Main description:

* Brings to light the many and varied experiences of facilitating play therapy with groups of children across challenging environments, multiple settings, and treatment populations
* The book has three main sections -
o Specific types of contemporary play therapy used in groups (such as Legoplay (TM), Animal Assisted Play Therapy, Social Skills Training, etc.)
o Specific Settings where group play therapy is being implemented (online/digital format, school, hospitals, clinics, and residential treatment centers)
o Special populations (military families, crisis intervention, sexual abuse, children of divorce, post-adoption, and utilizing body work in treating trauma)
* Beneficial to students who are new to play therapy or professionals who have been working in the field and are interested in exploring different perspectives and experiences of facilitating group therapy using play therapy across a variety of settings, populations, and treatment models

Contents:

Introduction and Foundation of Group Play Therapy; Part I: Group Play Therapy Practice Models 1. Constructing Together: Therapeutic Applications of LEGO (R) Serious Play (R) 2. Humanistic Sandtray with Preadolescent Groups 3. The Caped Crusaders: Using Superheroes in a Play Therapy Group for Adolescents 4. AutPlay (R) Therapy Play Groups for High Needs Autistic Children 5. Digital Group Play Therapy; 6. Camp Nurture: An Immersion in Key Components of TraumaPlay (R) 7. Our Village Play Therapy Groups: An Integrative Design for Both In-Person and Telehealth Settings Part II: Clinical Settings 8. Group Play Therapy in Schools 9. Group Play in Hospitals: Child Life Playrooms 10. Group Play Therapy in Therapeutic Residential Care 11. Group Play Therapy in Outpatient Settings Part III: Special Populations 12. Group Play Therapy with Military Connected Children and Families 13. Early Play-Based Interventions for Children Following Disastrous Events: From Principles to Practice 14. Play Therapy Groups with Children of Divorce: A Jungian Approach 15. Play Therapy Group Work with Sexually Abused Children 16. Play Based Group Retreat for Adoptive Families 17. Play Therapy Groups with Neurodiverse Children 18. Play Therapy Group Supervision; Conclusion