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• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• About the Authors
• Part 1: Basic Concepts
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Play Therapy
• Therapeutic Powers of Play
• 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
• Play Therapy Approaches Based on Theories Originally Developed for Working With Adults
• Play Therapy Approaches Based on Integrating Several Different Theories
• Short-Term, Time-Limited Play Therapy
• Prescriptive Play Therapy
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 3: Theoretical Approaches to Play Therapy
• Adlerian Play Therapy
• Child-Centered Play Therapy
• Cognitive–Behavioral Play Therapy
• Ecosystemic Play Therapy
• Gestalt Play Therapy
• Jungian Analytical Play Therapy
• Psychodynamic Play Therapy
• Theraplay
• 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
• The Initial Session
• Ending a Session
• Assessing Patterns in the Child’s Play
• Writing Session Reports
• Termination
• 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
• 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
• When to Limit
• Practical Considerations in Limiting
• Styles of Limiting
• 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
• When Not to Return Responsibility to the Child
• Applications in Different Theoretical Orientations
• Examples of Returning Responsibility to the Child
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 10: Dealing with Questions
• The Nature of Children’s Questions in Play Therapy
• Types of Responses (With Examples)
• Practice Exercises
• Questions to Ponder
• Chapter 11: Integration of Basic Skills: The Art of Play Therapy
• Deciding When to Use a Skill
• Integrating and Infusing Skills (With Examples)
• 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
• 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
• Therapeutic Metaphors
• Mutual Storytelling
• Role-Playing/Engaging in Play With the Child
• Practice Exercises
• 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
• Legal and Ethical Issues
• Cultural Awareness and Sensitivity
• Inclusion of Aggressive Toys in the Playroom
• Public Awareness of Play Therapy and Professional Identity of Play Therapists
• 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 Certification/Registration
• References
• Index
• Technical Support
• End User License Agreement