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• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• About the Author
• Part 1: Basic Concepts
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Play Therapy
• Therapeutic Powers of Play
• Self-Expression
• Access to the Unconscious
• Direct and Indirect Teaching
• Abreaction
• Stress Inoculation
• Mastering of Fears and Counterconditioning of Negative Affect
• Catharsis
• Positive Emotion
• Competence and Self-Control
• Sublimation
• Attachment Formation
• Rapport Building and Relationship Enhancement
• Moral Judgment and Behavior Rehearsal
• Empathy and Perspective Taking
• Power/Control
• Sense of Self
• Creative Problem Solving
• Reality Testing
• Fantasy Compensation
• Personal Qualities of a Play Therapist
• Appropriate Clients for Play Therapy
• Paradigm Shift From Talk to Play
• Play Therapy Dimensions Model
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 2: History of Play Therapy
• Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Play Therapy
• Structured Play Therapy
• Relationship Play Therapy
• Nondirective, Child-Centered Play Therapy
• Limit-Setting Therapy
• Theories Designed for Working With Children Who Have Attachment Issues
• Theraplay
• Developmental Play Therapy
• Object Relations Play Therapy
• Play Therapy Approaches Based on Theories Originally Developed for Working With Adults
• Adlerian Play Therapy
• Cognitive–Behavioral Play Therapy
• Gestalt Play Therapy
• Jungian Analytical Play Therapy
• Narrative Play Therapy
• Play Therapy Approaches Based on Integrating Several Different Theories
• Ecosystemic Play Therapy
• Family Play Therapy
• Short-Term, Time-Limited Play Therapy
• Prescriptive Play Therapy
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 3: Theoretical Approaches to Play Therapy
• Adlerian Play Therapy
• Important Theoretical Constructs
• Phases of the Counseling Process
• Role of the Therapist
• Goals of Therapy
• Approach to Working With Parents and Teachers
• Distinctive Features
• Child-Centered Play Therapy
• Important Theoretical Constructs
• Phases of the Counseling Process
• Role of the Therapist
• Goals of Therapy
• Approach to Working With Parents
• Distinctive Features
• Cognitive–Behavioral Play Therapy
• Important Theoretical Constructs
• Phases of the Counseling Process
• Role of the Therapist
• Goals of Therapy
• Approach to Working With Parents
• Distinctive Features
• Ecosystemic Play Therapy
• Important Theoretical Constructs
• Phases of the Counseling Process
• Role of the Therapist
• Goals of Therapy
• Approach to Working With Parents
• Distinctive Features
• Gestalt Play Therapy
• Important Theoretical Constructs
• Phases of the Counseling Process
• Role of the Therapist
• Goals of Therapy
• Approach to Working With Parents
• Distinctive Features
• Jungian Analytical Play Therapy
• Important Theoretical Constructs
• Phases of the Counseling Process
• Role of the Therapist
• Goals of Therapy
• Approach to Working With Parents
• Distinctive Features
• Psychodynamic Play Therapy
• Important Theoretical Constructs
• Phases of the Counseling Process
• Role of the Therapist
• Goals of Therapy
• Approach to Working With Parents
• Distinctive Features
• Theraplay
• Important Theoretical Constructs
• Phases of the Counseling Process
• Role of the Therapist
• Goals of Therapy
• Approach to Working With Parents
• Distinctive Features
• Prescriptive Play Therapy
• Questions to Ponder
• Part 2: Basic Skills
• Chapter 4: Logistical Aspects of Play Therapy
• Setting Up a Space for Therapy
• Choosing and Arranging Toys
• Explaining the Play Therapy Process
• To Parents
• To Children
• Your Personal Application
• The Initial Session
• Ending a Session
• Therapist Cleans the Room
• Therapist and Child Clean the Room Together
• Handling Children Who Do Not Wish to Leave the Room
• Assessing Patterns in the Child’s Play
• Differences Between the Child’s Behavior With the Therapist and With the Parents
• Differences Between the Child in the Playroom and the Parent Description of the Child
• How the Child Plays Out the Presenting Problem and Other Signifi cant Concerns
• How the Child Talks About the Presenting Problem and Other Signifi cant Concerns
• Repetitive Play That Seems to Upset, Rather Than Soothe, the Child
• Level of Aggression and Challenge to the Authority of the Play Therapist
• Desire for Secrecy or Privacy
• Overtly Sexual Play, Artwork, or Verbalizations
• Level of Anxiety
• Willingness to Take Risks
• Level of Activity
• Desire for Order and Structure
• Desire for Power and Control
• Metaphors That Express the Child’s View of Self, Others, and the World
• Developmental Issues
• Writing Session Reports
• Termination
• When to Terminate
• Who Makes the Termination Decision
• How to Handle the Termination Process
• Child Reactions to the Termination Decision
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 5: Tracking
• How to Track
• Monitoring Children’s Reactions to Tracking
• Applications in Different Theoretical Orientations
• Examples of Tracking
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 6: Restating Content
• How to Restate Content
• Focus of Restatements
• Influencing Children by Using Restatement of Content
