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Play Therapy with Children and Adolescents in Crisis

Author : Nancy Boyd Webb

Publisher : Guilford Publications

Page : 432 pages

File Size : 43,6 MB

Release : 2015-08-20

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1462522238

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Book Description

This widely used practitioner resource and course text, now significantly revised, is considered the most comprehensive guide to working with children who have experienced major losses, family upheavals, violence in the school or community, and other traumatic events. Leading experts present a range of play and creative arts therapy techniques in chapters organized around in-depth case examples. Informed by the latest knowledge on crisis intervention and trauma, the fourth edition encompasses work with adolescents as well as younger children. Each chapter concludes with instructive questions for study or reflection. New to This Edition *Expanded age range: now includes expressive therapy approaches for adolescents. *More attention to traumatic stress reactions and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); several chapters address complex trauma. *Extensively revised with the latest theory, practices, and research; many new authors. *Additional topics: parental substance abuse, group work with adolescents, chronic medical conditions, animal-assisted play therapy and courtroom testimony, and more.



Contemporary Play Therapy

Author : Charles E. Schaefer

Publisher : Guilford Press

Page : 353 pages

File Size : 26,64 MB

Release : 2007-10-18

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1593856334

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Book Description

This highly practical book presents current developments in play therapy, including innovative applications for particular problems and populations. Contributors first discuss the latest ideas and techniques emerging from object relations, experiential, dynamic, and narrative perspectives. Next, research evaluating the effectiveness of play interventions is reviewed in detail. The book's third and largest section demonstrates creative approaches for helping children deal with a variety of adverse circumstances: homelessness, family problems, sexual abuse, social aggression, natural disasters, and more. Throughout, rich case illustrations enhance the book's utility for clinicians.



Play Therapy with Children and Adolescents in Crisis, Fourth Edition

Author : Nancy Boyd Webb

Publisher : Guilford Press

Page : 440 pages

File Size : 16,99 MB

Release : 2015-08-20

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 9781462522255

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Book Description

This widely used practitioner resource and course text, now significantly revised, is considered the most comprehensive guide to working with children who have experienced major losses, family upheavals, violence in the school or community, and other traumatic events. Leading experts present a range of play and creative arts therapy techniques in chapters organized around in-depth case examples. Informed by the latest knowledge on crisis intervention and trauma, the fourth edition encompasses work with adolescents as well as younger children. Each chapter concludes with instructive questions for study or reflection. New to This Edition *Expanded age range: now includes expressive therapy approaches for adolescents. *More attention to traumatic stress reactions and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); several chapters address complex trauma. *Extensively revised with the latest theory, practices, and research; many new authors. *Additional topics: parental substance abuse, group work with adolescents, chronic medical conditions, animal-assisted play therapy and courtroom testimony, and more.





Counseling Children and Adolescents in Schools

Author : Robyn S. Hess

Publisher : SAGE

Page : 441 pages

File Size : 46,42 MB

Release : 2012

Category : Education

ISBN : 1412990874

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Book Description

'Counseling Children and Adolescents in Schools' is a text and workbook designed to help aspiring school practitioners (school psychologists, counsellors, and social workers) gain the necessary theoretical background and skill set to work effectively with youths in schools.



Play Therapy with Children and Adolescents in Crisis, Fourth Edition

Author : Nancy Boyd Webb

Publisher : Guilford Publications

Page : 461 pages

File Size : 18,10 MB

Release : 2015-07-30

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1462522211

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Book Description

"This book aims to provide professionals and clinicians-in-training with the latest forms of treatment for children and adolescents who have been impacted by crises and trauma. The various treatment options presented here include approaches that focus on the individual as well as many that include a parent in conjoint or filial therapy, and others that employ a family treatment model. Many chapters in this book demonstrate the use of a variety of creative methods with young people who have suffered traumatic experiences such as sexual abuse, bullying, immigration, natural disasters, and witnessing violence"--



Creative Interventions with Traumatized Children

Author : Cathy A. Malchiodi

Publisher : Guilford Press

Page : 353 pages

File Size : 28,92 MB

Release : 2008-01-08

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1606237853

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Book Description

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 strategies for working with individual children, families, and groups. The case-based format makes the book especially practical and user-friendly. Specific types of stressful experiences addressed include parental loss, child abuse, accidents, family violence, bullying, and mass trauma. Broader approaches to promoting resilience and preventing posttraumatic problems in children at risk are also presented.



Play Therapy

Author : David A. Crenshaw

Publisher : Guilford Publications

Page : 575 pages

File Size : 41,82 MB

Release : 2014-09-15

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 146251765X

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Book Description

This authoritative work brings together leading play therapists to describe state-of-the-art clinical approaches and applications. The book explains major theoretical frameworks and summarizes the contemporary play therapy research base, including compelling findings from neuroscience. Contributors present effective strategies for treating children struggling with such problems as trauma, maltreatment, attachment difficulties, bullying, rage, grief, and autism spectrum disorder. Practice principles are brought to life in vivid case illustrations throughout the volume. Special topics include treatment of military families and play therapy interventions for adolescents and adults. This e-book edition features 11 full-color figures. (If you have a black-and-white e-reader, the illustrations will appear in black and white, as in the print book.)



Helping Bereaved Children, Third Edition

Author : Nancy Boyd Webb

Publisher : Guilford Press

Page : 433 pages

File Size : 46,3 MB

Release : 2011-03-18

Category : Psychology

ISBN : 1606235982

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Book Description

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.



Play Therapy Techniques

Author : Charles E. Schaefer

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 400 pages

File Size : 18,15 MB

Release : 2002

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0765703602

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Book Description

The second edition of Play Therapy Techniques includes seven new chapters in addition to the original twenty-four. These lively chapters expand the comprehensive scope of the book by describing issues involved in beginning and ending therapy, using metaphors, playing music and ball, and applying the renowned "Color Your Life" technique. The extensive selection of play techniques described in this book will add to the clinical repertoire of students and practitioners of child therapy and counseling. When used in combination with formal education and clinical supervision, Play Therapy Techniques, Second Edition, can be especially useful for developing treatment plans to address the specific needs of various clinical populations. Students and practitioners of child therapy and counseling, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, and child life specialists will find this second of Play Therapy Techniques informative and clinically useful.