Jason Aronson, Inc.
Pages: 232
Trim: 8½ x 11⅛
978-0-7657-0111-4 • Paperback • February 2005 • $56.00 • (£43.00)
978-1-4616-2726-5 • eBook • February 2005 • $53.00 • (£41.00)
Maria A. Giordano, Ph.D., LMHC, RPT, is founder and director of the Parents Play Connection, an educational play program that helps parents learn skills to enhance their child's social-emotional and cognitive development. She is a former assistant professor in the Counselor Education department at Stetson University.
Garry L. Landreth, Ed.D., LPC, RPT-S, is a Regents Professor in the Department of Counseling, Development and Higher Education at the University of North Texas and founder of the Center for Play Therapy, the largest play therapy training program in the world. Dr. Landreth is internationally known for his writing and work in promoting play therapy and was presented the prestigious Virginia Axline Distinguished Professional Award for his work in conceptualizing and advancing the child-centered approach to play therapy.
Leslie D. Jones, Ph.D., LPC, RPT is a national certified counselor and a registered play therapist. She has over eight years of clinical experience in both agency and school settings. In 2001, she began teaching at the University of Central Florida as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Counselor Education Program. Her area of specialization is play and filial therapy.
Chapter 1 Child-Centered Play Therapy
Chapter 2 Play Therapy Room and Toys
Chapter 3 Prior to the First Play Therapy Session
Chapter 4 Structuring the Play Therapy Session
Chapter 5 Acknowledging Non-Verbal Behavior
Chapter 6 Reflecting Content
Chapter 7 Reflecting Feelings
Chapter 8 Facilitating Decision-Making and Responsibility
Chapter 9 Facilitating Esteem-Building & Encouragement
Chapter 10 Setting Limits
Chapter 11 Understanding Therapeutic Responses, Play Behaviors, Facilitating Healing, and Termination
Chapter 12 Teaching Parents How to Help Their Children Develop Self-Control and Self-Discipline
Chapter 13 Case Study: School Behavioral Issue
Chapter 14 Case Study: Grief, Loss, SIDS
Chapter 15 Case Study: Sibling Rivalry
Chapter 16 Case Study: Anger and Aggression
Chapter 17 Case Study: Divorce
Chapter 18 Case Study: Sexual Abuse and Trauma
Chapter 19 Role-Play of Skills and Feedback Format
Chapter 20 Video Review—Identifying and Improving Therapeutic Responses
·Describes the fundamental skills of building a therapeutic relationship and provides written exercises, case study examples and video review and reflection exercises to reinforce and integrate each skill into therapeutic practice.
. Features practicalinformation about structuring the play therapy session, designing the play therapy room, choosing toys and materials that enable children to express feelings and concerns and preparation for the initial parent consultation.
·Provides information designed to be used in training and supervision. Helps individuals learn and integrate the fundamental skills of building a therapeutic relationship.
. Section on special issues in play therapy provides case studies of an initial interaction between a play therapist and client and a corrected interaction. Dialogue and interactions between the child and play therapist are described and a commentary provides insight into how the play therapist's responses enhance or impede the therapeutic process.