Book description
The landmark guide to play therapy-completely updated and revised
Edited by Charles E. Schaefer-the "father of play
therapy"-Foundations of Play Therapy, Second Edition is
a complete, state-of-the-art guide to the many diverse approaches to,
and methods used in, play therapy practice with children and adolescents.
Featuring an expert panel of contributors, this comprehensive
reference provides up-to-date and insightful coverage of all of the
major theoretical models of play therapy and offers practical examples
for the application of each model, including:
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Narrative play therapy
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Solution-focused play therapy
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Experiential play therapy
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Release play therapy
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Integrative play therapy
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Psychoanalytic approaches to play therapy
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Child-centered play therapy
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Gestalt play therapy
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Family play therapy
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Cognitive behavioral play therapy
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Prescriptive play therapy
Written for therapists looking for guidance on how to incorporate
play therapy into their practice, as well as students or those in need
of a refresher on the latest methods and techniques, Foundations of
Play Therapy, Second Edition is a standard-setting
resource presenting pragmatic and useful information for therapists at
all levels of training.
Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, RPT-S, is Professor
Emeritus of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New
Jersey. He is cofounder and Director Emeritus of the Association for
Play Therapy. He is also the founder and codirector of the Play
Therapy Training Institute in New Jersey. Dr. Schaefer has written or
edited over fifty-five professional books, many on the topic of play
therapy.
