Innovations in Play Therapy

<p>This book is unique in exploring the process of conducting short-term intensive group play therapy and the subsequent results. It focuses on play therapy with special populations of aggressive acting-out children, autistic children, chronically ill children, traumatized children, selective mute children, disassociative identity disorder adults with child alters, and the elderly.</p><p>The book addresses such vital issues as:</p><p>* How play therapy helps children</p><p>* Confidentiality in working with children</p><p>* How to work with parents</p><p>* What the play therapist needs to know about medications for children</p><p>The difficult dimension of diagnosis is clarified through specific descriptions of how the play therapist can use play behaviors to diagnose physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional maladjustment in children.</p> <p><em>Part I: Special Considerations for the Role of the Play Therapist.</em><strong> Landreth,</strong> Facilitative Dimensions of Play in the Therapy Process. <strong>Harris, Landreth,</strong> Essential Personality Characteristics of Effective Play Therapists. <strong>Glover,</strong> Cultural Considerations in Play Therapy. <strong>Kao, Landreth,</strong> Play Therapy with Chinese Children: Needed Modifications. Sweeney, Tatum, What the Play Therapist Needs to Know about Medications. <strong>Sweeney,</strong> Legal and Ethical Issues in Play Therapy. <strong>Crane,</strong> The Parent's Part in the Play Therapy Process. <em>Part II: Clinical Innovations in Play as a Diagnostic Tool.</em> <strong>White, Draper, Jones, </strong>Play Therapy Behaviors of Physically Abused Children. <strong>Ater,</strong> Play Therapy Behaviors of Sexually Abused Children. <strong>Homeyer,</strong> Identifying Sexually Abused Children in Play Therapy. <strong>Perry, Landreth,</strong> Diagnostic Assessment of Children's Play Therapy Behavior. <em>Part III: Innovative Procedures in Play Therapy.</em> <strong>Landreth, Sweeney,</strong> Child-Centered Group Play Therapy. <strong>Tyndall-Lind, Landreth,</strong> Intensive Short-Term Group Play Therapy. <strong>Johnson,</strong> Short-Term Play Therapy. <em>Part IV: Play Therapy with Special Populations.</em> <strong>Johnson, Clark,</strong><em> </em>Play Therapy with Aggressive Acting-Out Children. <strong>Mittledorf, Hendricks,</strong> Landreth, Play Therapy with Autistic Children. <strong>Jones,</strong> Play Therapy for Children with Chronic Illness. <strong>Webb,</strong> Play Therapy with Traumatized Children: A Crisis Response. <strong>Post,</strong> Play Therapy with Selective Mute Children. <strong>Klein, Landreth,</strong> Play Therapy with Dissociative Identity Disorder Clients with Child Alters. <strong>Haynes,</strong> Play Therapy with the Elderly. <strong>Niel, Landreth,</strong> Have Toys-Will Travel: A Traveling Play Therapist in the School Setting.</p>