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School-Based Play Therapy

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ISBN-10: 0470371404

ISBN-13: 9780470371404

Edition: 2nd 2010

Authors: Athena A. Drewes, Charles E. Schaefer

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The fully updated and revised Second Edition presents an A-to-Z guide for using play therapy in preschool and elementary school settings. This comprehensive reference covers why and how to implement a play therapy program in school settings; play-based prevention programs; individual play therapy approaches as well as group play; and play therapy with special populations. Co-edited by proven authors and acknowledged experts in the field, School-Based Play Therapy offers school counselors, psychologists, social workers, and teachers the latest techniques to develop their own creative approaches to utilizing the therapeutic powers of play.
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Book details

List price: $58.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Limited
Publication date: 2/9/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 528
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.60" long x 1.60" tall
Weight: 1.958
Language: English

Heidi Gerard Kaduson, PhD, specializes in evaluation and intervention services for children with a variety of behavioral, emotional, and learning problems. She is past president of the International Association for Play Therapy and codirector of The Play Therapy Training Institute, Inc. She has lectured internationally on play therapy, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and learning disabilities. Widely published, Dr. Kaduson maintains a private practice in child psychotherapy in Hightstown, New Jersey. Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, a nationally renowned child psychologist, is Professor of Psychology and director of the Center for Psychological Services at Fairleigh Dickinson University…    

Preface
Contributors
Play Therapy: Its Therapeutic Power And Research Effects
The Therapeutic Powers of Play and Play Therapy
Meeting the Early Mental Health Needs of Children Through School-Based Play Therapy: A Review of Outcome Research
Implementing Play Therapy in The Schools
Guidelines for Incorporating Play Therapy in the Schools
Challenges and Barriers to Implementing Play Therapy in Schools
Play-Based Assessments
Using Play Therapy Assessment in an Elementary and Intermediate School Setting
Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment and Intervention in the Primary Years
Play-Based Prevention Programs With Paraprofessionals And Teachers
Helping Preschool and Kindergarten Teachers Foster Play in the Classroom
Primary Project: An Evidenced-Based Approach
Child-Teacher Relationship Training: Using the Power of the Child-Teacher Relationship as a School-Based Mental Health Intervention
Treating Disruptive Classroom Behaviors of Preschoolers through Teacher-Child Interaction Therapy
Individual and Group Play Therapy Approaches
LEG“-Based Play Therapy for Autistic Spectrum Children
Trauma-Focused Group Play Therapy in the Schools
Group Sandplay in Elementary Schools
Play Therapy for Anger Management in the Schools
Group Play Interventions for Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Special Populations And Special Issues
Play Therapy for Children of Alcoholics
Understanding and Generalizing Communication Patterns in Children with Selective Mutism
Play, Create, Express, Understand: Bereavement Groups in Schools
Redrawing the Front Line: A Play Therapy Service for Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Children and Families in School
The Nana's Model: School-Based Play Therapy with Children Who-Are Homeless or Severely Impoverished
Better Playtimes: A School-Based Therapeutic Play Intervention for Staff and Children
Author Index
Subject Index