Essential Play Therapy Techniques
by Charles E. Schaefer, Donna Cangelosi
ISBN-10: 1462524494
ISBN-13: 9781462524495
$39.00
Book Specs
Trade Paper
The Guilford Press
Published on
Jan 28, 2016
Edition
1st Edition
Dimensions
7.00x0.59x10.00 Inches
Weight
1.15 Pounds
About the Book
Highly practical and user friendly, this book presents 58 play therapy techniques that belong in every child clinician's toolbox. The expert authors draw from multiple theoretical orientations to showcase powerful, well-established approaches applicable to a broad range of childhood problems. Activities, needed materials, and variations of each technique are succinctly described. Of critical importance for today's evidence-based practitioner, each chapter also includes a historical perspective on the technique at hand, a rationale explaining its therapeutic power, and a review of relevant empirical findings. The book enables readers to determine which strategies are appropriate for a particular child or group and rapidly incorporate them into practice.