How to Influence Children: A Complete Guide for Becoming a Better Parent

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Charles E. Schaefer

Psychology & Counseling

Van Nostrand-Reinhold

Offering parents an introduction to the Early Training Approach, the Rapid Approach, the Intensive Approach and more, this unique guide will make toilet training simple--without trauma or tears. Original.

Toilet Training Without Tears

Parenting & Relationships

Theresa Foy DiGeronimo

Parenting

A Signet Book

A companion to the editors' highly successful earlier volume, this second volume brings the coverage up to date with 18 chapters in four parts organized sectionally as: Theoretical Approaches to the Practice of Play Therapy, Developmental Adaptations of Play Therapy, Play Therapy Techniques and Methods, and Play Therapy Applications.

Handbook of Play Therapy, Vol. 1

Kevin J. O'Connor

Mental Health

John Wiley&Sons

Learn how to incorporate adult play therapy into your practice with this easy-to-use guide  In the Western world there has been a widening belief that play is not a trivial or childish pursuit but rather a prime pillar of mental health, along with love and work. Play Therapy with Adults presents original chapters written by a collection of international experts who examine the diverse approaches and clinical strategies available for successfully incorporating play therapy into adult-client sessions.  This timely guide covers healing through the use of a variety of play therapy techniques and methods. Various client groups and treatment settings are given special attention, including working with adolescents, the elderly, couples, individuals with dementia, and clients in group therapy.  Material is organized into four sections for easy reference: * Dramatic role play * Therapeutic humor * Sand play and doll play * Play groups, hypnoplay, and client-centered play   Play Therapy with Adults is a valuable book for psychologists, therapists, social workers, and counselors interested in helping clients explore themselves through playful activities.

Play Therapy With Adults

Game Play: Therapeutic Use of Childhood Games

In the decade since its publication, Handbook of Play Therapy has attained the status of a classic in the field. Writing in the most glowing terms, enthusiastic reviewers in North America and abroad hailed that book as "an excellent resource for workers in all disciplines concerned with children's mental health" (Contemporary Psychology). 
Now, in this companion volume, editors Kevin O'Connor and Charles Schaefer continue the important work they began in their 1984 classic, bringing readers an in-depth look at state-of-the-art play therapy practices and principles. While it updates readers on significant advances in sand play diagnosis, theraplay, group play, and other well-known approaches, Volume Two also covers important adaptations of play therapy to client populations such as the elderly, and new applications of play therapeutic methods such as in the assessment of sexually abused children. Featuring contributions by twenty leading authorities from psychology, social work, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and other related disciplines, Handbook of Play Therapy, Volume two draws on clinical and research material previously scattered throughout the professional literature and organizes it into four main sections for easy reference: <ul>
<li>Theoretical approaches― including Adlerian, cognitive, behavioral, gestalt, and control theory approaches as well as family, ecosystem, and others</li> <li>Developmental adaptations― covers ground-breaking new adaptations for adolescents, adults, and the elderly</li> <li>Methods and techniques― explores advances in traditional techniques such as sand play, Jungian play therapy, and art therapy, and examines other new, high-tech play therapies</li> <li>Applications― reports on therapeutic applications for psychic trauma, sex abuse, cancer patients, psychotics, and many others</li> </ul>
The companion volume to the celebrated classic in the field, Handbook of Play Therapy, Volume Two is an indispensable resource for play therapists, child psychologists and psychiatrists, school counselors and psychologists, and all mental health professionals. HANDBOOK OF PLAY THERAPY Edited by Charles E. Schaefer and Kevin J. O'Connor ". . . an excellent primary text for upper level students, and a valuable resource for practitioners in the field of child psychotherapy."― American Journal of Mental Deficiency ". . . a thorough, thoughtful, and theoretically sound compilation of much of the accumulated knowledge. . . . Like a well-executed stained-glass window that yields beauty and many shades of light through an integrated whole, so too this book synthesizes and reveals many creative facets of this important area of practice."― Social Work in Education 1983 (0-471-09462-5) 489 pp. THE PLAY THERAPY PRIMER Kevin J. O'Connor The Play Therapy Primer covers the impact of personal values and beliefs on therapeutic work, and provides a detailed description of the process preceding the beginning of therapy. It then offers guidelines and strategies for developing treatment plans respective of the various phases of therapy, including specific in-session techniques, modifications for different ages, transference considerations, and the termination and follow-up of clinical cases. 1991 (0-471-52543-X) 371 pp. PLAY DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT Edited by Charles E. Schaefer, Karen Gitlin, and Alice Sandgrund The first and only book to fully explore the assessment potential of play evaluation, this book offers an impressive array of papers by nearly fifty authorities in the field. Following a logical progression, it is divided into six parts covering the full range of practical and theoretical concerns, including developmental play scales for normal children from preschool to adolescence; diagnostic play scales including those for the evaluation of children

Handbook of Play Therapy Volume Two: Advances and Innovations

Kevin John O'Connor

wiley

Guidebooks for Therapeutic Practice Series 
This handbook fills the need for a comprehensive, practical reference to group work with children of all ages and in a variety of settings. Will enable all professionals who work with children and youth to save time and increase their therapeutic effectiveness.

Group Therapies for Children and Youth: Principles and Practices of Group Treatment (Guidebooks for Therapeutic Practice)

Lynnette Johsnson

Jeffrey N. Wherry

Jossey-Bass

Integrative Play Therapy

Athena A. Drewes

Sue Bratton

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

A complete, comprehensive play therapy resource for mental health professionals Handbook of Play Therapy is the one-stop resource for play therapists with coverage of all major aspects written by experts in the field. This edition consolidates the coverage of both previous volumes into one book, updated to reflect the newest findings and practices of the field. Useful for new and experienced practitioners alike, this guide provides a comprehensive introduction and overview of play therapy including, theory and technique, special populations, nontraditional settings, professional and contemporary issues. Edited by the founders of the field, each chapter is written by well-known and respected academics and practitioners in each topic area and includes research, assessment, strategies, and clinical application. This guide covers all areas required for credentialing from the Association for Play Therapy, making it uniquely qualified as the one resource for certification preparation. <ul> <li>Learn the core theories and techniques of play therapy</li> <li>Apply play therapy to special populations and in nontraditional settings</li> <li>Understand the history and emerging issues in the field</li> <li>Explore the research and evidence base, clinical applications, and more</li> </ul> Psychologists, counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, and psychiatric nurses regularly utilize play therapy techniques to facilitate more productive sessions and promote better outcomes for patients. Handbook of Play Therapy provides the deep, practical understanding needed to incorporate these techniques into practice.

Handbook of Play Therapy

Lisa D. Braverman

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