Cultural Issues in Play Therapy

by Gil, Eliana; Drewes, Athena A.; Mills, Joyce C.

• ISBN13: 9781593853808
• ISBN10: 1593853807
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-07-21
• Publisher: The Guilford Press

Summary

This book has been replaced by Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, Second Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-4690-9.
 

Author Biography

Eliana Gil, PhD, is Director of Clinical Services for Childhelp, Inc., and works at the Childhelp Children’s Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Dr. Gil is a well-known lecturer, author, and clinician who has worked in child abuse prevention and treatment for over three decades. A registered play therapy supervisor, registered art therapist, and a licensed marriage, family, and child counselor, she has served on the Board of Directors of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and the National Resource Center on Child Sexual Abuse, and is a former President of the Association for Play Therapy. She is the author of acclaimed books and video programs on child abuse, play therapy, and related topics. Bilingual and bicultural, Dr. Gil is originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador.

Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S, is a licensed psychologist and registered play therapist and supervisor. She is director of Clinical Training and the APA Psychology Doctoral Internship and gives direct service to foster care children and families at the Astor Home for Children in Poughkeepsie, New York. Dr. Drewes has been a play therapist for over 25 years, working with children and adolescents across all types of mental health and school-based settings. She is on the Board of Directors of the Association for Play Therapy, founder and past president of the New York Association for Play Therapy, and Adjunct Professor of Play Therapy at Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York. Dr. Drewes has written numerous articles on play therapy and is coeditor of a book on school-based play therapy.

Table of Contents

Part I. Background and General Considerations
1. From Sensitivity to Competence in Working across Cultures	3	(23)
Eliana Gil
2. Play in Selected Cultures: Diversity and Universality	26	(46)
Athena A. Drewes
3. Suggestions and Research on Multicultural Play Therapy	72	(24)
Athena A. Drewes
4. The Impact of Culture on Art Therapy with Children	96	(19)
Cathy A. Malchiodi
Part II. Play Therapy with Major Cultural Groups
5. Play Therapy in the African American "Village"	115	(33)
Sonia Hinds
6. Therapeutic Play with Hispanic Clients	148	(20)
Silvina Hopkins, Virginia Huici, and Diana Bermudez
7. Musings on Working with Native American Children in Play Therapy	168	(12)
Geri Glover
8. Play Therapy with Asian Children	180	(15)
Shu-Chen Kao
Appendix. Multicultural Play Therapy Resources	195	(12)
Athena A. Drezves
Index	207