School-Based Play Therapy, 2nd Edition

by Editor: Athena A. Drewes (Astor Home for Children, Poughkeepsie, NY); Editor: Charles E. Schaefer (Farleigh Dickinson University, NJ)

• ISBN13: 9780470555835
• ISBN10: 0470555831
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

A thorough revision of the essential guide to using play therapy in schools Fully updated and revised, School-Based Play Therapy, Second Edition presents an A-to-Z guide for using play therapy in preschool and elementary school settings. Coedited by noted experts in the field, Athena Drewes and Charles Schaefer, the Second Edition offers school counselors, psychologists, social workers, and teachers the latest techniques in developing creative approaches to utilize the therapeutic powers of play in schools. The Second Edition includes coverage on how to implement a play therapy program in school settings; play-based prevention programs; individual play therapy approaches as well as group play; and play therapy with special populations, such as selectively mute, homeless, and autistic children. In addition, nine new chapters have been added with new material covering: Cognitive-behavioral play therapy Trauma-focused group work Training teachers to use play therapy Filled with illustrative case studies and ready-to-use practical techniques and suggestions, School-Based Play Therapy, Second Edition is an essential resource for all mental health professionals working in schools.

Table of Contents

Preface

Contributors

Play Therapy: Its Therapeutic Power and Research Effects

The Therapeutic Powers of Play and Play Therapy

Meeting the Early Mental Health Needs of Children Through School-Based Play Therapy: A Review of Outcome Research

Implementing Play Therapy in the Schools

Guidelines for Incorporating Play Therapy in the Schools

Challenges and Barriers to Implementing Play Therapy in Schools

Play-Based Assessments

Using Play Therapy Assessment in an Elementary and Intermediate School Setting

Transdisciplinary Play-based Assessment and Intervention in the Primary Years

Play-Based Prevention Programs with Paraprofessionals and Teachers

Helping Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers Foster Play in the Classroom

Primary Project: An Evidenced Based Approach

Child Teacher Relationship Training: Using the Power of the Child-Teacher Relationship as a School-Based Mental Health Intervention

Treating Disruptive Classroom Behaviors of Preschoolers Through Teacher-Child Interaction Therapy

Individual and Group Play Therapy Approaches

LEGO®-Based Play Therapy for Autistic Spectrum Children

Trauma-Focused Group Play Therapy in the Schools

Group Sandplay in Elementary Schools

Play Therapy for Anger Management in the Schools

Group Play Interventions for Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Special Populations and Special Issues

Play Therapy for Children of Alcoholics

Understanding and Generalizing Communication Patterns in Children with Selective Mutism

Play, Create, Express, Understand: Bereavement Groups in Schools

Redrawing the Front Line: A Play Therapy Service for Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Children and Families in School

The Nana's Model: School-Based Play Therapy with Children who are Homeless or Severely Impoverished

Better Playtimes: A School-Based Therapeutic Play Intervention for Staff and Children

Author Index

Subject Index

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