Psychotherapy: child and adolescent Books

Book SynopsisTracks developments in autism theory and practice over the years. This title shows how an understanding of autism has been constituted and stabilized through vital efforts of schools, gene banks, professional associations, government committees, parent networks, and treatment conferences.Trade Review"Understanding Autism ... is the most sensitive account by an academic historian."--Steven Shapin, New Yorker "Understanding Autism is the most sensitive account by an academic historian."--Steven Shapin, The New Yorker "For Chloe Silverman, 'understanding autism' means understanding how autism has become a diagnostic category and why for some people, in autism advocacy groups for example, it isn't a pathology at all but just a different way of seeing the world... Silverman's remarkable book is a testimony to the difference parents of autistic children have made to the understanding of autism, and it also has things to say about the difference a parent's understanding can make to understanding many other things that children suffer from."--Adam Phillips, London Review of Books "Autism remains a contested condition, and given the steep rise in research, diagnosis rates and media coverage, the debate is set to run and run. Science historian Chloe Silverman gives a balanced, sensitive social history of autism that unflinchingly covers many controversial byways. She explores the theory and biomedical advances, and how gene banks, schools and autism organizations have enriched understanding--augmented by parents of children with autism, whose experiences have informed and inspired much research."--Nature "Comprehensive, well annotated, and fascinating to read, Understanding Autism will appeal to readers from a broad variety of disciplines. Silverman provides an honest and refreshing perspective on encouraging dialogue about a condition that will likely continue to be in the public spotlight for decades to come."--Science "Silverman provides a very good account of autism; knowledgeable readers will find themselves nodding along with the details. The author excellently portrays the relationship of autism with its social history."--Choice "Silverman's book presents a vivid picture of the ongoing and somewhat dialectical (in the Hegelian sense) relationship between parents of autistic children and professionals who specialize in autism."--W. R. Albury, Bulletin of the History of Medicine "Understanding Autism provides a much-needed and thorough history of autism. In addition, it makes a convincing case for incorporating affective relationships into science and technology studies and our understandings of the foundational elements of expertise. At moments in the book, however, the tension between affect and science are incompletely resolved. These moments of tension will likely prove elucidating in future research."--Marissa King, American Journal of SociologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction: Love as an Analytic Tool 1 Part One Chapter 1: Research Programs, "Autistic Disturbances,"and Human Difference 29 Chapter 2: Love Is Not Enough: Bruno Bettelheim, Infantile Autism,and Psychoanalytic Childhoods 61 Chapter 3: Expert Amateurs: Raising and Treating Children with Autism 93 Interlude: Parents Speak: The Art of Love and the Ethics of Care 125 Part Two Chapter 4: Brains, Pedigrees, and Promises: Lessons from the Politics of Autism Genetics 141 Chapter 5: Desperate and Rational: Parents and Professionals in Autism Research 167 Chapter 6: Pandora's Box: Immunizations, Parental Obligations,and Toxic Facts 197 Conclusion: What the World Needs Now: Learning About and Acting on Autism Research 229 Notes 237 Bibliography 313 Index 329

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Book SynopsisBacked by the most up-to-date scientific research, The Science of Parenting, 2nd Edition provides evidence-based parenting advice about how you should care for your child, with practical strategies from birth to 12 years of age. Child psychotherapist Dr. Margot Sunderland has more than 30 years' experience that she brings to this internationally-acclaimed guide, and she provides numerous case studies to relate the science to real life.From separations and time apart to forms of discipline to the latest thinking on screen time, this guide traces the direct effect of different parenting practices on your child's brain. Summaries at the end of every chapter provide key takeaways and make action points simple and clear so you can begin to implement them immediately.As a professional who works with families, Dr. Sunderland is attuned to the struggle of parents juggling lives at work and at home. This second edition of The Science of Parenting provides newly adTrade Review"A smart, complete book that never overwhelms." — Publishers Weekly"Unlike many parenting guides, this isn't repackaged conventional wisdom." — Booklist

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Book SynopsisThis is a new volume from the Association for the Study of Play. This book presents a healthy interchange of ideas about play, which is one of the hallmarks of the Association's work.Table of ContentsPart 1 Part I: PLAY AND CULTURE Commentary: Play and Culture Part 2 The Cultural Roles of Emotions in Pretend Play Part 3 Nine a Slide Basketball in the Kingdom of Tonga: A Case Study in Negotiating Gender Roles Part 4 Is Hazing Play? Part 5 Part II: TRANSACTING PLAY Commentary: The Richness of Play Research Part 6 Keeping It Real: An Examination of the Metacommunication Processes Used within the Play of One Group of Adolescent Girls Part 7 Autistic Children's Play with Objects, Peers and Adults in a Classroom Setting Part 8 Effects of Partner Play Fighting Behavior in Giant Panda Cubs Part 9 Part III: ADULTS IN CHILDREN'S PLAY Commentary: Inquiries into the Roles of Adults in Children's Play Part 10 "It's Only Play if You Get to Choose": Children's Perspectives of Play, and Adult Interventions Part 11 The State of Recess in Pennsylvania Elementary Schools: A Continuing Tradition or a Distant Memory Part 12 The Toy Bag: An Examination of Its History and Use in Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs Part 13 About the Contributors

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Book SynopsisThis book provides an overview of the basic concepts of a systems theoretical perspective using families and family therapy as examples and illustrations of their application in professional practice.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: How to Use This Book Chapter 1: About Theories Chapter 2: Systems Theory/Cybernetics:A Paradigm Shift Chapter 3: First-Order Cybernetics: Definitions Of Concepts Chapter 4: Second-Order Cybernetics: Definitions Of Concepts Chapter 5: Family Interpretive: Systems/Stories Chapter 6: Family Development through the Life Cycle Chapter 7: The Family as System Chapter 8: A Critique and Defense of a Systems Perspective Chapter 9: Implications for Family Therapy Chapter 10: In Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisThe postwar years in the UK saw the development of numerous artificial playgrounds intended to compensate children for increasing urbanization and a lack of wild places to play. Many of these sites employed playleaders, whose job was to use play to instill social behavioral norms on children, using games with rules and organized activities. From the early 1970s, that approach began to be replaced by playwork, a nondirective way of working. Playwork marked a rejection of the adult-focused practice of playleadership. Playworkers relied more on an ambiance that reflected their own childhood freedoms and on the growing body of knowledge regarding the importance of play. This body of new literature suggested that play, unadulterated by societal objectives, was crucial to the successful development of all children; that play was not just good for exercise and social interaction, but was vital to brain growth and the child's ability to adapt to a fast changing world. Since those early days,Table of ContentsList of Tables and Figures Foreword, Jim Johnson Acknowledgments Introduction, Bob Hughes Chapter 1: Three Reflective Tools for Playwork Practice, Sarah Wilson Chapter 2: Nonsense, Caring and Everyday Hope: Rethinking the Value of Playwork, Wendy Russell Chapter 3: The Neoliberalisation of Childhood and the Future of Playwork, Mike Wragg Chapter 4: Where Do Playworkers Get the Knowledge that Informs the Responses They Make to Children?, Kelda Lyons Chapter 5: Playwork in America: Past, Current and Future Trends, Michael Patte, with contributions from Alex Cote, Rusty Keeler, Suzanna Law and Morgan Leichter-Saxby Chapter 6: Playwork and the Co-creation of Play Spaces: The Rhythms and Refrains of a Play Environment, Stuart Lester Chapter 7: Therapeutic Playwork: Theory and Practice, Fraser Brown Chapter 8: The Might of Play as Possibility and Power, Sylwyn Guilbaud Chapter 9: The Land, Dave Bullough, Claire Pugh and Ben Tawil Chapter 10: The Playground as Palimpsest, Joel Seath Chapter 11: Adventure Playgrounds: A Brief History, Tony Chilton Chapter 12: Hysterical About Playwork, Maxine Delorme Chapter 13: Quantum of Playwork—Playful Rhetorics Relating to Sub-atomic Activity in Play Moments and a Playworker’s Responses, Bob Hughes Index Contributors

