Play Therapy for Preschool Children
Charles E. Schaefer (Edited by)
9781433805660
Hardback, published 15 November 2009
333 pages
25.4 x 17.8 x 2.9 cm, 0.794 kg
Play Therapy for Preschool Children is a comprehensive sourcebook of play interventions for preventing and resolving the most common disorders of children aged 3-5 years old. Chapters use case illustrations to demonstrate interventions for mild-to-moderate behavior problems, insecurely attached preschool children and children with posttraumatic issues, as well as how to use play therapy in conjunction with parent psychotherapy and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Contributors also discuss interventions for autistic and developmentally delayed children, and the use of play interventions in classroom and Parent amp ndash child settings.
Contributors
Introduction
I. Play-Based Prevention Programs
- Clinical and Developmental Issues in Psychotherapy With Preschool Children: Laying the Groundwork for Play Therapy
-Julie Blundon Nash and Charles E. Schaefer
- Evidence Supporting the Benefit of Play for Mild to Moderate Behavior Problems of Preschool Children
-Charles E. Schaefer
- Play Therapy for Insecurely Attached Preschool Children
-Helen E. Benedict and Diana Schofield
II. Play Interventions for Internalizing Disorders
- Posttraumatic Parenting: A Parent amp ndash Child Dyadic Treatment for Young Children's Posttraumatic Adjustment
-Janine Shelby, Claudia Avina, and Heather Warnick
- Filial Play Therapy for Grieving Preschool Children
-Hilda R. Glazer
- Strategic Play Therapy Techniques for Anxious Preschoolers
-Paris Goodyear-Brown
- Use of Play in Child amp ndash Parent Psychotherapy With Preschoolers Traumatized by Domestic Violence
-Manuela A. Diaz and Alicia F. Lieberman
- Cognitive amp ndash Behavioral Play Therapy for Preschoolers: Integrating Play and Cognitive amp ndash Behavioral Interventions
-Susan M. Knell and Meena Dasari
III. Play Interventions for Externalizing Disorders
- Role of Sociodramatic Play in Promoting Self-Regulation
-Katherine A. Gioia and Ren amp eacute e M. Tobin
- Parent amp ndash Child Interaction Therapy
-Corissa L. Callahan, Monica L. Stevens, and Sheila Eyberg
- Jungian Sandplay Therapy for Preschoolers With Disruptive Behavior Problems
-Eric J. Green and Kristi Gibbs
- Parents, Teachers, and Therapists Using Child-Directed Play Therapy and Coaching Skills to Promote Children's Social and Emotional Competence and Build Positive Relationships
-Carolyn Webster-Stratton and M. Jamila Reid
IV. Play Interventions for Developmental Disorders
- From Novice to Expert: Guiding Children on the Autism Spectrum in Integrated Play Groups
-David Neufeld and Pamela Wolfberg
- Teaching Social Skills to Developmentally Delayed Preschoolers
-Johnny L. Matson and Jill C. Fodstad
Index
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