Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 186
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-5381-9037-1 • Hardback • April 2024 • $85.00 • (£65.00)
978-1-5381-9038-8 • Paperback • March 2024 • $35.00 • (£30.00)
978-1-5381-9039-5 • eBook • February 2024 • $33.00 • (£25.00)
Louis Propp, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist who has been in private practice for over 36 years. He conducts weekly online supervision for home-based workers and maintains a small teletherapy practice in Maine. He has also consulted for almost 35 years for a family resource center in Vermont. He has previously taught different graduate-level psychology courses in child psychology at Antioch University New England. He is a member of the Maine, Vermont, and American Psychological Associations, as well as the Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards.
His first position was in upstate New York, doing play therapy in a school for emotionally disturbed children. In 1984, he became director of a satellite community mental health clinic in Vermont. After three years, he left the clinic and joined a small private practice group. In the 1990s, he helped transition the group into a large, multi-specialty practice to deal with the restrictions of managed care. In 2010, with his wife, Kristin, he formed a private practice focused on children, adolescents, and families. They relocated the practice to the state of Maine in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Propp continues to see patients remotely in Vermont and Maine.
Preface: A Lifetime of Play
Special Confidentiality Statement
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Does Ricky Have Depression?
Chapter 2: Rainbow Dash
Chapter 3: Angry Dan
Chapter 4: The Trauma Binder
Chapter 5: The Dollhouse
Chapter 6: The Problem of Divorce
Chapter 7: Arty’s Secret Winner
Chapter 8: Sam and Shira
Chapter 9: Is Doug Disabled?
Chapter 10: Mandy’s Psychological Dilemmas
Discussion Questions
Index
About the Author
At long last, a book that brings the reader into the play therapy office. With warmth and humor, Dr. Propp shares his deep understanding of children and families through stories of psychotherapy. The reader joins the therapeutic journeys of 10 different youth with all their nuances, twists and turns, from the first meeting to the closing session. As a teacher of graduate students, a supervisor of therapists-in-training, and a practicing child psychologist, I applaud Dr. Propp for writing a book that fills a gap in the available literature. Notes from a Child Psychologist should be read by all therapists who work with or aspire to work with children.
— Geri Fuhrmann, PsyD, professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, UMass Chan Medical School; adjunct faculty, William James College
In Notes from a Child Psychologist, Dr. Propp has opened his heart, and his office door, to the children and families who need him. You'll root for their success and marvel at his mastery of the transformational power of play. This book is an eye-opener for mental health professionals of every stripe.
— Helene Presskreischer, PsyD
A worthwhile read for anyone drawn to the power of play therapy and beyond, as revealed through the experience of a remarkably compassionate child psychologist.
— Denise Main, executive director, Sunrise Family Resource Center
Uses composite case studies in a narrative format to provide a unique way to experience actual child and adolescent therapy sessions
Incorporates play as an important strategy for treatment of children
Follows a client's development from childhood through adolescence and how psychotherapy intervention strategies are tailored and adapted accordingly
Each client is representative of a unique childhood problem
4/4/24, Choice, This title was included in the “Forthcoming Titles in Psychology, 2024” roundup.
Link: https://www.choice360.org/choice-pick/forthcoming-titles-in-psychology-2024