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Developmental Play Therapy in Clinical Social Work

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ISBN-10: 0205297498

ISBN-13: 9780205297498

Edition: 2001

Authors: Elizabeth M. Timberlake, Marika Moore Cutler

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Covers all aspects of play therapy with children in mental health clinics, schools, health settings, private practice offices, and child and family service agencies. This book draws on classic and current materials in developing a theoretically-framed, dynamic assessment and intervention model of clinical social work with children and their parents. It integrates concepts and practice principles with real-life case vignettes in individualized application to multiple problems in multiple practice settings. This stage-framed model presents in-depth use of play media, symbolic metaphor, therapeutic alliance, and developmental growth processes in assessing and treating children's…    
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Book details

List price: $167.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/15/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Overview
Developmental Play Therapy in Clinical Social Work
Play in Growth and Development
Biopsychosocial Functioning
Play and Therapy
Conclusion
Therapeutic Alliance and Developmental Change Process
Therapeutic Alliance as Construct
Therapeutic Alliance as Process
Purposive Developmental Change Process
Conclusion
Play Objects and Symbolic Metaphor: Tools in Developmental Change
Creating a Play Environment
Developmental Action Themes in Play Therapy
The Play Knapsack
Conclusion
Developmental Change Process across Treatment Stages
Therapeutic Change
Treatment Stages in Developmental Play Therapy
The End Game
Concurrent Parent Work
Parenthood
Engagement at Intake
Establishing Goals and Outcomes
Intervention
Treatment Issues in Concurrent Work
Course of Concurrent Parent Work: Dobson Family
Case Discussion and Conclusion
Assessment and Planning
Parent Interviews in Biopsychosocial Assessment of Children
The Art of Assessment
Data Collection
Data Consolidation
Biopsychosocial Assessment: Zack Amanto
Psychosocial Formulation
Conclusion
Child Interviews in Biopsychosocial Assessment and Planning
Developmental Realms: Concepts and Application
Child Assessment Techniques
The Mental Status Exam
Case Formulation, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning
Biopsychosocial Assessment: Molly Jones
Child Interview
Conclusion
Alternative Model
Integrating Cognitive-Behavioral Theory with Play Therapy: An Alternative Model
From the Roots of Cognitive and Behavioral Theories to Current Application to Children
A Conceptual Context for Understanding Cognitive and Behavioral Theories: A Cyclical Model
Integrating Cognitive and Behavioral Theories into Clinical Social Work with Childhood Problems
The Model
Using Cognitive and Behavioral Theories to Focus on Strengths in Child Therapy
Conclusion
Clinical Application
Attachment Problems
Problems with Attachment
Problems of Neglect, Foster Care, and Loss
Reactive Attachment Disorders
Support for Treatment Selection
Course of Treatment: Ryan L.
Case Discussion
Conclusion
Learning Disabilities and Attention-Deficit Disorders
Understanding Learning Disabilities
Understanding Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Course of Treatment: Sam
Case Discussion
Anxiety Disorders
Clinical Syndrome
Prevalence
Clinical Etiology
Family Issues
Empirical Support for Treatment Selection
Course of Treatment: Julie
Case Discussion
Conclusion
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders: Sexual Abuse and Community Violence
Context of Traumatic Events
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Sexual Abuse
Course of Treatment: Tina, a Case of Sexual Abuse
Case Discussion: Tina
Community Violence
Case Summary: Kanessa, a Case of Community Violence
Practice Accountability
Evaluating Therapeutic Change
Incorporating Meaning into Measurement
Creating Practice Outcome Questions
Selecting Systematic Measurement Designs
Measuring Outcomes
Analyzing Data
Treatment Process and Outcome Summary: Jack
Conclusion
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index