Handbook of Play Therapy Volume Two: Advances and Innovations

Inthedecadesinceitspublication,HandbookofPlayTherapyhasattainedthestatusofaclassicinthefield.Writinginthemostglowingterms,enthusiasticreviewersinNorthAmericaandabroadhailedthatbookas"anexcellentresourceforworkersinalldisciplinesconcernedwithchildren'smentalhealth"(ContemporaryPsychology).Now,inthiscompanionvolume,editorsKevinO'ConnorandCharlesSchaefercontinuetheimportantworktheybeganintheir1984classic,bringingreadersanin-depthlookatstate-of-the-artplaytherapypracticesandprinciples.Whileitupdatesreadersonsignificantadvancesinsandplaydiagnosis,theraplay,groupplay,andotherwell-knownapproaches,VolumeTwoalsocoversimportantadaptationsofplaytherapytoclientpopulationssuchastheelderly,andnewapplicationsofplaytherapeuticmethodssuchasintheassessmentofsexuallyabusedchildren.Featuringcontributionsbytwentyleadingauthoritiesfrompsychology,socialwork,psychiatry,psychoanalysis,andotherrelateddisciplines,HandbookofPlayTherapy,Volumetwodrawsonclinicalandresearchmaterialpreviouslyscatteredthroughouttheprofessionalliteratureandorganizesitintofourmainsectionsforeasyreference:Theoreticalapproaches—includingAdlerian,cognitive,behavioral,gestalt,andcontroltheoryapproachesaswellasfamily,ecosystem,andothersDevelopmentaladaptations—coversground-breakingnewadaptationsforadolescents,adults,andtheelderlyMethodsandtechniques—exploresadvancesintraditionaltechniquessuchassandplay,Jungianplaytherapy,andarttherapy,andexaminesothernew,high-techplaytherapiesApplications—reportsontherapeuticapplicationsforpsychictrauma,sexabuse,cancerpatients,psychotics,andmanyothersThecompanionvolumetothecelebratedclassicinthefield,HandbookofPlayTherapy,VolumeTwoisanindispensableresourceforplaytherapists,childpsychologistsandpsychiatrists,schoolcounselorsandpsychologists,andallmentalhealthprofessionals.HANDBOOKOFPLAYTHERAPYEditedbyCharlesE.SchaeferandKevinJ.O'Connor"...anexcellentprimarytextforupperlevelstudents,andavaluableresourceforpractitionersinthefieldofchildpsychotherapy."—AmericanJournalofMentalDeficiency"...athorough,thoughtful,andtheoreticallysoundcompilationofmuchoftheaccumulatedknowledge....Likeawell-executedstained-glasswindowthatyieldsbeautyandmanyshadesoflightthroughanintegratedwhole,sotoothisbooksynthesizesandrevealsmanycreativefacetsofthisimportantareaofpractice."—SocialWorkinEducation1983(0-471-09462-5)489pp.THEPLAYTHERAPYPRIMERKevinJ.O'ConnorThePlayTherapyPrimercoverstheimpactofpersonalvaluesandbeliefsontherapeuticwork,andprovidesadetaileddescriptionoftheprocessprecedingthebeginningoftherapy.Itthenoffersguidelinesandstrategiesfordevelopingtreatmentplansrespectiveofthevariousphasesoftherapy,includingspecificin-sessiontechniques,modificationsfordifferentages,transferenceconsiderations,andtheterminationandfollow-upofclinicalcases.1991(0-471-52543-X)371pp.PLAYDIAGNOSISANDASSESSMENTEditedbyCharlesE.Schaefer,KarenGitlin,andAliceSandgrundThefirstandonlybooktofullyexploretheassessmentpotentialofplayevaluation,thisbookoffersanimpressivearrayofpapersbynearlyfiftyauthoritiesinthefield.Followingalogicalprogression,itisdividedintosixpartscoveringthefullrangeofpracticalandtheoreticalconcerns,includingdevelopmentalplayscalesfornormalchildrenfrompreschooltoadolescence;diagnosticplayscalesincludingthosefortheevaluationofchildrenwithavarietyofcognitive,behavioral,and/oremotionaldisorders;parent/childinteractionplayscales;projectiveplaytechniques;andscalesforassessingachild'sbehaviorduringplaytherapy.1991(0-471-62166-8)718pp.GAMEPLAYEditedbyCharlesE.SchaeferandStevenE.ReidThisimportantworkhighlightsthepsychologicalsignificanceofusinggamestoassessandtreatvariouschildhooddisorders.Inchapterswrittenbyleadingauthorities,itexaminesthecontentofvarioustypesofgamesandprovidestheoreticalapproaches,techniques,andpracticalguidelinesforapplyinggamestoplaytherapywithchildren.Casehistoriesdemonstratetheuseofgameplaywithchildhoodproblemsrangingfromhyperactivitytodivorcecounselingandjuveniledelinquency.1986(0-471-81972-7)349pp.