Short-Term Play Therapy for Children, Third Edition

Short-Term Play Therapy for Children, Third Edition
Author: Heidi Gerard Kaduson
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2016-06-29
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1462527841

"Subject Areas/Keywords: adolescents, art therapy, behavioral problems, brief, child psychotherapy, children, creative therapies, developmental disabilities, emotional problems, families, family, interventions, parents, play therapy, psychological disorders, short-term, solution-focused, trauma DESCRIPTION Illustrated with rich case examples, this widely used practitioner resource and text presents a range of play approaches that facilitate healing in a shorter time frame. Leading play therapists from diverse theoretical orientations show how to tailor brief interventions to each child's needs. Individual, family, and group treatment models are described and clinical guidelines are provided. Chapters demonstrate ways to rapidly build alliances with children, adolescents, and their caregivers; plan treatment for frequently encountered clinical problems; and get the most out of play materials and techniques."--

Play Therapy

Play Therapy
Author: Garry L. Landreth
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2012
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0415886813

First Published in 2012. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Short-Term Play Therapy for Children, Second Edition

Short-Term Play Therapy for Children, Second Edition
Author: Heidi Gerard Kaduson
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2006-08-17
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1606237314

This volume presents a variety of play approaches that facilitate children's healing in a shorter time frame. Invaluable for any clinician seeking to optimize limited time with clients, the book provides effective methods for treating children struggling with such challenges as posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, disruptive behavior, mood disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and parental divorce. Individual, family, and group treatment models are described and illustrated with richly detailed case examples. Featuring session-by-session guidelines, chapters demonstrate how to engage clients rapidly, develop appropriate treatment goals, and implement carefully structured brief interventions that yield lasting results.

Child Development, Third Edition

Child Development, Third Edition
Author: Douglas Davies
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 513
Release: 2010-07-23
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1606239104

This widely used practitioner resource and course text provides an engaging overview of developmental theory and research, with a focus on what practitioners need to know. The author explains how children's trajectories are shaped by transactions among early relationships, brain development, and the social environment. Developmental processes of infancy, toddlerhood, the preschool years, and middle childhood are described. The book shows how children in each age range typically behave, think, and relate to others, and what happens when development goes awry. It demonstrates effective ways to apply developmental knowledge to clinical assessment and intervention. Vivid case examples, observation exercises, and quick-reference tables facilitate learning.

Helping Bereaved Children, Third Edition

Helping Bereaved Children, Third Edition
Author: Nancy Boyd Webb
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2011-03-18
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1606235982

This acclaimed work describes a range of counseling and therapy approaches for children who have experienced loss. Practitioners and students are given practical strategies for helping preschoolers through adolescents cope with different forms of bereavement, including death in the family, school, and community. Grounded in research on child therapy, bereavement, trauma, and child development, the volume includes rich case presentations and clearly explains the principles that guide interventions. Eleven reproducible assessment tools and handouts can also be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.

Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy in Action

Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy in Action
Author: Augustine Meier
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2024-06-14
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 104004915X

This book presents a comprehensive guide to applying Meier and Boivin's Self-in-Relationship Psychotherapy model to clinical work with individuals, couples, families and children. The central theme of the book is that the paradigm of affects, cognitive processes and behaviors that informs current psychotherapy approaches needs to be broadened to include core self, relational and physical intimacy needs as motivating factors in psychotherapy. Drawing on multiple influences including relational psychoanalysis, the authors illustrate how to work with core needs when providing therapy to children and adults. They establish that core needs are universal, and their realizations are essential for healthy living and argue that clients achieve the healthiest outcomes by finding a way to balance the self alongside their relations with others. The concept of core self, relational and physical intimacy needs is what binds all the chapters in this book and makes it unique among psychotherapy approaches. With a clear transtheoretical approach and rich clinical vignettes, this book is core reading for any psychotherapists, psychoanalyst, or practicing psychologists.

Prescriptive Play Therapy

Prescriptive Play Therapy
Author: Heidi Gerard Kaduson
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2019-09-23
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1462541720

This book helps practitioners choose from the broad range of play therapy approaches to create a comprehensive treatment plan that meets the individual needs of each child. From leaders in the field, the volume provides a flexible roadmap for assessment, case formulation, and intervention for frequently encountered psychological disorders and adversities. The focus is creating a unique therapy "prescription" that is tailored to the child's presenting problems as well as his or her strengths, challenges, and developmental level. Contributors present up-to-date knowledge on each clinical problem, describe practices that have been shown to be effective, and share vivid illustrations of work with 3- to 16-year-olds and their parents.

Essential Play Therapy Techniques

Essential Play Therapy Techniques
Author: Charles E. Schaefer
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2016-01-07
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1462524516

Highly practical and user friendly, this book presents 58 play therapy techniques that belong in every child clinician's toolbox. The expert authors draw from multiple theoretical orientations to showcase powerful, well-established approaches applicable to a broad range of childhood problems. Activities, needed materials, and variations of each technique are succinctly described. Of critical importance for today's evidence-based practitioner, each chapter also includes a historical perspective on the technique at hand, a rationale explaining its therapeutic power, and a review of relevant empirical findings. The book enables readers to determine which strategies are appropriate for a particular child or group and rapidly incorporate them into practice.

Social Work Practice with Children, Third Edition

Social Work Practice with Children, Third Edition
Author: Nancy Boyd Webb
Publisher: Guilford Press
Total Pages: 497
Release: 2011-11-15
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1609186451

This book has been replaced by Social Work Practice with Children, Fourth Edition, ISBN 978-1-4625-3755-6.