Main description:

Edited by Charles Schaefer, the "father of play therapy," this fully updated and revised Second Edition of Foundations of Play Therapy provides in-depth coverage of all the major models of play therapy from leading play therapists. Each chapter is fully revised and provides up-to-date discussions of the latest developments, applications, and empirical support for each theory. Play therapists and other mental health professionals will benefit from this landmark text.

Contents:

Preface. About the Editor. Contributors. Part I Fundamentals of Play Therapy Practice. Chapter 1: Play Therapy: Basic Concepts and Practices (Julie Blundon Nash and Charles E. Schaefer). Chapter 2: The Therapeutic Powers of Play and Play Therapy (Charles E. Schaefer and Athena A. Drewes). Chapter 3: Playing it Safe: Ethical Issues in Play Therapy (Cynthia A. Reynolds and Laura J. Tejada). Part II Major Theoretical Approaches. Psychodynamic Models. Chapter 4: Psychoanalytic Approaches to Play Therapy (Alan J. Levy). Chapter 5: Jungian Analytical Play Therapy (Eric Green). Chapter 6: Adlerian Play Therapy (Terry Kottman). Chapter 7: Release Play Therapy (Heidi Gerard Kaduson). Humanistic Models. Chapter 8: Child-Centered Play Therapy (Daniel S. Sweeney and Garry L. Landreth). Chapter 9: Filial Therapy: Strengthening Family Relationships with the Power of Play (Rise VanFleet). Chapter 10: Gestalt Play Therapy (Violet Oaklander). Chapter 11: Experiential Play Therapy (Carol C. Norton and Byron E. Norton). Systemic Models. Chapter 12: Family Play Therapy: Igniting Creative Energy, Valuing Metaphors, & Making Changes from the Inside Out (Eliana Gil). Chapter 13: Group Play Therapy (Daniel S. Sweeney). Chapter 14: Ecosystemic Play Therapy (Kevin O'Connor). Emerging Models. Chapter 15: Theraplay: Attachment Enhancing Play Therapy (Evangeline Munns). Chapter 16: Solution-Focused Play Therapy: Helping Children and Families Find Solutions (Donald R. Nims). Chapter 17: Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy (Susan M. Knell). Chapter 18: Narrative Play Therapy (Aideen Taylor de Faoite). Chapter 19: Integrative Play Therapy (Athena Drewes). Chapter 20: Prescriptive Play Therapy (Charles E. Schaefer). Author Index. Subject Index.