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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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About the Editors | |
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About the Contributors | |
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Introduction: How Play Therapy Causes Therapeutic Change | |
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Therapeutic Factors | |
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Therapeutic Powers of Play | |
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How Best to Use the Material in This Book | |
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References | |
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Facilitates Communication | |
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Self-Expression | |
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Why Is Self-Expression Therapeutic? | |
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Empirical Support of the Power of Self-Expression in Play Therapy | |
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Role of Self-Expression in Facilitating Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques in Facilitating Self-Expression | |
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Applications | |
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Clinical Vignettes | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Access to the Unconscious | |
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Introduction | |
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The Power of Play Therapy to Access the Unconscious | |
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Empirical Support | |
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The Role of Accessing the Unconscious in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Clinical Applications and Clinical Vignettes | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Direct Teaching | |
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Introduction | |
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Role of Direct Teaching in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Clinical Applications | |
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Vignette | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Indirect Teaching | |
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Introduction | |
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Indirect Teaching | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Role of indirect Teaching in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Clinical Applications and Vignettes | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Fosters Emotional Wellness | |
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Catharsis | |
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Introduction | |
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Description of Catharsis | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Role of Catharsis in Causing Change | |
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Clinical Applications | |
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Techniques | |
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Contraindications | |
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Clinical Vignettes | |
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References | |
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Abreaction | |
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Introduction | |
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Description of Abreaction | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Role of Abreaction in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Clinical Applications and Clinical Vignettes | |
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References | |
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Positive Emotions | |
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Introduction | |
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Description of Positive Emotion | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Role of Positive Emotion in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Clinical Applications and Clinical Vignettes | |
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References | |
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Counterconditioning Fears | |
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Description of Counterconditioning Fears | |
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The Role of Counterconditioning Fears in Causing Change | |
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Play Strategies and Techniques | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Clinical Applications | |
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Case Vignettes | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Stress Inoculation | |
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Description of Stress Inoculation | |
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Empirical Support for Stress Inoculation | |
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Role of Stress Inoculation in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Clinical Vignettes | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Stress Management | |
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Introduction | |
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Description of Stress Management | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Role of Stress Management in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Clinical Applications and Clinical Vignettes | |
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References | |
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Enhances Social Relationships | |
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Therapeutic Relationship | |
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Introduction | |
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Description of the Therapeutic Relationship | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Role of me Therapeutic Relationship in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Clinical Applications and Clinical Vignettes | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Attachment | |
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Introduction | |
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Description of Attachment | |
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Empirical Support | |
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The Role of Attachment in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Clinical Applications and Clinical Vignette | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Social Competence | |
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Introduction | |
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Description of Social Competence | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Role of Peer Relationships in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Clinical Applications and Clinical Vignettes | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Empathy | |
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Introduction | |
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Description of Empathy | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Components of Empathy | |
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Role of Empathy in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Clinical Applications | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Increases Personal Strengths | |
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Creative Problem Solving | |
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Introduction | |
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Description of Creative Problem Solving | |
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Role of Creative Problem Solving in Causing Change | |
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Clinical Applications | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Clinical Vignette | |
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References | |
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Resiliency | |
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Description of Resiliency | |
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Role of Resiliency in Causing Change | |
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Clinical Applications | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Clinical Vignette | |
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References | |
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Moral Development | |
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Description of Moral Development | |
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Empathy | |
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Neurobiology | |
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Role of Moral Development in Causing Change | |
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Individual Play Therapy Techniques | |
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Group Play Therapy Techniques | |
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Child-Parent Relationship Therapy | |
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Clinical Vignettes | |
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Applications | |
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References | |
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Accelerated Psychological Development | |
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Introduction | |
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Importance of the Specific Power | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Role of Accelerated Psychological Development in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Technique | |
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Clinical Applications and Clinical Vignettes | |
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References | |
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Self-Regulation | |
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Introduction | |
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The Power of Self-Regulation | |
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Executive Function Allows for Goal-Directed (Intentional) Behavior | |
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An Experience of Empowerment: Emphasizing the "Self" in Self-Regulation | |
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Empirical Support: What the Research Shows | |
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A Developmental Perspective: How Self-Regulation Is Internalized | |
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The Zone of Proximal Development | |
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The "Future Child" | |
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The Role of Play in the Development of Self-Regulation | |
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Strategies for Assessment and Treatment: Staying in the Zone | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Self-Esteem | |
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Introduction | |
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Description of Self-Esteem | |
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Empirical Support | |
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Role of Self-Esteem in Causing Change | |
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Strategies and Techniques | |
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Clinical Applications and Clinical Vignettes | |
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Conclusion | |
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References | |
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Author Index | |
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Subject Index | |