Helping Abused and Traumatized Children: Integrating Directive and Nondirective Approaches3 reviews Eliana Gil The Guilford Press, 2006 Great book, amazing writer! + One of the best play child psychotherapy books ever + Extraordinary book by a Rare Clinician Eliana Gil is amazing, if you have ever talked with her in person you know what I mean. She is definately one of the foremost experts on treating abused and traumatized children, and has many creative ideas on techniques to use in child and family therapy, etc. (See her other books) In this book, ...             Play Therapy Dimensions Model: A Decision-Making Guide for Therapists (Book & DVD) Lorri Yasenik, Ken Gardner Rocky Mountain Play Therapy Institute, 2004 This comprehensive guide is designed for the play therapy practitioner. It incorporates a wide variety of play therapy approaches and will appeal to practitioners from diverse theoretical orientations. It is a practical model that guides decision-making and helps answer the Who, What, When, Where and Why of play therapy. The Play Therapy Dimensions Model is illustrated by two clinical case ...             Children in Distress: A Guide for Screening Children's Art9 reviews Linda Whitney Peterson, Milton Edward Hardin W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 Wonderful screening tool! + Clear techniques backed by research I understand the comments from those other reviewers sharing their concern that this does not honor the complexity of children's drawings. However, as a mental health professional who often testifies in court on behalf of child sexual abuse victims, this is a screening instrument, with ...             Play in Family Therapy1 review Eliana Gil The Guilford Press, 1994 Worth getting This book is a good resource for alternatives to "boring" family therapy.             A Handbook of Play Therapy with Aggressive Children1 review David A. Crenshaw, John B. Mordock Jason Aronson, 2005 A good resource This book gives great examples and concrete sugestions on how to work w/ aggressive and challanging children. I found the chapter on setting limits very helpful.             Handbook of Play Therapy (Wiley Series on Personality Processes) Charles E. Schaefer, Kevin J. O'Connor Wiley, 1983 A comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of play therapy. It provides a practical guide to the basic skills necessary to tap the healing potential of play and gives many examples of good practice.             Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship10 reviews Garry L. Landreth Brunner-Routledge, 2002 Interesting + A more than sufficient survey of the techniques of therapeutic play + Awesome! + Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship             Linking Parents to Play Therapy: A Practical Guide with Applications, Interventions, and Case Studies ... Killough-McGuir Routledge, 2000 Involving parents in a child's play therapy results in therapy that is more productive for the child and more fulfilling and effective for the parents and therapist. Yet, encouraging parental involvement can be riddled with practical and theoretical concerns for beginning therapists and seasoned practitioners alike. Linking Parents to Play Therapy is a practical guide containing essential ...             Creative Interventions for Bereaved Children2 reviews Liana Lowenstein, MSW Champion Press, 2006 Sueann Kenney-Noziska, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, President, Play Therapy Corner Inc + Terrific resource! If you're looking for a book to work with bereaved children and youth, you've found it! Packed full of creative, practical activities, the interventions contained in this manual will be useful regardless of your practice setting or credentials. A versatile and useful tool that will help grieving ...             Windows to Our Children: A Gestalt Therapy Approach to Children and Adolescents7 reviews Violet Oaklander Gestalt Journal Press, 1988 Like Perls for Children + A great book for aspiring therapists + Great textbook + Excellent             101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques, Vol. 314 reviews Heidi Kaduson Jason Aronson, 2003 Packed with creative play therapy techniques + Good to have on hand + A great resource for practitioners A wonderful resource for therapists seeking new and creative techniques. The book includes therapeutic games, art, stories, and other techniques developed by play therapists from across North America. The one drawback--it would be helpful to have a theoretical overview of play therapy at the ...             Foundations of Play Therapy3 reviews Wiley, 2003 Play Therapy + Book Review + Excellent Resource This book is a good one to pick up for anyone who is either in training to become or is a therapist looking to continue their education in the area. My area of focus is not in children, however, as many of us know you inevitably do some types of family work over the course of your career. This book ...             Activities for Children in Therapy: A Guide for Planning and Facilitating Therapy With Troubled Children Susan T. Dennison, Connie M. Knight Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1999 Activities for Children in Therapy provides the mental health professional with a wide variety of age-appropriate activities which are simultaneously fun and therapeutic for the five-to-twelve-year-old troubled child. These activities have been designed as enjoyable games that both the therapist and child can play in the context of therapy. This latest edition of the text takes much of the hard ...             School-Based Play Therapy Wiley, 2001 An essential guide that focuses on play therapy in schools This landmark reference presents an A-to-Z guide for using play therapy in preschool and elementary school settings to help children prevent or resolve psychosocial dif?culties. Coedited by three experts in the ?eld, School-Based Play Therapy offers school counselors, psychologists, teachers, and social workers the latest ...             Play Therapy with Adolescents Loretta Gallo-Lopez, Charles E. Schaefer Jason Aronson, 2005 Adolescents are often resistant, hostile, moody, and difficult, but they can also be fascinating, creative, spontaneous, and passionate. How do mental health professionals get past the facade? Play Therapy with Adolescents is the first book to offer a complete variety of play therapy approaches specifically geared toward adolescents. The chapters, written by experts in the field, offer readers ...             Short-Term Play Therapy for Children, Second Edition The Guilford Press, 2006 Now in a thoroughly revised and updated second edition, this volume presents a variety of play approaches that facilitate children's healing in a shorter time frame. Invaluable for all those optimizing limited time with clients, the book describes effective methods for individual, family, and group treatment of children struggling with specific disorders and life challenges. Featured are ...             Creative Interventions for Children of Divorce2 reviews Liana Lowenstein, MSW Champion Press, 2006 Sueann Kenney-Noziska, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, President, Play Therapy Corner Inc + Great Resource, a few repeats This book is essential for any therapist working with children who are struggling with divorce. Clinicians will appreciate the creative, practical activities which can be used for individual, group and family sessions. A versatile and clinically useful resource that is sure to be one of your most ...             A Practical Handbook for Building the Play Therapy Relationship1 review Maria A. Giordano Jason Aronson, 2005 wonderful book I bought this book for a play therapy class, and it is wonderful. It is a very easy read and tells you everything from what should go in a play therapy room, to how to set one up, and clearly states the goals of play therapy. It gives do's and don'ts with explaination and has spaces throughout ...             Play Therapy: An Introduction2 reviews Karla Delle Carmichael Prentice Hall, 2005 A Comprehensive, Interesting and Educational Book Play Therapy: An Intruduction, by Carla D. Carmichael, is a very well written and comprehensive introduction to Play Therapy. Written from the perspective of a professional who is a licensed play therapist, one can learn what real play therapy is and how play therapy is conducted by a true ...             101 More Favorite Play Therapy Techniques (Child Therapy Series)4 reviews Heidi Kaduson Jason Aronson, 2001 A Valuable Resource + Worth the purchase. + Excellent! Highly, highly reccomended. + good tool