Supervision Can Be Playful Techniques for Child and Play Therapist Supervisors

by Drewes, Athena A.; Mullen, Jodi Ann; Bratton, Sue; Ceballos, Peggy; Crenshaw, David A.; Dagirmanjian, Judith M.; Echterling, Lennis G.; Fiorini, Jody J.; Frick-Helms, Sandra B.; Gardner, Ken; Gibbs, Kristi A.; Gil, Eliana; Green, Eric J.; Guerney, Louise;

• ISBN13: 9780765705334
• ISBN10: 0765705338
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-08-14
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Summary

Focuses on clinical supervision of child and play therapists, with supervision interventions that can be augmented for use with mental health professionals who provide supervision to adolescent and adult therapies. Topic include a decision-making model for play therapists, and the supervision process. For psychotherapists.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Supervisory Styles and Critical Considerations
Supervision: Models, Principles, and Process Issues	p. 7
Sanding in Supervision: A Sand Tray Technique for Clinical Supervisors	p. 27
When Approaches Collide: A Decision-Making Model for Play Therapists	p. 39
Through a Cross-Cultural Lens: How Viewing Childhood as a Distinct Culture Impacts Supervision	p. 69
Culturally Competent Supervision of Child and Play Therapists	p. 77
Supervising Special Populations
Supervising Counselors Who Work with Special Needs Children	p. 93
The Supervision Process: Working with Traumatized Children in an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic	p. 111
Supervision of Play Therapists Working with Aggressive Children	p. 129
Supervising Filial Therapy	p. 145
Supervision of Group Play Therapy	p. 159
Enhancing Role Play Activities in Play Therapy Supervision Groups	p. 173
Facilitating Self-Awareness
The Play Space of Supervision	p. 191
Expressive Arts in a Humanistic Approach to Play Therapy Supervision: Facilitating Therapist Self-Awareness	p. 211
Supervision in the Sand	p. 233
Countertransference Play: Informing and Enhancing Therapist Self-Awareness through Play	p. 249
Potpourri of Playful Techniques
Playful Activities for Supervisors and Trainers	p. 271
Playful Supervision: Sharing Exemplary Exercises in the Supervision of Play Therapists	p. 281
Index	p. 309
About the Editors	p. 325
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