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Acknowledgments | |
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Preface | |
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About Me, Garry Landreth | |
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Principles for Relationships with Children | |
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Reference | |
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The Meaning of Play | |
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Functions of Play | |
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Symbolic Play | |
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Children Communicate Through Play | |
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Play in the Therapeutic Process | |
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Stages in the Play Therapy Process | |
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Play of Adjusted and Maladjusted Children | |
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References | |
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History and Development of Play Therapy | |
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Psychoanalytic Play Therapy | |
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Release Play Therapy | |
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Relationship Play Therapy | |
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Nondirective Play Therapy | |
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Play Therapy in Elementary Schools | |
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Association for Play Therapy | |
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University Training | |
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Center for Play Therapy | |
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Filial Therapy | |
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Trends in Play Therapy | |
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Play Therapy Results | |
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References | |
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A View of Children | |
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Tenets for Relating to Children | |
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Children Are Resilient | |
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Some Children Are Like Popcorn, and Some Are Like Molasses | |
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References | |
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Child-Centered Play Therapy | |
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Personality Theory | |
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A Child-Centered View of Personality and Behavior | |
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Key Concepts | |
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Adjustment and Maladjustment | |
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Therapeutic Conditions for Growth | |
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The Therapeutic Relationship | |
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Objectives | |
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What Children Learn in Play Therapy | |
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References | |
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The Play Therapist | |
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Creating Differences | |
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Being There | |
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Personality Characteristics | |
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Therapist Self-Understanding | |
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Therapist Self-Acceptance | |
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Role of the Play Therapist | |
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Ryan--A Dying Child in Play Therapy | |
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Supervised Practice Facilitates Self-Insight | |
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The Inner Struggle of a Beginning Play Therapist | |
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Recommended Training Program | |
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References | |
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The Playroom and Materials | |
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Playroom Location | |
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Playroom Size | |
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Playroom Characteristics | |
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Other Settings for Play Therapy | |
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Rationale for Selecting Toys and Materials | |
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Categories of Toys | |
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Totebag Playroom | |
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Recommended Toys and Materials for the Playroom | |
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Special Considerations | |
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Suggested Titles for the Play Therapy Program in Schools | |
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Implementing a Play Therapy Program in Schools | |
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Reference | |
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The Parent's Part in the Process | |
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Background Information | |
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Must Parents Also Be in Therapy? | |
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The Parent Interview | |
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Obtain Permission from Legal Guardian | |
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Psychiatric Referral | |
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Explaining Play Therapy to Parents | |
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Preparing Parents for Separation | |
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References | |
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Beginning the Relationship: The Child's Hour | |
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Objectives of the Relationship | |
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Making Contact with the Child | |
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The Initial Encounter in the Waiting Room | |
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Structuring the Relationship in the Playroom | |
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Responding to the Reluctant, Anxious Child | |
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The Child's View of the Play Therapy Relationship | |
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Questioning Techniques of Children | |
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Explaining the Observation Mirror and Recording | |
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Taking Notes During the Session | |
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Play Therapists' Reactions to Their First Sessions | |
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Basic Dimensions of the Relationship | |
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References | |
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Characteristics of Facilitative Responses | |
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Sensitive Understanding: Being With | |
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Caring Acceptance | |
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Details of Therapeutic Responsiveness | |
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Facilitative Responses | |
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Returning Responsibility to Children | |
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Typical Nonfacilitative Responses | |
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Paul--A Fearful, Acting-Out Child in Play Therapy | |
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Therapeutic Limit Setting | |
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Basic Guidelines in Limit Setting | |
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When to Present Limits | |
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Rationale for Therapeutic Limits | |
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Procedures in Therapeutic Limit Setting | |
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Steps in the Therapeutic Limit-Setting Process | |
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When Limits Are Broken | |
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Tentativeness in Limit Setting | |
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Situational Limits | |
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Beginning Play Therapists' Reactions to Setting Limits | |
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References | |
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Typical Problems in Play Therapy and What to Do If... | |
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What to Do If the Child Is Silent | |
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What to Do If the Child Wants to Bring Toys or Food into the Playroom | |
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What to Do If the Child Is Overly Dependent | |
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What to Do If the Child Persists in Seeking Praise | |
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What to Do If the Child Says You Talk Weird | |
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What to Do If the Child Wants the Therapist to Play a Guessing Game | |
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What to Do If the Child Asks for Expressions of Affection | |
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What to Do If the Child Wants to Hug or Sit in the Therapist's Lap | |
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What to Do If the Child Tries to Steal a Toy | |
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What to Do If the Child Refuses to Leave the Playroom | |
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What to Do If the Therapist Unexpectedly Cannot Keep an Appointment | |
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Issues in Play Therapy | |
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Confidentiality | |
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Participation in the Child's Play | |
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Accepting Gifts from Children in Play Therapy | |
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Giving the Child a Reward at the End of Sessions or a Memento at Termination | |
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Asking the Child to Clean Up | |
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Informing Children of the Reason They Are in Play Therapy | |
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Bringing a Friend to the Playroom | |
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Inviting Parents or Siblings to the Playroom | |
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References | |
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Intensive and Short-Term Play Therapy | |
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Intensive Play Therapy | |
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Short-Term Play Therapy | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Children in Play Therapy | |
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Nancy--From Baldness to Curls | |
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Cindy--A Manipulative Child | |
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Amy--A Selective Mute Child | |
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Significance of Sibling Goup Play Therapy | |
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Summary | |
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References | |
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Determining Therapeutic Process and Termination | |
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Determining Therapeutic Movement Within Sessions | |
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Dimensions of Change | |
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The Meaning of Termination | |
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Reference Points for Determining Termination | |
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Procedures for Ending the Relationship | |
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Children's Reactions to the Last Session | |
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References | |
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Filial Therapy: Child-Parent-Relationship Training (CPR for Parents) | |
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Parental Efficacy | |
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Historical Development of Filial Therapy | |
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The Process of Filial Therapy | |
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Selecting Parents | |
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Group Format for Training | |
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Structure and Content of the Training Sessions | |
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Research and Evaluation | |
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References | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |