Drewes / Schaefer School-Based Play Therapy

2. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-55530-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 528 Seiten, E-Book

A thorough revision of the essential guide to using play therapyin schools
Fully updated and revised, School-Based Play Therapy, SecondEdition presents an A-to-Z guide for using play therapy inpreschool and elementary school settings. Coedited by noted expertsin the field, Athena Drewes and Charles Schaefer, the SecondEdition offers school counselors, psychologists, socialworkers, and teachers the latest techniques in developing creativeapproaches to utilize the therapeutic powers of play inschools.
The Second Edition includes coverage on how to implementa play therapy program in school settings; play-based preventionprograms; individual play therapy approaches as well as group play;and play therapy with special populations, such as selectivelymute, homeless, and autistic children. In addition, nine newchapters have been added with new material covering:
* Cognitive-behavioral play therapy
* Trauma-focused group work
* Training teachers to use play therapy
Filled with illustrative case studies and ready-to-use practicaltechniques and suggestions, School-Based Play Therapy, SecondEdition is an essential resource for all mental healthprofessionals working in schools.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Drewes, Athena A.

Schaefer, Charles E.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Contributors.
Part I Play Therapy: Its Therapeutic Power and ResearchEffects.
1 The Therapeutic Powers of Play and Play Therapy (Charles E.Schaefer and Athena A. Drewes).
2 Meeting the Early Mental Health Needs of Children ThroughSchool-Based Play Therapy: A Review of Outcome Research (Sue C.Bratton ).
Part II Implementing Play Therapy in the Schools.
3 Guidelines for Incorporating Play Therapy in the Schools(Kristi Perryman and Judy Doran).
4 Challenges and Barriers to Implementing Play Therapy inSchools (Dee Ray).
Part III Play-Based Assessments.
5 Using Play Therapy Assessment in an Elementary andIntermediate School Setting (Mary May Schmidt).
6 Transdisciplinary Play-based Assessment and Intervention inthe Primary Years (Toni Linder and Brittney Bixby).
Part IV Play-Based Prevention Programs with Paraprofessionalsand Teachers.
7 Helping Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers Foster Play in theClassroom (Karen Stagnitti).
8 Primary Project: An Evidenced Based Approach (Mary AnnePeabody, Deborah Johnson, and A. Dirk Hightower).
9 Child Teacher Relationship Training: Using the Power of theChild-Teacher Relationship as a School-Based Mental HealthIntervention (Mary Morrison and Wendy Pretz Helker).
10 Treating Disruptive Classroom Behaviors of PreschoolersThrough Teacher-Child Interaction Therapy (DavidMcIntosh).
Part V Individual and Group Play Therapy Approaches.
11 LEGO®-Based Play Therapy for Autistic Spectrum Children(Daniel LeGoff, G.W. Krauss, and Sarah Allen Levin).
12 Trauma-Focused Group Play Therapy in the Schools (Yih-JiunShen).
13 Group Sandplay in Elementary Schools (TheresaKestly).
14 Play Therapy for Anger Management in the Schools (BarbaraFischetti).
15 Group Play Interventions for Children with AttentionDeficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Linda Reddy).
Part VI Special Populations and Special Issues.
16 Play Therapy for Children of Alcoholics (LauraJacobus-Kantor and James G. Emshoff).
17 Understanding and Generalizing Communication Patterns inChildren with Selective Mutism (Laurie Zelinger).
18 Play, Create, Express, Understand: Bereavement Groups inSchools (Ruthellen Griffin).
19 Redrawing the Front Line: A Play Therapy Service for Meetingthe Psychosocial Needs of Children and Families in School(Geraldine Thomas).
20 The Nana's Model: School-Based Play Therapy withChildren who are Homeless or Severely Impoverished (AnaSutton).
21 Better Playtimes: A School-Based Therapeutic PlayIntervention for Staff and Children (Alison Woolf).
Author Index.
Subject Index.

Über Autor(innen)

ATHENA A. DREWES, PsyD, MA, RPT-S, is Director of ClinicalTraining and the APA-Accredited Internship at Astor Services forChildren & Families, a multiservice nonprofit agency in NewYork. She is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor, past directorof the Association for Play Therapy, and is on the editorial boardof the International Journal of Play Therapy.
CHARLES E. SCHAEFER, PhD, RPT-S, is Professor Emeritus ofPsychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Dr.Schaefer is a renowned author, editor, and coeditor of over fiftyplay therapy books, as well as numerous journal articles andpresentations on play therapy. He cofounded the Association forPlay Therapy in 1982, which currently has over 5,500 members, andnow serves as a Director Emeritus for the organization.