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Book SynopsisProvides a review of the theoretical and research basis of the techniques and interventions in the treatment of aggressive and sometimes violent children. This book is a result of the work done directly in the therapy room with thousands of hurting and in many cases traumatized children.Trade ReviewThe book's many strengths begin with the authors. Their combined experience includes authorship and/or editorship of at least 15 books. The flow of the book and their engaging style amply convey the benefits of such experience. Also, together the authorshave decades of therapy experience with emotionally disturbed children and their families. The book provides clear guidelines for therapists. There is much to be gained from authors' experience to guide therapists. The book is well written, engaging, and a mix of anecdotes, cases, and therapist material. The authors provide a psychodynamic understanding of children exposed to trauma, untoward parenting, and multiple life events. Clinicians in contact with these children will recognize the endless streamof tragic stories and difficulties in and importance of helping. Also, there are many helpful principles to guide facets of therapy, contacts with parents, and needs of children.. -- Alan E. Kazdin Ph.D., Yale University * PsycCRITIQUES *Aggressive children challenge us as therapists and human beings in ways that reach deep into our culture and our psyche. David Crenshaw and John Mordock offer a rare blend of intelligent empathy and practice-grounded wisdom in meeting these challenges. Every practitioner, from the novice to the expert, can learn from them. -- James Garbarino, Ph.D., Maude C. Clarke Chair in Humanistic Psychology at Loyola University ChicagoUnderstanding and Treating the Aggression of Children, is a splendid and important addition to the clinical literature in this vital, yet relatively neglected, domain of child therapy. Its excellence lies in its lucid and concise depiction of the ingredients that go into the 'creation' of such children and its forthright yet subtle ideas as to 'how to best treat them.' It beautifully depicts how the insidious 'unholy trinity' of loss, voicelessness, and shame combine to create the 'fawn-like' underlying personality structure of these children. It goes on to address the essential roles of the impact on the therapist of working with these children; the need and methods for how to work with their parents; the way to address these children's inadequatedefensive structures; the importance of milieu therapy in working with the most extreme of these children; the interplay of developmental/psychodynamic forces with the child's neuro-physiology, and, crucially, the attempts to revive a viable sense of hopefulness in these children as the beginning step to better and more secure attachments and empathy. This book should be in the library of any child clinician working with seriously troubled youngsters?it is engagingly written, compellingly astute, and unst -- Steven TuberI especially appreciated the importance they place upon the development of empathy, the need for a child to keep old defenses until new ones are learned, and their emphasis upon working with a child's family to strengthen the family's ability to care for the child. -- Jeanne Bereiter, M.D. * Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic: A Journal for the Mental Health Professions, Vol. 71, No. 4 (Fall 2007) *This first of two volumes is a comprehensive A to Z guide for clinicians who work with aggressive and violent children. It covers a wealth of information from understanding the underlying causes through developmental failures and recent findings from neuroscience, along with psychodynamic formulations on through to special considerations to treatment and working with parents. The authors close with a chapter on fostering hope and resilience that gives us all hope in working with such a difficult population. This book makes an important contribution to the field of child therapy and needs to be included in professional and personal libraries. -- Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, MA, MS, RPT-S, director of Clinical Training, Astor Services for Children and FamiliesUnderstanding and Treating the Aggression of Children, is a splendid and important addition to the clinical literature in this vital, yet relatively neglected, domain of child therapy. Its excellence lies in its lucid and concise depiction of the ingredients that go into the 'creation' of such children and its forthright yet subtle ideas as to 'how to best treat them.' It beautifully depicts how the insidious 'unholy trinity' of loss, voicelessness, and shame combine to create the 'fawn-like' underlying personality structure of these children. It goes on to address the essential roles of the impact on the therapist of working with these children; the need and methods for how to work with their parents; the way to address these children's inadequate defensive structures; the importance of milieu therapy in working with the most extreme of these children; the interplay of developmental/psychodynamic forces with the child's neuro-physiology, and, crucially, the attempts to revive a viable sense of hopefulness in these children as the beginning step to better and more secure attachments and empathy. This book should be in the library of any child clinician working with seriously troubled youngsters—it is engagingly written, compellingly astute, and unstintingly helpful in its approach. -- Steven TuberThe book's many strengths begin with the authors. Their combined experience includes authorship and/or editorship of at least 15 books. The flow of the book and their engaging style amply convey the benefits of such experience. Also, together the authors have decades of therapy experience with emotionally disturbed children and their families. The book provides clear guidelines for therapists. There is much to be gained from authors' experience to guide therapists. The book is well written, engaging, and a mix of anecdotes, cases, and therapist material. The authors provide a psychodynamic understanding of children exposed to trauma, untoward parenting, and multiple life events. Clinicians in contact with these children will recognize the endless stream of tragic stories and difficulties in and importance of helping. Also, there are many helpful principles to guide facets of therapy, contacts with parents, and needs of children. -- Alan E. Kazdin Ph.D., Yale University * PsycCRITIQUES *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Fawns in Gorilla Suits Chapter 2 Developmental Failures and Invisible Wounds Chapter 3 Profound and Unacknowledged Losses Chapter 4 New Findings from Neuroscience: Implications for Treatment Chapter 5 The Psychodynamics of Gorilla Suit Wearers Chapter 6 Risk Factors When Treating the Traumatized Child Chapter 7 Some Special Considerations When Treating Children in Foster Care Chapter 8 Strengthening Relationships With Parents: Identifying the Parent's Struggles Chapter 9 Strengthening Relationships with Parents: Helping Parents to be More Effective Chapter 10 Strengthening Relationships with Direct Care and Instructional Staff Chapter 11 Developing Mature Defenses and Calming Skills Chapter 12 Creating a Therapeutic Milieu For Traumatized Children Chapter 13 Fostering Hope and Resilience Chapter 14 Past and Present Prevention and Intervention Services and Some Suggested Modifications

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Book SynopsisSuitable for fathers who want to do a better job raising their children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, for mothers of ADHD children who want to understand the special needs that fathers have in parenting these children, and for professionals who have the challenging task of involving the fathers of ADHD children in their treatment.Trade ReviewThis is the book for fathers who have traditionally stayed outside the treatment loop; it is also the book for mothers who have tried to get their husbands more involved; and it is the book for professionals who too often neglect the critical role the father plays in the ADHD family. -- Robert L. Weber, Ph.D., Cambridge (MA) HospitalDr. Jacobs has drawn on his own experience as well as the knowledge in the field to create a moving, useful, unique book that should be helpful to any parent and all clinicians. A comprehensive resource and a welcome addition to the literature. -- Edward Hallowell, MD, author of Driven to Distraction and many other books; Founder of The Hallowell Centers; host of the weekly podcast DistractionCompassionate and filled with helpful real-life examples, Dr. Jacobs' book is a superb reference for parents and professionals. -- Pamela L. Enders, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School

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Book SynopsisDescribes the initial contact and the initial session and discusses intake, setting, play themes, and issues of differential emotional and cognitive development from birth through age 12. This work also focuses on resistance, dreams, interpretation, transference, and countertransference.

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Book SynopsisA critical review of the literature on the differential psychosocial adjustment of children after a divorce. The book examines studies in ten predictor domains including gender, age, and custody, and addresses the effectiveness of parenting behaviour, offering correctives for future investigation.

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Book SynopsisDefining the demands and expectations that parents place upon their offspring from the very beginning, this book explains how even the youngest can adapt to a role that is expected of them. It demonstrates how parents can transfer problems from their own childhood into this new relationship.

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Book SynopsisContains articles on behavioral therapy which help therapists and parents cope with common problems such as nightmares, separation anxiety, disruptive behaviors, habit disorders, dawdling, sibling rivalry, and noncompliance.Trade ReviewSchaefer and Eisen offer a comprehensive perspective on parent-child therapy and provide us with appropriate developmental interventions, completing the circle ninety years after Freud's treatment of Little Hans through his father. This is an extremely valuable resource for mental health professionals who want to empower parents—so often disenfranchised by well-intentioned child care systems—in the healing process. -- Kirkland C. Vaughans, Ph.D., editor, Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy; regional director, New Hope Guild CentersThe use of parents as change agents for their children's behavior is an idea whose time has come: it's both effective and efficient. Helping Parents Solve Their Children's Behavior Problems is an immensely rich source of tested and practical treatment methods for use by clinicians and educators addressing significant child problems with diminishing resources. The abundant case material, detailed descriptions of techniques for applying behavior counseling to a very wide range of common challenges, and outcome information make this a valuable guide for anyone working with children and families. -- Risë VanFleet, Ph.D., director, Family Enhancement and Play Therapy Center; former president, Association for Play Therapy

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the parent-caregiver relationship as only an employer-employee contract is an attempt to bound something that is, inevitably, a sticky, unbounded situation.

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Book SynopsisOffers specific how-to guidelines for conducting a range of psychotherapy groups and detailed session-by-session descriptions of sixteen structured group interventions. Time-limited, structured, educational, and goal-oriented, these groups focus on such core treatment issues as separation and divorce, alcoholism, bereavement, and sexual abuse.Trade ReviewDr. Schaefer has extended high highly acclaimed prescriptive approach in child therapy to the efficacious use of short-term group therapy with children. The volume contains a wealth of information and is an immensely useful resource in planning brief therapy groups. Specific group interventions with a wide range of childhood disorders are covered by a knowledgeable array of contributors. This outstanding book addresses the ever timely and pertinent issue of brief treatment and helps fill a critical gap in the formal training of many child therapists. It provides a clear guide to short-term group therapy with children. -- David A. Crenshaw, Ph.D., ABPP, clinical director, Astor Home for Children, Rhinebeck, New YorkThis book is an invaluable resource for professionals who do group work with children or are considering adding it to their therapeutic repertoire. The time-limited treatment cogently demonstrates how short-term groups are a powerfully effective intervention in their own right as they promote more effective self-experience, improve social skills, and increase the self-esteem of their members. As a clinician who has been leading children's group for over fifteen years in private practice, I found Dr. Schaefer's book to be a stimulating, provocative, and exceedingly useful tool. I recommend it without reservation. -- Robert H. Milich, Ph.D., independent practice, Croton-on-Hudson, New YorkThis instructive volume fills an important niche within the growing literature on child and adolescent group psychotherapy by expanding the application of structured group therapy modalities to a wide range of clinical problems and settings. The highly satisfying array of informative chapters outlines specific group interventions on a session-by-session basis. The book offers a range of theoretical orientations including an admirable integration of traditional psychodynamic group psychotherapy with the more structured group formats. Practitioners with experience in traditional long-term group psychotherapy will find this a valuable resource for utilizing brief and structured group techniques. Those who have not worked with children in groups will find it a useful introduction to the range of structured group methods and areas of application. This volume will stimulate interest in obtaining further training in the field of child and adolescent group therapy. -- James Caron, Ed.D., past chair, Children's Group Therapy Association

