Empirically Based Play Interventions for Children

by Reddy, Linda A.; Files-Hall, Tara M.; Schaefer, Charles E.

• ISBN13: 9781591472155
• ISBN10: 1591472156
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-01
• Publisher: Amer Psychological Assn

Summary

Farleigh Dickinson Univ., Hackensack, NJ. Compilation of innovative, well-designed play interventions that promotes normal child development. Describes play interventions that feature flexibility in service delivery across settings, child populations, and age groups. Targets functional behaviors and competencies in children and parents.

Table of Contents

Announcing empirically based play interventions for children	p. 3
The primary mental health project : a play intervention for school-age children	p. 13
Intensive play therapy with child witnesses of domestic violence	p. 31
A preventive play intervention to foster children's resilience in the aftermath of divorce	p. 51
Posttraumatic play therapy : the need for an integrated model of directive and nondirective approaches	p. 79
Guided fantasy play for chronically ill children : a critical review	p. 105
A review of play interventions for hospitalized children	p. 123
Child ADHD multimodal program : an empirically supported intervention for young children with ADHD	p. 145
Parent-child interaction therapy for children experiencing externalizing behavior problems	p. 169
A cooperative games intervention for aggressive preschool children	p. 191
Play interventions for young children with autism spectrum disorders	p. 215
Filial therapy : a critical review	p. 241
Present status and future directions for empirically based play interventions for children	p. 267
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