A practical handbook for building the play therapy relationship

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A practical handbook for building the play therapy relationship

Maria Giordano, Garry Landreth, and Leslie Jones

Jason Aronson, c2005

  • : pbk

Available at  / 3 libraries

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Includes bibliographical references

Contents of Works

  • Child-centered play therapy
  • Play therapy room and toys
  • Prior to the first play therapy session
  • Structuring the play therapy session
  • Acknowledging non-verbal behavior
  • Reflecting content
  • Reflecting feelings
  • Facilitating decision-making and responsibility
  • Facilitating esteem-building & encouragement
  • Setting limits
  • Understanding therapeutic responses, play behaviors, facilitating healing and termination
  • Teaching parents how to help their children develop self-control and self-discipline
  • Cases study: school behavioral issue
  • Case study: grief, loss, SIDS
  • Case study: sibling rivalry
  • Case study: anger and aggression
  • Case study: divorce
  • Case study: sexual abuse and trauma
  • Role play of skills and feedback format
  • Video review - identifying and improving therapeutic responses

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Building a safe, accepting, and freeing relationship with a child in the play therapy experience is considered to be essential by practicing play therapists and all theoretical approaches to play therapy. A Practical Handbook for Building the Play Therapy Relationship is designed for practitioners, students, and play therapy supervisors who want a practical approach for learning or teaching the fundamental skills of building a therapeutic relationship in play therapy. It provides a step-by-step approach from structuring the play therapy session to therapeutic limit setting to termination-closure. This book involves the reader in learning and applying these key skills and is a must for practitioners and students of the play therapy process.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Child-Centered Play Therapy Chapter 2 Play Therapy Room and Toys Chapter 3 Prior to the First Play Therapy Session Chapter 4 Structuring the Play Therapy Session Chapter 5 Acknowledging Non-Verbal Behavior Chapter 6 Reflecting Content Chapter 7 Reflecting Feelings Chapter 8 Facilitating Decision-Making and Responsibility Chapter 9 Facilitating Esteem-Building & Encouragement Chapter 10 Setting Limits Chapter 11 Understanding Therapeutic Responses, Play Behaviors, Facilitating Healing, and Termination Chapter 12 Teaching Parents How to Help Their Children Develop Self-Control and Self-Discipline Chapter 13 Case Study: School Behavioral Issue Chapter 14 Case Study: Grief, Loss, SIDS Chapter 15 Case Study: Sibling Rivalry Chapter 16 Case Study: Anger and Aggression Chapter 17 Case Study: Divorce Chapter 18 Case Study: Sexual Abuse and Trauma Chapter 19 Role-Play of Skills and Feedback Format Chapter 20 Video Review-Identifying and Improving Therapeutic Responses

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