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Book SynopsisBuilding on children's natural inclinations to pretend and reenact, play therapy is widely used in the treatment of psychological problems in childhood. This title incorporates methods developed to elicit the best responses.Trade ReviewWhether their purpose is diagnosis or increasing the socialization of groups of children with virtually any problem, play therapists—irrespective of orientation—will find useful methods in this most comprehensive collection of creative techniques. All are presented in a clear, concise way and classified into sections so therapists can easily select and apply them. -- Louise Guerney, PhD, RPT-S, National Institute of Relationship Enhancement, Bethesda, MD101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques is just what child and mental health practitioners are looking for?a wealth of ideas to use with children and families. This wonderfully practical book presents play therapy techniques that are quickly read, easily understood, and readily implemented in a variety of settings. This book will appeal to clinicians, educators, and child caregivers from all orientations. Perhaps its biggest contribution goes beyond its covers in stimulating readers' own creativityin developing and adapting play therapy techniques to meet the challenges of their important work... -- R. VanFleet, PhD, RPT-S, Family Enhancement and Play Therapy Center101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques is just what child and mental health practitioners are looking for—a wealth of ideas to use with children and families. This wonderfully practical book presents play therapy techniques that are quickly read, easily understood, and readily implemented in a variety of settings. This book will appeal to clinicians, educators, and child caregivers from all orientations. Perhaps its biggest contribution goes beyond its covers in stimulating readers' own creativity in developing and adapting play therapy techniques to meet the challenges of their important work. -- R. VanFleet, PhD, RPT-S, Family Enhancement and Play Therapy CenterTable of ContentsPart 1 Section One: Fantasy Techniques Chapter 2 The Playing Baby Game Chapter 3 Using Guided Imagery to Augment the Play Therapy Process Chapter 4 The Rosebush Chapter 5 Pretending to Know How Part 6 Section Two: Storytelling Techniques Chapter 7 The Feeling Word Game Chapter 8 The Card Story Game Chapter 9 Storytelling with Felts Chapter 10 The Box of Buttons Technique Chapter 11 Computer Storytelling Chapter 12 Using Metaphors, Fairy Tales, and Storytelling in Psychotherapy with Children Chapter 13 Art or Verbal Metaphors for Children Experiencing Loss Chapter 14 The Guess My Word Story Game Chapter 15 The Scarf Story Chapter 16 Storytelling with Objects Part 17 Section Three: Expressive Arts Techniques Chapter 18 The Before and After Drawing Technique Chapter 19 Feeling Balloons Chapter 20 Magic Art Chapter 21 The Yarn Drawing Game Chapter 22 Clayscapes Chapter 23 Bad Dreams Chapter 24 The Personality Pie Chapter 25 Life Maps Chapter 26 Play Art Chapter 27 Gloop: Treating Sensory Deprivation Chapter 28 The Clay Squiggle Technique Chapter 29 Expressive Arts Playdough Chapter 30 Inner-Reference Chapter 31 Reworking Chapter 32 A Line Down the Middle of the Page Chapter 33 Create-a-Community Chapter 34 Outline Drawings of Boys and Girls Chapter 35 The Picture Drawing Game Chapter 36 The Color-Emotive Brain Chapter 37 Scribble Art Chapter 38 The Feelings Tree Chapter 39 Design-a-Dad Chapter 40 Synthetic Clay in Play Therapy Part 41 Section Four: Game Play Techniques Chapter 42 Checkers: Rules or No Rules Chapter 43 Pounding Away Bad Feelings Chapter 44 The Pick-Up Sticks Game Chapter 45 The Stealing Game Chapter 46 Consequences: Reaching the Oppositional Defiant Adolescent Chapter 47 Hide-and-Seek in Play Therapy Chapter 48 The Spy and the Sneak Chapter 49 Pool Play: Helping Children Get Out from Behind the Eight Ball Chapter 50 Tumbling Feelings: Easing Children into the Counseling Relationship Chapter 51 Make Your Own Board Game Chapter 52 Chess Playing as a Metaphor for Life Choices Part 53 Section Five: Puppet Play Techniques Chapter 54 Battaro and the Puppet House Chapter 55 The Dowel Finger Puppet Technique Chapter 56 Create-a-Puppet Chapter 57 Using a Puppet to Create a Symbolic Client Chapter 58 Puppetry Chapter 59 On One Hand . . . and Then on the Other Part 60 Section Six: Play Toys and Objects Techniques Chapter 61 BodySox Chapter 62 The Me Doll Chapter 63 Tearing Paper Chapter 64 The Mad Game Chapter 65 Sculpt-It Chapter 66 The Magic Carpet Technique Chapter 67 The Snake Chapter 68 The Baby Bottle Technique Chapter 69 The T-Shirt Technique Chapter 70 The Photo Album Technique Chapter 71 The Angry Tower Chapter 72 Balloons of Anger Chapter 73 The Worry Can Technique Chapter 74 The Cardboard City Chapter 75 Fortune Tellers Judith Chapter 76 Jenga and a Camera Chapter 77 The Anger Shield Chapter 78 Using Self-Made Books to Prepare Children for Predictable Trauma or Crisis Chapter 79 The Angry Feeling Scale Game Chapter 80 Stomping Feet and Bubble Popping Chapter 81 Knocking Down the Walls of Anger Chapter 82 Figures Part 83 Selection Seven: Group Play Techniques Chapter 84 ElastaBlast Chapter 85 Group Building Activity Chapter 86 The Captains of Avatar: A Space Adventure for Children in Transition Chapter 87 Mr. Ugly Chapter 88 Therapeutic Puppet Group Chapter 89 Group Puppet Show Chapter 90 Mutual Storytelling through Puppet Play in Group Play Therapy Part 91 Section Eight: Other Techniques Chapter 92 Using Drawings of Early Recollections to Facilitate Life Style Analysis for Children in Play Therapy Chapter 93 Self Figures for Sand Chapter 94 The Worry List Chapter 95 My Baby Book Chapter 96 The Song Flute or Recorder Chapter 97 The Starting Over Wedding Gown Ceremony Chapter 98 Play Therapy and Pets Chapter 99 The Twelve-to-One Technique Chapter 100 The Therapist on the Inside Chapter 101 Play-by-Play Chapter 102 The Time Line Tape Technique Chapter 103 Terminations Utilizing Metaphor Chapter 104 The Feelings Center Chapter 105 The Disposable Camera Technique Chapter 106 Use of Animals in a Play Therapy Setting Chapter 107 The Popcorn Walk Chapter 108 Co-Play Therapy

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Book SynopsisThis is a comprehensive statement about adolescent development, identity formation, and treatment.Trade ReviewThe Adolescent Journey is the perfect reference for anyone interested in the many issues of adolescence and development, such as separation and individuation, cultural and sexual identity, and the emerging sense of self in today's world. The beauty of Dr. Levy-Warren's book is that she blends theory and her own sensitive clinical work into a compelling study useful for other psychotherapists. She gives us a rare view of how a keen-eyed clinician reaches and works with the healthy part of a patient's ego. Reading this book is as satisfying as presenting clinical process to a gifted supervisor. -- Jerome H. MeyerDrawing on both her extensive knowledge of psychoanalytic developmental theory and her intensive clinical experience with adolescents, Dr. Levy-Warren has produced a wonderful book—clear and cohesive, sensible and sensitive to the developmental, emotional, and intellectual issues that all adolescents must face in today's world. This thoughtful and useful book, poised at the complicated juncture of self and culture, will provide all mental health professionals with an essential map for the adolescent journey. -- Ava L. Siegler PhD, director, Institute for Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies, New YorkThe Adolescent Journey provides a provocative, deeply scholarly, and downright useful perspective on a critical period in personality development. Mental health professionals of all stripes and persuasions will find this book appealing and enlightening. By placing the oftentimes excruciating concerns and disturbances of adolescence in the developmental context of self, family, and community, this analysis allows us to appreciate the normative tasks of this period while at the same time recognizing the ways in which individuals struggle to find their personal place in society. Without romanticizing adolescence, Levy-Warren compellingly argues for its prominence as a building block to adult maturity and demonstrates its reverberations in the problems in living of many, if not most, adults. -- Nancy Canor

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Book SynopsisDivided into seven categories, this book contains chapters which include techniques which are applied to practice situations.Trade ReviewThis book should be in the libraries of all clinicians who seek variety and creativity in their work with children. 101 More Favorite Play Therapy Techniques spans art, games, puppetry, toys, and group play to suggest powerful but practical tools for therapists. Because of the wealth of techniques offered in this book, it is guaranteed to hold something of value for each of its readers. I endorse this volume 101 times over. -- Janine S. Shelby, PhD, University of California, Los AngelesCan there REALLY be 101 MORE favorite and MEANINGFUL play therapy techniques? The answer is yes—for the book editors have selected ones that are more than contributors' favorites. They are techniques that will either provide play therapists with variations on basic methods for use with children who present difficult challenges to the therapist, or offer some entirely new directions. The insightful introductions and rationales provided by the contributors are worth reading in their own right. Readers should find their knowledge base enriched and their application repertoire expanded. -- Louise Guerney, PhD, RPT-S, National Institute of Relationship Enhancement, Bethesda, MDAs if 101 Play Therapy Techniques weren't enough, here are 101 More Play Therapy Techniques to apply, adapt, and easily implement in a variety of settings. The user-friendly format allows busy professionals quick access to a plethora of play therapy techniques that can be used with children of all ages. This book will not become a dust collector on a bookshelf but rather a rich resource offering new and innovative play therapy techniques. Way to go, Kaduson and Schaefer! -- M. Kay Hannah, PhD, Michigan State University School of Social Work, Life Guidance ServicesPsychotherapists will find this packed with key ideas and useful applications. * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Storytelling Techniques Chapter 2 Expressive Arts Techniques Chapter 3 Game Play Techniques Chapter 4 Puppet Play Techniques Chapter 5 Toy and Play Object Techniques Chapter 6 Group Play Techniques Chapter 7 Other Techniques

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Book SynopsisThis is a practical handbook for therapists working with children, drawing on the authors' twenty-five years of experience in practice and teaching. It contains clear instructions for the beginning therapist who wants to know how to use play to diagnose and treat children suffering from depression, behavior problems, separation, and loss.Trade ReviewIn A Guide to Child Therapy, Max and Geri Price have produced a gem of a book that will be a major source of information and help for students who are interested in learning to do play therapy as well as for seasoned professionals who are interested in improving and developing their skills. This book is broad based, using various psychotherapeutic techniques and strategies applicable to play therapy with children. There is a wealth of practical experience covering everything from furnishing a play therapy office through assessment and extended treatment. Ideas are presented in clear prose that is well organized, flows effortlessly, and communicates very effectively. If one were to have only one book on the shelf dealing with play therapy, this is the book. It is a joy to read. -- C. Eugene Walker, Ph.D., University of Oklahoma Medical SchoolIn this book, Max and Geri Price provide us with the wisdom of years of experience in working with troubled, often traumatized, children. Faculty charged with teaching and supervising play therapy will find that this book contains extensive practical material on the theories, diagnostics, and techniques of play therapy, targeted at helping students integrate their academic knowledge into competent professional practice. Both the novice and the accomplished therapist will gain volumes from the Prices' vision as they share not just the science, but the genuine art of play therapy. As a result, we will all do a better job of helping those children whose lives are entrusted to our care. -- Thomas J. Vaughn, Ph.D., director, Oklahoma Health Consortium Clinical Psychology Internship Program

