-centered play therapy figure who developed the skills-based methods covered in this book-Child-Centered Play Therapy comprehensively and realistically introduces practitioners to the child-centered approach to play therapy and addresses how to incorporate the approach into schools, agencies, or private practice.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Child-Centered Approach, Student and Practitioner Approaches to Learning, and Our Approach to Teaching
CCPT in Context: Key Concepts From Child Development and Principles of Human Change
The Ideal Therapist Qualities: Deep Empathy, Unconditional Positive Regard, and Genuineness
The Eight Principles in Child-Centered Play Therapy
Preparing Your Setting for Providing Child-Centered Play Therapy
The Two Core Therapist Skills: Tracking and Empathic Responding
Creating an Optimum Environment for Therapy Through Structuring and Limit Setting
Responding to Questions, Requests for Help, and Commands
Role-Play: The Therapeutic Value of Taking Part in Dramatic or Pretend Play During Child-Centered Play Therapy Sessions
Recognizing Stages: Understanding the Therapy Process and Evaluating Children's Internal Progress
Helping Parents, Teachers, and Principals Understand and Support the Child's Work in Play Therapy
Goals, Treatment Planning, Reporting, and Evaluating Progress
Filial Therapy: Involving Parents and Caregivers in Child-Centered Play Sessions With Their Children
Helping Children Capitalize on Gains Made in CCPT
Reaching Diverse Clients with the Child-Centered Approach
Legal and Ethical Issues From a Child-Centered Perspective
Your Ongoing Development
Skills Support Resources
Special Reference List for Chapter Opening Quotes
References
Name Index
Subject Index
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