• Monitoring Children’s Reactions to Restating Content
• Applications in Different Theoretical Orientations
• Examples of Restating Content
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 7: Reflecting Feelings
• How to Reflect Feelings
• What to Reflect
• Manner of Expression
• Reflecting Deeper Feelings
• Feelings in the Here and Now Versus Patterns of Feelings
• Multiple Feelings
• Monitoring Children’s Responses to Reflection of Feelings
• Expanding Feeling Concepts and Vocabulary
• Applications in Different Theoretical Orientations
• Examples of Reflecting Feelings
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 8: Setting Limits
• What to Limit
• Influence of Theoretical Perspective
• Influence of the Therapist’s Setting
• Influence of the Therapist’s Personality
• Influence of the Individual Child
• When to Limit
• Practical Considerations in Limiting
• Styles of Limiting
• Landreth’s Method
• Guerney’s Method
• Kottman’s Method
• Examples of Limit Setting
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 9: Returning Responsibility to the Child
• When to Return Responsibility to the Child
• How to Return Responsibility to the Child
• Direct Approach to Returning Responsibility to the Child
• Indirect Approach to Returning Responsibility to the Child
• Combining the Direct Approach and the Indirect Approach
• When Not to Return Responsibility to the Child
• Child Cannot Take Responsibility for That Behavior
• Regressive Behavior
• Child’s History
• Child’s Current Situation
• Applications in Different Theoretical Orientations
• Examples of Returning Responsibility to the Child
• Child Explicitly Asks for Help With Behaviors
• Child Explicitly Asks for Help With Decisions
• Child Implicitly Asks for Help With Behavior
• Child Implicitly Asks for Help With Decisions
• Therapist Wants to Help Child With Behavior Without Being Asked
• Therapist Wants to Help Child With Decisions Without Being Asked
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 10: Dealing With Questions
• The Nature of Children’s Questions in Play Therapy
• Practical Questions
• Personal Questions
• Relationship Questions
• Ongoing-Process Questions
• Dual-Category Questions
• Types of Responses (With Examples)
• Answer the Question
• Ignore the Question
• Use Minimal Encouragers
• Restate the Question
• Guess About the Purpose/Interpret
• Return Responsibility to the Child
• Answer With a Question
• Decline to Answer
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 11: Integration of Basic Skills: The Art of Play Therapy
• Deciding When to Use a Skill
• Theoretical Orientation
• Therapist’s Intuition and Experience
• Therapist’s Personal Preference and Personality
• The Individual Child
• Context of the Child’s Life
• The Course of the Play
• The Phase of the Therapy
• Integrating and Infusing Skills (With Examples)
• Integration of Skills
• Infusion of Skills Into Your Personal Interactional Style
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Part 3: Advanced Skills and Concepts
• Chapter 12: Recognizing and Communicating Through Metaphors
• Recognizing Metaphors
• Understanding the Meaning of Metaphors in Play Therapy
• Examples of Metaphors and Possible Meanings
• Using the Child’s Metaphor to Communicate With the Child
• Monitoring the Child’s Reaction to Using the Metaphor
• Examples of Using the Child’s Metaphor to Communicate
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 13: Advanced Play Therapy Skills
• Metacommunication
• Purpose of Metacommunication
• How to Metacommunicate
• Children’s Reactions to Metacommunication
• Examples of Metacommunication
• Therapeutic Metaphors
• How to Design and Deliver Therapeutic Metaphors
• Examples of Therapeutic Metaphors
• Mutual Storytelling
• How to Use Mutual Storytelling
• Examples of Mutual Storytelling
• Role-Playing/Engaging in Play With the Child
• Whisper Technique
• Other Methods of Role-Playing or Playing With the Child
• Examples of Role-Playing and Engaging in Play With the Child
• Practice Exercises
• Metacommunication
• Therapeutic Metaphors
• Mutual Storytelling
• Role-Playing
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 14: Working With Parents and Teachers
• Filial Therapy
• Kinder Training
• Parent–Child Interaction Therapy
• Adlerian Parent and Teacher Consultation
• Personal Application
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 15: Professional Issues in Play Therapy
• Research Support for Play Therapy
• Personal Application
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Personal Application
• Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity
• Personal Application
• Inclusion of Aggressive Toys in the Playroom
• Personal Application
• Public Awareness of Play Therapy and Professional Identity of Play Therapists
• Personal Application
• Advice to Beginning Play Therapists
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Appendix A: Selected References on Different Theoretical Orientations to Play Therapy
• Appendix B: An Explanation of Play Therapy: Handout for Parents
• Appendix C: Selected Resources Related to Play Therapy With Culturally Diverse Children
• Appendix D: Play Therapy Certifi cation/Registration
• References
• Index
• Technical Support
• End User License Agreement