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Book SynopsisAdolescents 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? This book offers play therapy approaches geared toward adolescents. It shows how to make connections and alliances.Trade ReviewBeginning, intermediate, and advanced practitioners will find Play Therapy with Adolescents of interest. The chapters are written by some of the leading therapists in the field. The book is well written and provides thorough explanations of how to carry out different types of therapy with varying populations. The editors have clearly chosen chapters that cover the full spectrum of play therapy techniques that may be applicable for use with the adolescent population. The majority of chapters have research, theory, and case illustration components which make for easy reading and comprehensive learning. Recommended for all levels of social work practitioners looking to increase their repertoire of therapeutic techniques with adolescents. * Clinical Social Work Journal *Table of ContentsChapter 1 An Introduction to Play Therapy with Adolescents Chapter 2 Adolescent Sand Tray Therapy Chapter 3 Theraplay with Adolescents Chapter 4 Activity Filial Therapy with Adolescents Chapter 5 Transitional Objects in Play Therapy with Adolescents Chapter 6 Drama Therapy with Adolescents Chapter 7 Adolescent Play Therapy from a Non-Directive Stance Chapter 8 Play Therapy Techniques to Engage Adolescents Chapter 9 The Use of Poetry in Play Therapy with Adolescents Chapter 10 Metaphorical Thinking with Adolescents Chapter 11 Adolescents in Foster Care: Grounded Play Therapy Chapter 12 Therapy Making Use of "Games of Rapport" and "Games of Courtesy" and "Good Habits" Chapter 13 Play in the Therapy of Adolescents with Eating Disorders Chapter 14 Group Therapy for Adolescents with Anger Problems Chapter 15 Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Bullies, Victims, and bystanders

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of Play Therapy Techniques includes seven new chapters in addition to the original twenty-four. These lively chapters expand the comprehensive scope of the book by describing issues involved in beginning and ending therapy, using metaphors, playing music and ball, and applying the renowned "Color Your Life" technique.

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Book SynopsisPresenting effective play therapy techniques, the authors suggest possible diagnoses and both case study and empirical support for play therapy as the treatment of choice with a range of presenting problems. It offers a digest of some of the most significant play therapy literature for practicing play therapists and researchers.Trade ReviewA gold mine of useful information. -- Terry KottmanIn this volume play therapy articles and dissertations published over the past fifty years are digested for ease of reference. -- Charles E. Schaefer, From the first edition, 1996Table of ContentsChapter 1 Abuse & Neglect Chapter 2 Aggression and Acting-Out Chapter 3 Attachment Difficulties Chapter 4 Autism Chapter 5 Burn Victims Chapter 6 Chronic Illness Chapter 7 Deaf and Physically Challenged Children Chapter 8 Dissociation and Schizophrenia Chapter 9 Emotionally Disturbed Children Chapter 10 Enuresis and Encopresis Problems Chapter 11 Fear and Anxiety Chapter 12 Grief Chapter 13 Hospitalization Chapter 14 Learning-Disabled Children Chapter 15 Mentally Challenged (Handicapped) Chapter 16 Reading Difficulties Chapter 17 Selective Mutism Chapter 18 Self-Concept and Self-Esteem Chapter 19 Social Adjustment Problems Chapter 20 Speech Difficulties Chapter 21 Traumatization Chapter 22 Withdrawn Children

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Book SynopsisAttachment Disorders: Treatment Strategies for Traumatized Children is an essential resource for therapists, parents, social workers, DCS workers, foster parents, educators, and child care providers facing the many challenges of working with traumatized children who have attachment issues.Trade ReviewDr. Cain has searched literally hundreds of books and research papers to glean the gems and combined them with her own expertise. From historical data to cutting edge treatment techniques, this book shines with jewels for those seeking answers to help challenging children. This is a wise woman, who is right on target. She clearly gets the picture and knows what to do about it. This book spells the answers out in detail. She brings a light to a dark subject; broken-hearted children with wounded minds. -- Nancy L. Thomas, Author of When Love Is Not Enough, A Guide to Parenting Children with RADTable of ContentsChapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3 Social Learning Theory Chapter 4 The Attachment Process Chapter 5 How We Learn: A Physiological Model Chapter 6 Factors Related to Attachment: The Caregiver-Child Relationship Chapter 7 Factors: Relationships within Relationships Chapter 8 Attachment Disorders: Faulty Behavioral Patterns Chapter 9 Traditional Behavior Management Strategies Chapter 10 Nontraditional Behavior Management Strategies Chapter 11 Dealing with Behavior Specific to RAD Chapter 12 Glossary

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe entire volume is a remarkable engaging, readable, and comprehensive compilation of selected topics of the recent advances in understanding risk and resilience factors in the field of child mental health. It is well written and well edited....a scholarly yet readable, interesting, and accessible summary of our current science and clinical expertise in the field of risk and resilience. -- February 2008 * Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Identifying Genes Underlying hild and Adolescent Psychiatric Disorders Chapter 2 The Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Cortisol, DHEA, and Psychopathology Chapter 3 Promoting Children's Adjustment: Parenting Research from the Perspective of Risk and Protection Chapter 4 Child Abuse and Negelct: A Mental Health Perspective Chapter 5 Resiliency in COnditions of War and Military Violence: Preconditions and Developmental Processes Chapter 6 School Influences on Child and Adolescent Mental Health

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Book SynopsisFocuses on the development of self and intersubjectivity in infants, and the parent-child and family interactions that help facilitate it. This work presents an account of how these capacities developed in a child with atypical neurodevelopment, which is examined in the light of theory and research about these issues in normal children.Trade ReviewThe book is fascinating... It is an interesting and readable tale of the growth of a severely, perhaps autistic, neurologically impaired child... The book has value for the professional and for parent?caretakers of these children in its suggestions for interventions and for providing a view of a possible, optimistic, although limited outcome. Eagle's message is a positive one that is appropriately captured in the title of the book: Help Him Make You Smile. * PsycCRITIQUES *As a clinical psychologist who has worked with children with autism and has knowledge of the academic literature in relevant domains of psychology, as well as a parent drawing on experience of intimate involvement with Benjamin, Rita Eagle is well qualified to integrate detailed and personal descriptions of her son's development with reflections upon the sources of his difficulties, and more specifically of the handicaps to and progress in his development. From this perspective, she provides an accessiblecritical review of psychological theories of autism, as well as an informed evaluation of therapeutic interventions-with novel suggestions from her own experience. The book is an impressive achievement. The author is balanced and generous in her citations of the works of others, and at the same time has an individual voice and an engaging skepticism concerning theoretical accounts (including her own) that seek to encompass qualities of atypical development manifest in the behavior and experience of her own child and in others with developmental disorders. Her account is thoughtful, insightful, original, challenging and fresh; even when considering views somewhat at odds with her own, she attempts to share what is positive and enlightening. In summary, -- Peter Hobson, Tavistock professor of Developmental Psychopathology, University of LondonDr. Eagle's account of her son Benjamin's development from birth to a happy, satisfied adulthood is one of the few books that combine the insights of a parent with the disciplined observations and conclusions of a qualified professional. Her story is not one of cure, miraculous or otherwise, but of another kind of triumph—of active love and persistence. It should help many families and enlighten many professionals. -- Clara Claiborne Park, author, The Siege: A Family's Journey into the World of an Autistic Child and Exiting Nirvana: A Daughter's Life with AutismDr. Eagle has provided a masterful and unique contribution to our awareness and understanding of the emergence of self and intersubjectivity. The distillation of her observations and experiences as the mother of an atypical child, developmental psychologist and psychotherapist working with children and young adults with special needs over several decades, has resulted in a framework of understanding that provides greater clarity in a conceptually difficult area. Her insights have implications for early intervention in supporting atypically developing children as well as for the psychological support and prevention of emotional disturbances in adults with special needs. I will be recommending this book highly, as core reading, to my students and colleagues working with persons with developmental and learning disabilities across the life span. -- Elspeth Bradley, Ph.D., M.D., associate professor, University of Toronto; psychiatrist-in-chief, Surrey Place Center, TorontoThis is an amazing account, both for its perceptiveness and honesty and for the descriptions of Benjamin's development and his mother's disclosure of her own experiences, feelings and reflections. -- Inge Bretherton, Ph.D., professor emerita, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-MadisonThis is an extraordinary book, on so many levels. The story that it tells of a boy born with developmental disabilities is gripping, moving, at times amusing and at times painfully poignant. But most of all, the story of Benjamin's development is deeply inspiring. It is also the story of a parent who comes, not just to cherish her son, but to grow in so many ways as a result of having Benjamin in her life. Finally, it is the work of an exceptionally talented developmental psychologist who is constantly struggling with her field as she seeks to understand and help both her son and her science. One comes away with a deeper appreciation of the richness and the limitations of our current theories about the nature and importance of intersubjectivity. This is a book that is destined to become a classic, read and re-read by everyone who is interested in how a mind develops. -- Stuart Shanker, D.Phil., president, Council of Early Child DevelopmentAs a clinical psychologist who has worked with children with autism and has knowledge of the academic literature in relevant domains of psychology, as well as a parent drawing on experience of intimate involvement with Benjamin, Rita Eagle is well qualified to integrate detailed and personal descriptions of her son's development with reflections upon the sources of his difficulties, and more specifically of the handicaps to and progress in his development. From this perspective, she provides an accessible critical review of psychological theories of autism, as well as an informed evaluation of therapeutic interventions-with novel suggestions from her own experience. The book is an impressive achievement. The author is balanced and generous in her citations of the works of others, and at the same time has an individual voice and an engaging skepticism concerning theoretical accounts (including her own) that seek to encompass qualities of atypical development manifest in the behavior and experience of her own child and in others with developmental disorders. Her account is thoughtful, insightful, original, challenging and fresh; even when considering views somewhat at odds with her own, she attempts to share what is positive and enlightening. In summary, this amounts to a special blend of personal and scientific perspectives that helps us to appreciate the interpersonal dimensions of typical as well as atypical development, cognitive as well as social. -- Peter Hobson, Tavistock professor of Developmental Psychopathology, University of LondonRita Eagle has splendid qualifications to write about the subtle and varied growth of intersubjectivity. A student of psychology early interested in autism, guided in professional training as a clinical psychologist by Margaret Mahler and Fred Pine, she has been a clinical practitioner and researcher in care for children with autism, and a devoted mother of three. She shares the discovery of demanding but rich and rewarding companionship with a son who needed special sensitivity on her part, to enable them to "connect" emotionally, by helping him "to make her smile". This beautifully written book has much to teach all of us who try to make a scientific account of the growth of a child's mind, or who claim to have advice for the care of any child whose own person-ness and need for others is not easily explained or diagnosed. Its Benjaminisms reveal hidden gifts. -- Colwyn Trevarthen, Ph.D., Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh; professor (emeritus) of Child Psychology and Psychobiology, The University of EdinburghThe book is fascinating... It is an interesting and readable tale of the growth of a severely, perhaps autistic, neurologically impaired child... The book has value for the professional and for parent–caretakers of these children in its suggestions for interventions and for providing a view of a possible, optimistic, although limited outcome. Eagle's message is a positive one that is appropriately captured in the title of the book: Help Him Make You Smile. * PsycCRITIQUES *Rarely does a book come fom a very exceptional clinician that has such an eloquent blend of personal observation and clinical and scholarly depth....Surely every patient or professional reading this book will find much in their own experience to add—and much to admire in Dr. Eagle's honest, moving volume. * Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, January 2009 *This book is about applying theory to the child you'd meet in your office: the child who is not a textbook case, not only of typicality but also of atypicality. Dr. Eagle has brought to this book a rare perspective. Her description of her struggles, despite being an experienced parent and expert in precisely this field, with parenting a child who 'makes you float away in your thoughts when you're with him, just float away and withdraw' can be helpful and supportive to parents who are trying to articulate what they recognize as a difference in their child, and to do the best for their child. This book will appeal mainly to child psychiatrists, child psychologists, and developmental pediatricians. * Jrl Of The Canadian Academy Of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, May 2009 *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction 1: Intersubjectivity Chapter 2 Introduction 2: Intersubjectivity and the Atypical Child Part 3 The Diary Chapter 4 Diary Preface Chapter 5 The Diary Part 6 Theory and Practice Chapter 7 Triple Your Pleasure Chapter 8 Development of Self Chapter 9 Intersubjectivity Chapter 10 "Theory of Mind" Chapter 11 Increments and Leaps Chapter 12 Interventions: Fostering the Emergence of Self and Intersubjectivity in the Atypical Child Chapter 13 Parent-Child Interaction with Children with Disorders Affecting Self and Self-Other Relationships Chapter 14 Help Him Make You Smile Part 15 Years Later Chapter 16 Introduction to Part III: Same But Different Chapter 17 Benjamin Today Chapter 18 Benjaminisms

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Book SynopsisPlay Therapy for Very Young Children presents the major models of play interventions with very young children, primarily ages zero to three, and their families. The editors have compiled essays by child development experts to create a comprehensive guide of the most beneficial effects of play therapy and play for the very young.Trade ReviewCharles Schaefer does it again! In this volume he and his co-editors Kelly-Zion, McCormick, and Ohnogi expand play therapy to the young child. The collected chapter authors challenge the reader to consider their work with a stung theory and research base. The case studies provide insight into the work developed by each author. The international quality stretches the reader to understand both the meta-communication and multi-cultural qualities. It also challenges the reader to assist in the preventive work that is critically needed. -- Linda Homeyer, President, Association for Play TherapyIf you are working therapeutically with very young children (0 to 3), you need this book. The authors' in-depth coverage of a variety of approaches to working with infants and their parents is an invaluable contribution to the field of infant mental health. Play therapists, childcare providers, healthcare professionals, and preschool teachers, this is a resource you can't afford not to have in your professional library. -- Terry Kottman, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, Adjunct Professor, University of Northern IowaA timely and much-needed book. There is a widespread and growing need for prevention and early intervention programs and treatment approaches to help stem the rising tide of childhood disorders. Mental health problems in early childhood are often associated with greater family distress and conflict, poor social functioning and lower academic achievement during childhood and into adulthood. This book assembles an impressive list of play therapy interventions for addressing early childhood problems. It is an important resource and indispensable play therapy companion for all concerned with early childhood intervention and treatment. -- Athena A. Drewes, director of Clinical Training, Astor Services for Children and FamiliesFor anyone who works with very young children, this book is a must! Filled with well-written and interesting chapters by key authors in the fields of play therapy and attachment, it offers theoretically sound, empirically-based, and clinically pragmatic approaches. We know that intervening earlier is likely to have the biggest impact on children's and families' lives, and this volume offers a wide range of solid approaches, enlivened by case studies. I highly recommend it! -- Risë VanFleet, Ph.D., RPT-S, President, Family Enhancement & Play Therapy CenterTable of ContentsPart 1 Part I: Major Theoretical Approaches Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Dynamic Play with Very Young Children Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Child Centered/Non -directive Play Therapy for Very Young Children Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Filial Play Therapy with Infants & Toddlers Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Caregiver-toddler Play Therapy: An Attachment Based Approach Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Ecosystemic Play Therapy with Infants and Toddlers and their Families Chapter 7 Chapter 6: Parent-Child Attunement Therapy for Toddlers: A Behaviorally-oriented, Play-based Parent Training Model Chapter 8 Chapter 7: Theraplay with 0 to 3 Year Olds Part 9 Part II: Applications to Specific Populations Chapter 10 Chapter 8: Situational and Story-stem Scaffolding in Psychodynamic Play Therapy with Very young Children Chapter 11 Chapter 9: Play Therapy Techniques with Very Young At-risk Children in Child Care Settings Chapter 12 Chapter 10: Issue-Specific Guided Play to Support Infants, Toddlers and Their Families in Healthcare Settings: Rationale and Interventions Chapter 13 Chapter 11: Wait, Watch, & Wonder: Infants as Agents of change in a Play-Based Approach to Mother-Infant Psychotherapy Chapter 14 Chgapter 12: Transdisciplinary Play-based Intervention with Young Children with Disabilities Chapter 15 Chapter 13: Dyadic Play Therapy for Homeless Parents & Children Chapter 16 Chapter 14: Developmental Play Therapy for Very Young Children Chapter 17 Chapter 15: Play-based Intervention for Very Young children with Autism: The P.L.A.Y Project

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Book SynopsisPlay Therapy for Very Young Children presents the major models of play interventions with very young children, primarily ages zero to three, and their families. The editors have compiled essays by child development experts to create a comprehensive guide of the most beneficial effects of play therapy and play for the very young.Trade ReviewCharles Schaefer does it again! In this volume he and his co-editors Kelly-Zion, McCormick, and Ohnogi expand play therapy to the young child. The collected chapter authors challenge the reader to consider their work with a stung theory and research base. The case studies provide insight into the work developed by each author. The international quality stretches the reader to understand both the meta-communication and multi-cultural qualities. It also challenges the reader to assist in the preventive work that is critically needed. -- Linda Homeyer, President, Association for Play TherapyIf you are working therapeutically with very young children (0 to 3), you need this book. The authors' in-depth coverage of a variety of approaches to working with infants and their parents is an invaluable contribution to the field of infant mental health. Play therapists, childcare providers, healthcare professionals, and preschool teachers, this is a resource you can't afford not to have in your professional library. -- Terry Kottman, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, Adjunct Professor, University of Northern IowaA timely and much-needed book. There is a widespread and growing need for prevention and early intervention programs and treatment approaches to help stem the rising tide of childhood disorders. Mental health problems in early childhood are often associated with greater family distress and conflict, poor social functioning and lower academic achievement during childhood and into adulthood. This book assembles an impressive list of play therapy interventions for addressing early childhood problems. It is an important resource and indispensable play therapy companion for all concerned with early childhood intervention and treatment. -- Athena A. Drewes, director of Clinical Training, Astor Services for Children and FamiliesFor anyone who works with very young children, this book is a must! Filled with well-written and interesting chapters by key authors in the fields of play therapy and attachment, it offers theoretically sound, empirically-based, and clinically pragmatic approaches. We know that intervening earlier is likely to have the biggest impact on children's and families' lives, and this volume offers a wide range of solid approaches, enlivened by case studies. I highly recommend it! -- Risë VanFleet, Ph.D., RPT-S, President, Family Enhancement & Play Therapy CenterTable of ContentsPart 1 Part I: Major Theoretical Approaches Chapter 2 Chapter 1: Dynamic Play with Very Young Children Chapter 3 Chapter 2: Child Centered/Non -directive Play Therapy for Very Young Children Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Filial Play Therapy with Infants & Toddlers Chapter 5 Chapter 4: Caregiver-toddler Play Therapy: An Attachment Based Approach Chapter 6 Chapter 5: Ecosystemic Play Therapy with Infants and Toddlers and their Families Chapter 7 Chapter 6: Parent-Child Attunement Therapy for Toddlers: A Behaviorally-oriented, Play-based Parent Training Model Chapter 8 Chapter 7: Theraplay with 0 to 3 Year Olds Part 9 Part II: Applications to Specific Populations Chapter 10 Chapter 8: Situational and Story-stem Scaffolding in Psychodynamic Play Therapy with Very young Children Chapter 11 Chapter 9: Play Therapy Techniques with Very Young At-risk Children in Child Care Settings Chapter 12 Chapter 10: Issue-Specific Guided Play to Support Infants, Toddlers and Their Families in Healthcare Settings: Rationale and Interventions Chapter 13 Chapter 11: Wait, Watch, & Wonder: Infants as Agents of change in a Play-Based Approach to Mother-Infant Psychotherapy Chapter 14 Chgapter 12: Transdisciplinary Play-based Intervention with Young Children with Disabilities Chapter 15 Chapter 13: Dyadic Play Therapy for Homeless Parents & Children Chapter 16 Chapter 14: Developmental Play Therapy for Very Young Children Chapter 17 Chapter 15: Play-based Intervention for Very Young children with Autism: The P.L.A.Y Project

