International Handbook of Play Therapy Advances in Assessment, Theory, Research and Practice

by Schaefer, Charles; McCormick, Judy; Ohnogi, Akiko; Ariel, Schlomo; Cattanach, Ann; Bundy-Myrow, Susan; Jennings, Sue; Levin, Shoshana; Hudd, Sheila; Lahad, Mooli; Kirk, Kate; Mielcke, Jytte; Carroll, Jo; Russ, Sandra; LeVay, David; Lowenstein, Liana; Huda

• ISBN13: 9780765701220
• ISBN10: 0765701227
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-06-03
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Summary

In the past twenty-five years, the practice of play therapy has increased exponentially in America and throughout the world. This handbook brings together an international group of scholars and therapists to address a wide variety of topics relevant to the rapidly expanding field of play therapy. The primary goal of the handbook is to provide play therapists with practical information they can put into immediate use in their clinical work with children and adolescents. Thus the focus is on advances in assessment, theory, research, and practice that have universal appeal, rather than on adaptations of play therapy to specific cultures.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Part I: Play Therapy Models
1 Family Play Therapy	3	(20)
Shlomo Ariel
2 Narrative Play Therapy: A Collaborative Approach	23	(12)
Ann Cattanach
3 Theraplay for Children with Self-Regulation Problems	35	(30)
Susan Bundy-Myrow
4 Embodiment-Projection-Role: A Developmental Model for the Play Therapy Method	65	(12)
Sue Jennings
5 Barriers, Bridges, Breakthroughs: Play Work with Autistic Spectrum Children	77	(36)
Shoshana Levin
Part II: Play Assessment and Research
6 The Use of Play and Narrative Story Stems in Assessing the Mental Health Needs of Foster Children	113	(20)
Sheila Hudd
7 Transcending into Fantastic Reality: Story Making with Adolescents in Crisis	133	(26)
Mooli Lahad
8 Assessment of Sibling Relationships Using Play, Art, and Stories	159	(18)
Kate Kirk
9 The Erica Method of Sand Tray Assessment	177	(20)
Jytte Mielcke
10 Children Talk about Play Therapy	197	(30)
Jo Carroll
11 Building an Empirical Foundation for the Use of Pretend Play in Therapy	227	(16)
Sandra W. Russ
Part III: Play Therapy Applications
12 "Little Monsters"? Play Therapy for Children with Sexually Problematic Behavior	243	(20)
David LeVay
13 Creative Interventions to Engage Resistant Children in Therapy	263	(16)
Liana Lowenstein
14 Play Therapy for Disruptive Behavior Disorders	279	(36)
David J. Hudak
15 The National Story and the Child's Drama in Play Therapy in Israel	315	(12)
Galila T. Oren
Index	327	(8)
About the Editors	335	(2)
About the Contributors	337