Doing Play Therapy (eBook)

From Building the Relationship to Facilitating Change

Terry Kottman, Kristin K. Meany-Walen (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
394 Seiten
Guilford Publications (Verlag)
978-1-4625-3615-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Covering the process of therapy from beginning to end, this engaging text helps students and practitioners use play confidently and effectively with children, adolescents, and adults struggling with emotional or behavioral problems or life challenges. With an accessible theory-to-practice focus, the book explains the basics of different play therapy approaches and invites readers to reflect on and develop their own clinical style. It is filled with rich case material and specific examples of play techniques and strategies. The expert authors provide steps for building strong relationships with clients; exploring their clinical issues and underlying dynamics; developing and working toward clear treatment goals; and collaborating with parents and teachers. A chapter on common challenges offers insightful guidance for navigating difficult situations in the playroom.

Autor

Terry Kottman, PhD, NCC, RPT-S, LMHC, founded The Encouragement Zone, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, where she provides play therapy training and supervision, life coaching, counseling, and “playshops” for women. Dr. Kottman developed Adlerian play therapy, an approach to working with children, families, and adults that combines the ideas and techniques of Individual Psychology and play therapy. She writes about play therapy and regularly presents workshops nationally and internationally. Dr. Kottman is a recipient of Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Association for Play Therapy and the Iowa Association for Play Therapy.   Kristin K. Meany-Walen, PhD, LMHC, RPT-S, is Assistant Professor of Counseling at the University of North Texas. She was previously in private practice, where she worked with a variety of clients who reinforced her belief in the significance of play and creative expression. Dr. Meany-Walen regularly publishes and presents on play therapy with children and adolescents. She conducted the first Adlerian play therapy study, which was instrumental in Adlerian play therapy becoming recognized as an evidence-based treatment for reducing behavioral problems in children. 

Inhalt

Prelude: Once Upon a Time . . . 1. An Introduction to Play Therapy Interlude 1: Show Up and Choose To Be Present 2. Pick a Theory, Any Theory Interlude 2: Showing Interest 3. Broad Play Therapy Strategies Interlude 3: Being Intentional and Making Stuff Up 4. Building a Relationship Interlude 4: Take a Breath 5. Exploring Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Dynamics Interlude 5: Developing a Conceptualization of Your Clients 6. Helping Clients Gain Insight Interlude 6: Language Choice 7. Helping Clients Make Changes in Play Therapy Interlude 7: Giving Yourself Permission 8. Working with Parents, Teachers, and Families Interlude 8: Avoiding Judgment 9. Challenging Situations in the Playroom Interlude 9: Continuing the Journey Interlude 10: Not the End Appendix A. Theory and Play Therapy Resources Appendix B. Children’s Books Appendix C. Professional Information References Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.6.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Creative Arts and Play Therapy
• Reihe/Serie: Creative Arts and Play Therapy
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Entwicklungspsychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Physiotherapie / Ergotherapie ► Ergotherapie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: abused children • Activities • Adlerian • adolescents • adults • beginning play therapists • Behavioral Problems • books on play therapy • child-centered • cognitive-behavioral • Counseling children • counselors • creative arts therapies • ecosystemic • emotional problems • expressive therapies • Families • Family • Gestalt • graduate classes • graduate courses • graduate students • Interventions • introduction to play therapy texts • introductory texts • Jungian • Kids • Materials • mental health professionals • narrative • nonverbal communication • Parents • playrooms • Play therapy • play therapy basics and beyond • play therapy resources • play therapy sessions • Psychodynamic • Psychological treatment • psychotherapy • Skills • Strategies • Teachers • techniques • Teens • textbooks • texts • The Encouragement Zone • theoretical orientations • Theories • Theory and Practice • therapeutic play • therapeutic relationships • Theraplay • Tools • Trauma • young children
• ISBN-10: 1-4625-3615-8 / 1462536158
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4625-3615-3 / 9781462536153