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Book SynopsisSeeks to formulate an understanding of ADHD and its treatment within the domain of children's emotional development. This work sketches out a manner of conducting play therapy with ADHD children to enhance their emotion-regulation skills that is grounded in the therapist embodying an energetic, participatory style of engaging children.Trade ReviewDr. Gnaulati presents us with a refreshing new look at ADHD, both in terms of its origins and its treatments. In this work we see an exciting and hopeful paradigm shift, from an emphasis imposed by psychopharmacology and neurocognitive science back to a psychotherapeutic approach, one that is tailored specificially for ADHD patients. The author takes the position that ADHD emerges from early affect disregulation, the consequences of which become registered in early brain development. The treatment the author proposes is play therapy, a therapy that is characterized by the active participation and engagement of the therapist. It is the play itself rather than the meaning of the play that is crucial in the treatment. I found Dr. Gnaulati's work exciting, highly credible, well documented and hopeful. I encourage all psychotherapists to familiarize themselves with his groundbreaking work. -- James Grotstein M.D., University of California at Los Angeles

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Book SynopsisSeeks to formulate an understanding of ADHD and its treatment within the domain of children's emotional development. This work sketches out a manner of conducting play therapy with ADHD children to enhance their emotion-regulation skills that is grounded in the therapist embodying an energetic, participatory style of engaging children.Trade ReviewDr. Gnaulati presents us with a refreshing new look at ADHD, both in terms of its origins and its treatments. In this work we see an exciting and hopeful paradigm shift, from an emphasis imposed by psychopharmacology and neurocognitive science back to a psychotherapeutic approach, one that is tailored specificially for ADHD patients. The author takes the position that ADHD emerges from early affect disregulation, the consequences of which become registered in early brain development. The treatment the author proposes is play therapy, a therapy that is characterized by the active participation and engagement of the therapist. It is the play itself rather than the meaning of the play that is crucial in the treatment. I found Dr. Gnaulati's work exciting, highly credible, well documented and hopeful. I encourage all psychotherapists to familiarize themselves with his groundbreaking work. -- James Grotstein M.D., University of California at Los Angeles

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFinally, a book that bridges the gap between theory, affective neuroscience, and the art of psychotherapy. With stunning clarity regarding object relations theory, more than three decades of experience as highly respected clinicians, and access to the latest research regarding emotion regulation and the dynamics of attachment, these fine authors have crafted a book that is as readable as it is essential to read. This state-of-the-art volume is crucial for anyone seeking to understand current affective research and its application to the healing of difficult to treat patients. These pages stand out as among the most important written regarding an integration of theory, research, and treatment in the past decade. -- Kent Hoffman, Bert Powell, and Glen Cooper Co-Originators of, Co-Originators of the Circle of SecurityThis book eloquently describes the normal process of attachment and how disorders of this process lead to a Borderline Personality Disorder. The writing is clear and concise. Emphasizing that the psychotherapy requires affect attunement, as well as therapeutic interventions, the authors illustrate how the therapist takes into account the patient's intrapsychic structure in the way he or she talks to the patient. I recommend this book to all therapists to increase and solidify their therapeutic approach to the Borderline Personality Disorder. -- James F. Masterson, M.D., director, the Masterson Institute for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

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Book SynopsisProvides a review of the theoretical and research basis of the techniques and interventions in the treatment of aggressive and sometimes violent children. This book is a result of work done directly in the therapy room with thousands of hurting and in many cases traumatized children.Trade ReviewThe book's many strengths begin with the authors. Their combined experience includes authorship and/or editorship of at least 15 books. The flow of the book and their engaging style amply convey the benefits of such experience. Also, together the authorshave decades of therapy experience with emotionally disturbed children and their families. The book provides clear guidelines for therapists. There is much to be gained from authors' experience to guide therapists. The book is well written, engaging, and a mix of anecdotes, cases, and therapist material. The authors provide a psychodynamic understanding of children exposed to trauma, untoward parenting, and multiple life events. Clinicians in contact with these children will recognize the endless streamof tragic stories and difficulties in and importance of helping. Also, there are many helpful principles to guide facets of therapy, contacts with parents, and needs of children.. -- Alan E. Kazdin Ph.D., Yale University * PsycCRITIQUES *Aggressive children challenge us as therapists and human beings in ways that reach deep into our culture and our psyche. David Crenshaw and John Mordock offer a rare blend of intelligent empathy and practice-grounded wisdom in meeting these challenges. Every practitioner, from the novice to the expert, can learn from them. -- James Garbarino, Ph.D., Maude C. Clarke Chair in Humanistic Psychology at Loyola University ChicagoUnderstanding and Treating the Aggression of Children, is a splendid and important addition to the clinical literature in this vital, yet relatively neglected, domain of child therapy. Its excellence lies in its lucid and concise depiction of the ingredients that go into the 'creation' of such children and its forthright yet subtle ideas as to 'how to best treat them.' It beautifully depicts how the insidious 'unholy trinity' of loss, voicelessness, and shame combine to create the 'fawn-like' underlying personality structure of these children. It goes on to address the essential roles of the impact on the therapist of working with these children; the need and methods for how to work with their parents; the way to address these children's inadequatedefensive structures; the importance of milieu therapy in working with the most extreme of these children; the interplay of developmental/psychodynamic forces with the child's neuro-physiology, and, crucially, the attempts to revive a viable sense of hopefulness in these children as the beginning step to better and more secure attachments and empathy. This book should be in the library of any child clinician working with seriously troubled youngsters?it is engagingly written, compellingly astute, and unst -- Steven TuberI especially appreciated the importance they place upon the development of empathy, the need for a child to keep old defenses until new ones are learned, and their emphasis upon working with a child's family to strengthen the family's ability to care for the child. -- Jeanne Bereiter, M.D. * Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic: A Journal for the Mental Health Professions, Vol. 71, No. 4 (Fall 2007) *This first of two volumes is a comprehensive A to Z guide for clinicians who work with aggressive and violent children. It covers a wealth of information from understanding the underlying causes through developmental failures and recent findings from neuroscience, along with psychodynamic formulations on through to special considerations to treatment and working with parents. The authors close with a chapter on fostering hope and resilience that gives us all hope in working with such a difficult population. This book makes an important contribution to the field of child therapy and needs to be included in professional and personal libraries. -- Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, MA, MS, RPT-S, director of Clinical Training, Astor Services for Children and FamiliesUnderstanding and Treating the Aggression of Children, is a splendid and important addition to the clinical literature in this vital, yet relatively neglected, domain of child therapy. Its excellence lies in its lucid and concise depiction of the ingredients that go into the 'creation' of such children and its forthright yet subtle ideas as to 'how to best treat them.' It beautifully depicts how the insidious 'unholy trinity' of loss, voicelessness, and shame combine to create the 'fawn-like' underlying personality structure of these children. It goes on to address the essential roles of the impact on the therapist of working with these children; the need and methods for how to work with their parents; the way to address these children's inadequate defensive structures; the importance of milieu therapy in working with the most extreme of these children; the interplay of developmental/psychodynamic forces with the child's neuro-physiology, and, crucially, the attempts to revive a viable sense of hopefulness in these children as the beginning step to better and more secure attachments and empathy. This book should be in the library of any child clinician working with seriously troubled youngsters—it is engagingly written, compellingly astute, and unstintingly helpful in its approach. -- Steven TuberThe book's many strengths begin with the authors. Their combined experience includes authorship and/or editorship of at least 15 books. The flow of the book and their engaging style amply convey the benefits of such experience. Also, together the authors have decades of therapy experience with emotionally disturbed children and their families. The book provides clear guidelines for therapists. There is much to be gained from authors' experience to guide therapists. The book is well written, engaging, and a mix of anecdotes, cases, and therapist material. The authors provide a psychodynamic understanding of children exposed to trauma, untoward parenting, and multiple life events. Clinicians in contact with these children will recognize the endless stream of tragic stories and difficulties in and importance of helping. Also, there are many helpful principles to guide facets of therapy, contacts with parents, and needs of children. -- Alan E. Kazdin Ph.D., Yale University * PsycCRITIQUES *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Fawns in Gorilla Suits Chapter 2 Developmental Failures and Invisible Wounds Chapter 3 Profound and Unacknowledged Losses Chapter 4 New Findings from Neuroscience: Implications for Treatment Chapter 5 The Psychodynamics of Gorilla Suit Wearers Chapter 6 Risk Factors When Treating the Traumatized Child Chapter 7 Some Special Considerations When Treating Children in Foster Care Chapter 8 Strengthening Relationships With Parents: Identifying the Parent's Struggles Chapter 9 Strengthening Relationships with Parents: Helping Parents to be More Effective Chapter 10 Strengthening Relationships with Direct Care and Instructional Staff Chapter 11 Developing Mature Defenses and Calming Skills Chapter 12 Creating a Therapeutic Milieu For Traumatized Children Chapter 13 Fostering Hope and Resilience Chapter 14 Past and Present Prevention and Intervention Services and Some Suggested Modifications

