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Direct linkTerry Kottman; Jeffrey S. Ashby – American Counseling Association, 2024
"Play Therapy: Basics and Beyond" is a comprehensive and insightful guide to the practice of play therapy. Presenting foundational and advanced skills with humor and fun, this book brings the practice of play therapy to life through real-life examples, interactive exercises, and thought-provoking reflections. For those new to play…
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Counseling Techniques, Children
Field, Thomas A.; Ghoston, Michelle R. – American Counseling Association, 2020
This innovative text is the first to illustrate how neuroscience concepts can be translated and applied to counseling with children and adolescents. Drs. Field and Ghoston discuss general principles for child and adolescent counseling before examining neurophysiological development from birth to age 18. They then provide in-session examples of…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Children, Adolescents, Neurosciences
Kottman, Terry; Meany-Walen, Kristin – American Counseling Association, 2016
Play therapy expert Terry Kottman and her colleague Kristin Meany-Walen provide a comprehensive update to this spirited and fun text on integrating Adlerian techniques into play therapy. Clinicians, school counselors, and students will find this to be the definitive guide for using Adlerian strategies with children to foster positive growth and…
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Counseling Techniques, Individual Psychology, Case Studies
Gallo-Lopez, Loretta, Ed.; Rubin, Lawrence C., Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2012
"Play-Based Interventions for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders" explores the most recognized, researched, and practical methods for using play therapy with the increasing number of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), and shows clinicians how to integrate these methods into their practices. Using a…
Descriptors: Play, Early Intervention, Autism, Asperger Syndrome
Kottman, Terry – American Counseling Association, 2011
Written for use in play therapy and child counseling courses, this extraordinarily practical text provides a detailed examination of basic and advanced play therapy concepts and skills and guidance on when and how to use them. Kottman's multitheoretical approach and wealth of explicit techniques are also helpful for clinicians who want to gain…
Descriptors: Play, Mental Health Workers, Therapy, Play Therapy
Kalyva, Efrosini – SAGE Publications Ltd (CA), 2011
There are a number of different approaches and therapies available for children, young people and adults on the autistic spectrum, and the amount of information available on each one can be daunting for professionals and parents alike. "Autism, Educational and Theoretical Approaches" offers concise and clear explanations of a variety of…
Descriptors: Autism, Therapy, Intervention, Program Effectiveness
VanFleet, Rise; Sywulak, Andrea E.; Sniscak, Cynthia Caparosa – Guilford Publications, 2010
Highly practical, instructive, and authoritative, this book vividly describes how to conduct child-centered play therapy. The authors are master clinicians who explain core therapeutic principles and techniques, using rich case material to illustrate treatment of a wide range of difficulties. The focus is on nondirective interventions that allow…
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Children, Counseling Techniques, Intervention
Russ, Sandra W., Ed.; Niec, Larissa N., Ed. – Guilford Press, 2011
Going beyond traditional play therapy, this innovative book presents a range of evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches that incorporate play as a key element. It is grounded in the latest knowledge about the importance of play in child development. Leading experts describe effective strategies for addressing a wide variety of…
Descriptors: Play Therapy, Evidence Based Practice, Child Development, Behavior Modification
Grenham, Thomas G., Ed.; Kieran, Patricia, Ed. – Peter Lang Oxford, 2012
Ireland is in the grip of a postmodern cultural deconstruction on many levels. The traditional "grand narratives" are increasingly viewed with suspicion and disenchantment as Ireland struggles to understand its evolving identity. There is a growing need for comprehensive interdisciplinary research that will facilitate teaching and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Trends, Futures (of Society)
Hughes, Fergus P. – SAGE Publications (CA), 2010
Children, Play, and Development, Fourth Edition, discusses the relationship of play to the physical, social, intellectual, and emotional growth of the child. Author Fergus P. Hughes focuses on the historical, sociocultural, and ethological context of play; the role of development in play; and the wide range of theories that provide a framework for…
Descriptors: Play, Cultural Differences, Emergent Literacy, Gender Differences
Gil, Eliana, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2010
Featuring in-depth case presentations from master clinicians, this volume highlights the remarkable capacity of traumatized children to guide their own healing process. The book describes what posttraumatic play looks like and how it can foster resilience and coping. Demonstrated are applications of play, art, and other expressive therapies with…
Descriptors: Grief, Play Therapy, Children, Coping
Kaduson, Heidi Gerard, Ed.; Schaefer, Charles E., Ed. – 2000
Play therapy offers a powerful means of helping children resolve a wide range of psychological difficulties, and many play approaches are ideally suited to short-term work. This book brings together leading play therapists to share their expertise on facilitating children's healing in a shorter time frame. The book provides knowledge and skills…
Descriptors: Child Health, Child Psychology, Children, Family Counseling
Malchiodi, Cathy A., Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2008
Rich with case material and artwork samples, this volume demonstrates a range of creative approaches for facilitating children's emotional reparation and recovery from trauma. Contributors include experienced practitioners of play, art, music, movement and drama therapies, bibliotherapy, and integrative therapies, who describe step-by-step…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Grief, Play Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Landreth, Garry L. – 1991
Play therapy, described as a dynamic approach to counseling with children which allows the therapist to fully experience the child's world, is discussed in this book. These topics are presented: (1) the meaning of play, including functions of play and symbolic play; (2) history and development of play therapy, including psychoanalytic, release,…
Descriptors: Children, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Counseling Techniques, Counselor Client Relationship
Watts, Richard E., Ed.; Carlson, Jon, Ed. – 1999
This book acknowledges the contributions of Alfred Adler and illustrates the many ways in which Adlerian ideas underpin and influence contemporary therapeutic approaches. It brings together today's leading thinkers to address the practice of counseling and psychotherapy from a social-cognitive perspective. Contributors apply the basic ideas of…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Family Counseling, Intervention, Parent Education
