Short-Term Play Therapy for Children

by Kaduson, Heidi Gerard; Schaefer, Charles E.

• ISBN13: 9781572305205
• ISBN10: 1572305207
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-27
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

Play therapy can be enormously beneficial to children facing a wide range of psychological problems and stressful life situations. This practical volume presents a variety of play approaches that facilitate children's healing in a shorter time frame. Ideal for practitioners working within managed care, the book describes effective short-term methods for working with individual children, families, and groups. Chapters feature session-by-session guidelines and lively clinical illustrations that bring diverse techniques and theoretical orientations to life. Strategies are provided for addressing such difficulties as fears and phobias, grief, behavior problems, ADHD, and the effects of sexual abuse. Also covered are short-term interventions for teen parents and their children, children in divorced or adoptive families, and those whose families are affected by chronic illness.

Author Biography

Heidi Gerard Kaduson, PhD, specializes in evaluation and intervention services for children with a variety of behavioral, emotional, and learning problems. She is past president of the International Association for Play Therapy and codirector of The Play Therapy Training Institute, Inc. She has lectured internationally on play therapy, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and learning disabilities. Widely published, Dr. Kaduson maintains a private practice in child psychotherapy in Hightstown, New Jersey.

Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, a nationally renowned child psychologist, is Professor of Psychology and director of the Center for Psychological Services at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. He is director emeritus of the International Association for Play Therapy and has written or edited more than 40 books on parenting, child psychology, and play therapy. Dr. Schaefer maintains a private practice in child psychotherapy in Hackensack, New Jersey.

Table of Contents

PART I: INDIVIDUAL PLAY THERAPY
Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy for Childhood Fears and Phobias	3	(25)
Susan M. Knell
Short-Term Gestalt Play Therapy for Grieving Children	28	(25)
Violet Oaklander
Child-Centered Play Therapy with Disruptive School Students	53	(16)
Carol Mader
Brief Therapy with Traumatized Children: A Developmental Perspective	69	(36)
Janine S. Shelby
Structured Short-Term Play Therapy for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder	105	(39)
Heidi Gerard Kaduson
Short-Term Solution-Oriented Play Therapy for Children of Divorced Parents	144	(31)
Julia A. Trebing
PART II: FAMILY PLAY THERAPY
Short-Term Play Therapy for Families with Chronic Illness	175	(19)
Rise VanFleet
Theraplay for Enhancing Attachment in Adopted Children	194	(34)
Phyllis B. Booth
Sandra Lindaman
Involving and Empowering Parents in Short-Term Play Therapy for Disruptive Children	228	(28)
Cheryl B. McNeil
Alisa Bahl
Amy D. Herschell
Family Play Therapy and Child Psychiatry in an Era of Managed Care	256	(13)
Thomas G. Hardaway
PART III: GROUP PLAY THERAPY
A Creative Play Therapy Approach to the Group Treatment of Young Sexually Abused Children	269	(27)
Loretta Gallo-Lopez
Play Group Therapy for Social Skills Deficits in Children	296	(49)
Charles E. Schaefer
Heidi E. Jacobsen
Marjan Ghahramanlou
A Play-Based Teen Parenting Program to Facilitate Parent-Child Attachment	345	(26)
Sue A. Ammen
Index	371