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Book SynopsisAddresses the challenges faced when children who refuse to talk, children who lack psychological mindedness, teens who experience an aversion to the influence of any adult, and children and teens who mask their woundedness by hostility or diffidence show up for therapy. This book describes tools that can be utilized within a range of approaches.Trade ReviewThis book deftly combines symbols, heartfelt feelings, relational theory, bibliotherapy, and several developmentally-appropriate and creative art strategies to ultimately bolster the empirically-validated and single most important curative component of child psychotherapy: the nonjudgmental, nonevaluative relationship between the counselor and client. Having incorporated Crenshaw's heartfelt feelings activity (Chapter 2) into my play therapy practice and graduate school training curriculum, I can affirm that my child clients, graduate students and supervised clinicians find it effective as the child is freed to express his/her feelings in nonthreatening ways. I highly recommend this book to graduate students and mental health practitioners searching for innovative ways to therapeutically engage and connect to young children and resistant adolescents. -- Johns Hopkins University, Eric Green, PhD,, Johns Hopkins UniversityIn this book, Dr. Crenshaw invites us into his office to watch over his shoulder as he and helpers such as 'Misunderstood Mouse' and 'Blow-Up Bernie' develop therapeutic relationships with children and adolescents who are facing major challenges in their lives. He then invites us into a conversation about the theory, best practice research, and practical resources for effective work with young clients and their families. This book is rich in content for both the reflective and active aspects of the therapeutic relationship. -- John W. Seymour, Ph.D., RPT-S, AAMFT supervisor, associate professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MNThis is one of the most engaging 'how-to' books in recent memory. It combines play, symbol work, storytelling and drawing in ways that provide symbolic links to a child's inner world. The stories themselves are gems and when combined with Dr. Crenshaw's intuitive and sensitive questioning, they serve all children well. This book provides a major contribution that is of importance for teh novice as well as for the more experienced practitioner. I only wish I had it many years ago! -- Lois Carey, LCSW, author, Sandplay: Therapy with Children and Families; editor of Expressive and Creative Arts Methods for Tramua SurvivorsThis book is a gem! Dr. Crenshaw presents a variety of incredibly helpful therapeutic strategies that you can use in your practice with children and adolescents. He does a beautiful job of outlining practical, easy-to-follow directions for the activities, along with touching case examples and citations of empirical research that make these techniques practical, therapeutically useful, and easy to "sell" to managed care providers. -- Terry Kottman, Ph.D., RPT-S, founder, The Encouragement Zone; author, Partners in Play: An Adlerian Approach to Play Therapy and Play Therapy: Basics and Bey

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe heart and soul of a literary gem in our field is the extent to which the authors demonstrate, at every step, the connection between what they recommend and a clear developmental principle. This connection is made with compassion and precision throughout Becker-Weidman and Shell's book. Hungry and struggling parents will find this extraordinary book nutritious, practical, clear, and principled. -- Michael Trout, PhD, director of the Infant-Parent InstituteThis is a very readable, easily digestible book offering a diverse smorgasbord of intervention strategies for parents of children struggling with attachment/trauma issues. Devoid of psychobabble, caregivers will find the chapters to be a fast read—insightful and user-friendly. -- Steven G. Gray, PhD, diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology, and author of The Maltreated Child: Finding What Lurks BeneathThe old adage is that it takes a village to raise a child. If that is true, then it takes a special village to raise a child with special needs. The collected wisdom of the contributors to Attachment Parenting weaves together an integrated approach to helping children heal from the effects of early attachment-related traumas. At the center of this special village is the critical role of the parent as the primary catalyst for and creator of experiences of healing. The concepts of Dan Hughes' Dyadic Developmental Therapy model provide the unifying principles, which continually foster empathic connection with the child and promote real healing. This lovely book offers both pragmatic suggestions and inspiration for hope. -- Vicky Kelly, PsyD, LCSW, co-editor of Attachment-Focused Therapy and past president of the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACh)Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter One: Theory Basis for Attachment Facilitating Parenting Chapter 3 Chapter Two: Beginnings Chapter 4 Chapter Three: The Details Chapter 5 Chapter Four: Why Children Misbehave Chapter 6 Chapter Five: Theraplay for Parents Chapter 7 Chapter Six: Neuropsychology Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: A Sensory Integration Perspective Chapter 9 Chapter Eight: Art Therapy for Parents Chapter 10 Chapter Nine: Story Telling—How to Use Stories to Help Your Child Chapter 11 Chapter Ten: Mindfulness Chapter 12 Chapter Eleven: A Parent's Story—A Child with Sexually Reactive Behavior Chapter 13 Chapter Twelve: A Parent's Story—Parenting Before, During, and After Treatment Chapter 14 Chapter Thirteen: Resources and Approaches for Parents Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen: End Notes Chapter 16 References

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe heart and soul of a literary gem in our field is the extent to which the authors demonstrate, at every step, the connection between what they recommend and a clear developmental principle. This connection is made with compassion and precision throughout Becker-Weidman and Shell's book. Hungry and struggling parents will find this extraordinary book nutritious, practical, clear, and principled. -- Michael Trout, PhD, director of the Infant-Parent InstituteThis is a very readable, easily digestible book offering a diverse smorgasbord of intervention strategies for parents of children struggling with attachment/trauma issues. Devoid of psychobabble, caregivers will find the chapters to be a fast read—insightful and user-friendly. -- Steven G. Gray, PhD, diplomate, American Board of Pediatric Neuropsychology, and author of The Maltreated Child: Finding What Lurks BeneathThe old adage is that it takes a village to raise a child. If that is true, then it takes a special village to raise a child with special needs. The collected wisdom of the contributors to Attachment Parenting weaves together an integrated approach to helping children heal from the effects of early attachment-related traumas. At the center of this special village is the critical role of the parent as the primary catalyst for and creator of experiences of healing. The concepts of Dan Hughes' Dyadic Developmental Therapy model provide the unifying principles, which continually foster empathic connection with the child and promote real healing. This lovely book offers both pragmatic suggestions and inspiration for hope. -- Vicky Kelly, PsyD, LCSW, co-editor of Attachment-Focused Therapy and past president of the Association for Treatment and Training in the Attachment of Children (ATTACh)Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter One: Theory Basis for Attachment Facilitating Parenting Chapter 3 Chapter Two: Beginnings Chapter 4 Chapter Three: The Details Chapter 5 Chapter Four: Why Children Misbehave Chapter 6 Chapter Five: Theraplay for Parents Chapter 7 Chapter Six: Neuropsychology Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: A Sensory Integration Perspective Chapter 9 Chapter Eight: Art Therapy for Parents Chapter 10 Chapter Nine: Story Telling—How to Use Stories to Help Your Child Chapter 11 Chapter Ten: Mindfulness Chapter 12 Chapter Eleven: A Parent's Story—A Child with Sexually Reactive Behavior Chapter 13 Chapter Twelve: A Parent's Story—Parenting Before, During, and After Treatment Chapter 14 Chapter Thirteen: Resources and Approaches for Parents Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen: End Notes Chapter 16 References

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFerenczi's Language of Tenderness presents Ferenczi's clinical contributions clearly and in a Language of Passion. Robert Rentoul tells his own story of discovering Ferenczi within the context of the British experience of psychoanalytic therapy where Ferenczi's work was, and remains, little known or appreciated. Ferenczi's contributions come to life from within Rentoul's clinical experience. -- Lewis Aron, PhD, New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & PsychoanalysisRobert Rentoul’s Ferenczi’s Language of Tenderness is a book worth the read. At its finest it describes Rentoul’s own professional life, personal struggles, and the ways that these two are inextricably entwined. It is also quite good as a critique of classical Freudian theory and technique and an introduction to Ferenczi’s thinking. For those students or clinicians interested in these topics, I recommend it. * Clinical Social Work Journal *Table of ContentsPart 1 Part I: Fundamentals Chapter 2 Chapter 1:Finding Ferenczi Chapter 3 Chapter 2:Touching Base Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Two Languages Chapter 5 Chapter 4:The Difference It Makes Part 6 Part II: Application Chapter 7 Chapter 5: The Essentials Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Theoretical Implications Chapter 9 Chapter 7:Practical Issues Chapter 10 Chapter 8: Some Clinical Aspects Part 11 Part III: Conclusion Chapter 12 Chapter 9:Further Challenges

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewFerenczi's Language of Tenderness presents Ferenczi's clinical contributions clearly and in a Language of Passion. Robert Rentoul tells his own story of discovering Ferenczi within the context of the British experience of psychoanalytic therapy where Ferenczi's work was, and remains, little known or appreciated. Ferenczi's contributions come to life from within Rentoul's clinical experience. -- Lewis Aron, PhD, New York University Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy & PsychoanalysisRobert Rentoul’s Ferenczi’s Language of Tenderness is a book worth the read. At its finest it describes Rentoul’s own professional life, personal struggles, and the ways that these two are inextricably entwined. It is also quite good as a critique of classical Freudian theory and technique and an introduction to Ferenczi’s thinking. For those students or clinicians interested in these topics, I recommend it. * Clinical Social Work Journal *Table of ContentsPart 1 Part I: Fundamentals Chapter 2 Chapter 1:Finding Ferenczi Chapter 3 Chapter 2:Touching Base Chapter 4 Chapter 3: Two Languages Chapter 5 Chapter 4:The Difference It Makes Part 6 Part II: Application Chapter 7 Chapter 5: The Essentials Chapter 8 Chapter 6: Theoretical Implications Chapter 9 Chapter 7:Practical Issues Chapter 10 Chapter 8: Some Clinical Aspects Part 11 Part III: Conclusion Chapter 12 Chapter 9:Further Challenges

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Book SynopsisDecisive Parenting is unique; there is no other book like it. Never before has a book provided such a detailed roadmap for success in deterring problematic teenage behavior while increasing the occurence of positive behavior.Trade ReviewDr. Hammond has the ideal skill set to write this book: a background in parent training and family counseling with a sprinkling of parenting intervention research experience. He shows how to integrate family rules, workable consequences, and positive reinforcement into a strategy that will enhance parent-teen relationships. This book would be a great gift to the parent of a teen, or to someone whose child is soon to become a teen. It will help the parent set the course for a parent-child relationship based on fair boundaries with mutual respect. -- Blair Irvine, research scientist, Oregon Center for Applied ScienceDr. Hammond provides an excellent, step-by-step guide for parents to encourage positive change in their teenager's behavior. He provides practical applications and examples relevant to the many challenges parents currently face with their teenagers. This book empowers parents with tools to address difficult teenage behaviors that may have rendered them feeling hopeless and helpless. -- Megan Colvin, MS, national certified counselorThis book is an important and significant advancement in the genre of parenting manuals. It is composed in the tradition of works like Parent Effectiveness Training (Harris, 1962) and Living with Children (Patterson and Guillion, 1968). The writing and voice are clearly directed to parents who need help in bringing teenagers through difficult and often dangerous years. Hammond's book is practical and easy to read. It begins with principles of behavior and parenting that are soundly and deeply rooted in psychological theory as well as in common sense. Each section includes excellent examples. All parents will be able to relate to, understand, and easily implement the principles of parenting and family interaction that Hammond presents. Hammmond's coverage of issues is up-to-date and incorporates content reflective of the age of technology. This book is destined to be the next classic and 'must-have' for all parents and for professionals working with families of teenagers. -- Lawrence J. Ryan, PhD, Union Institute & UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 How to Use This Book Part 3 PART I: Building A Secure Foundation Chapter 4 Chapter 1: Rules—Establishing a Firm Foundation Chapter 5 Chapter 2: Write the Rules for Your Teen Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Natural and Logical Consequences Chapter 7 Chapter 4: Active Consequences for Challenging Situations Chapter 8 Chapter 5: Level Systems, Point Economies, and Contracts Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Communication That Gets the Results You Want Chapter 10 Chapter 7: Conflict Resolution with Teenagers Chapter 11 Chapter 8: Reinforcers for Behaviors You Want to See Repeated Part 12 PART II: Problem Behaviors and What to Do about Them Chapter 13 Chapter 9: Arguing Chapter 14 Chapter 10: Chore Completion Chapter 15 Chapter 11: Driving Chapter 16 Chapter 12: Drug and Alcohol Use Chapter 17 Chapter 13: Friends Chapter 18 Chapter 14: Information Technology Chapter 19 Chapter 15: Lying Chapter 20 Chapter 16: Running Away Chapter 21 Chapter 17: School Assignments and Homework Chapter 22 Chapter 18: Sexual Activity Chapter 23 Chapter 19: Sibling Fighting Chapter 24 Chapter 20: Stealing Chapter 25 Chapter 21: Swearing Chapter 26 Chapter 22: Television Chapter 27 Chapter 23: Tobacco Use Chapter 28 Chapter 24: Truancy Chapter 29 Chapter 25: Violence Chapter 30 Chapter 26: Whereabouts and Curfew Part 31 Epilogue: Every Good Thing Part 32 References and Suggested Reading Part 33 Index Part 34 About the Author

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Book SynopsisDecisive Parenting is unique; there is no other book like it. Never before has a book provided such a detailed roadmap for success in deterring problematic teenage behavior while increasing the occurence of positive behavior.Trade ReviewDr. Hammond has the ideal skill set to write this book: a background in parent training and family counseling with a sprinkling of parenting intervention research experience. He shows how to integrate family rules, workable consequences, and positive reinforcement into a strategy that will enhance parent-teen relationships. This book would be a great gift to the parent of a teen, or to someone whose child is soon to become a teen. It will help the parent set the course for a parent-child relationship based on fair boundaries with mutual respect... -- Blair IrvineDr. Hammond provides an excellent, step-by-step guide for parents to encourage positive change in their teenager's behavior. He provides practical applications and examples relevant to the many challenges parents currently face with their teenagers. Thisbook empowers parents with tools to address difficult teenage behaviors that may have rendered them feeling hopeless and helpless.... -- Megan Colvin, MSThis book is an important and significant advancement in the genre of parenting manuals. It is composed in the tradition of works like Parent Effectiveness Training (Harris, 1962) and Living with Children (Patterson and Guillion, 1968). The writing and voice are clearly directed to parents who need help in bringing teenagers through difficult and often dangerous years. Hammond's book is practical and easy to read. It begins with principles of behavior and parenting that are soundly and deeplyrooted in psychological theory as well as in common sense. Each section includes excellent examples. All parents will be able to relate to, understand, and easily implement the principles of parenting and family interaction that Hammond presents. Hammmond's coverage of issues is up-to-date and incorporates content reflective of the age of technology. This book is destined to be the next classic and 'must-have' for all parents and for professionals working with families of teenagers.. -- Lawrence J. Ryan, PhDTable of ContentsChapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 How to Use This Book Chapter 3 Chapter I: Building A Secure Foundation Chapter 4 Chapter 1: Rules?Establishing a Firm Foundation Chapter 5 Chapter 2: Write the Rules for Your Teen Chapter 6 Chapter 3: Natural and Logical Consequences Chapter 7 Chapter 4: Active Consequences for Challenging Situations Chapter 8 Chapter 5: Level Systems, Point Economies, and Contracts Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Communication That Gets the Results You Want Chapter 10 Chapter 7: Conflict Resolution with Teenagers Chapter 11 Chapter 8: Reinforcers for Behaviors You Want to See Repeated Chapter 12 Chapter II: Problem Behaviors and What to Do about Them Chapter 13 Chapter 9: Arguing Chapter 14 Chapter 10: Chore Completion Chapter 15 Chapter 11: Driving Chapter 16 Chapter 12: Drug and Alcohol Use Chapter 17 Chapter 13: Friends Chapter 18 Chapter 14: Information Technology Chapter 19 Chapter 15: Lying Chapter 20 Chapter 16: Running Away Chapter 21 Chapter 17: School Assignments and Homework Chapter 22 Chapter 18: Sexual Activity Chapter 23 Chapter 19: Sibling Fighting Chapter 24 Chapter 20: Stealing Chapter 25 Chapter 21: Swearing Chapter 26 Chapter 22: Television Chapter 27 Chapter 23: Tobacco Use Chapter 28 Chapter 24: Truancy Chapter 29 Chapter 25: Violence Chapter 30 Chapter 26: Whereabouts and Curfew Chapter 31 Epilogue: Every Good Thing Chapter 32 References and Suggested Reading Chapter 33 Index Chapter 34 About the Author

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA wonderful compendium of metaphorical stories intertwined with practical, play-based applications for use in the treatment of sexually abused and neglected children and their families. This unique book offers clinicians practical hands-on tools that deal with a range of PTSD-based topics from self-control and affect modulation to attachment issues and safety. It is a rich treasure trove of unique narratives and applications that is a 'must have' addition for child and play therapists. -- Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, MA, MS, RPT-S, director of Clinical Training, Astor Services for Children and FamiliesDelightful, transforming, wise stories and practical interventions. This book has exactly what all therapists need to help kids and families deal with those life experiences that kids should never have to deal with. -- George W. Burns, Author of 101 Healing Stories, 101 Healing Stories for Kids and Teens, and Happiness, Healing, EnhancementTable of ContentsPart 1 Acknowledgments Part 2 Introduction Part 3 Chapter 1—Impact of Trauma and Overview of Treatment Chapter 4 PTSD: A Bear of a Different Color Chapter 5 A Bear of a Different Color Treatment Interventions Chapter 6 Symptoms of PTSD: Lucky the Junkyard Dog Chapter 7 Lucky the Junkyard Dog Treatment Interventions Chapter 8 Sibling Abuse: Stick Together Chapter 9 Stick Together Treatment Interventions Chapter 10 Residual Effects of Trauma: Thyme to Heal Chapter 11 Thyme to Heal Treatment Interventions Part 12 Chapter 2—Establishing Appropriate Roles and Boundaries in Families Chapter 13 Age-Appropriate Expectations: Velma Crowe's Sticky Situation Chapter 14 Velma Crowe's Sticky Situation Treatment Interventions Chapter 15 Setting Limits: Enough Is Enough Chapter 16 Enough Is Enough Treatment Interventions Part 17 Chapter 3—The Fight of Fight or Flight: Self-Control and Modulation of Affect Chapter 18 Self-Control: Keep Your Lion on a Leash! Chapter 19 Keep Your Lion on a Leash! Treatment Interventions Chapter 20 Power and Control: The Nearsighted Tyrant Chapter 21 The Nearsighted Tyrant Treatment Interventions Chapter 22 Bullying: The Dragon's Fire Chapter 23 The Dragon's Fire Treatment Interventions Part 24 Chapter 4—Reducing Hyperactivity and Agitation Chapter 25 Treatment Interventions Part 26 Chapter 5—Flight: Avoidance, Withdrawal, and Dissociation Chapter 27 Dissociation: The Mouse Who Became Invisible Chapter 28 The Mouse Who Became Invisible Treatment Interventions Chapter 29 Avoidance and Denial: The Hidey Hole Chapter 30 The Hidey Hole Treatment Interventions Chapter 31 Depersonalization: Time for a Thaw Chapter 32 Time for a Thaw Treatment Interventions Part 33 Chapter 6—Reducing Worry, Fear and Anxiety Chapter 34 Letting Go: The Burden Bag Chapter 35 The Burden Bag Treatment Interventions Chapter 36 Anxiety Reduction: The Grounded Eagle Chapter 37 The Grounded Eagle Treatment Interventions Chapter 38 Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms: The Magic Stone Chapter 39 The Magic Stone Treatment Interventions Part 40 Chapter 7—Disrupted Attachment: Coping with Loss and Renewing Trust Chapter 41 Attachment and Trust: Run Away Ralph Chapter 42 Run Away Ralph Treatment Interventions Chapter 43 Building Positive Attachment: Velma Crowe's Sticky Situation Chapter 44 Velma Crowe's Sticky Situation Treatment Intervention Part 45 Chapter 8—Changing Depressed Mood Chapter 46 Mood Management: The Black Cloud Chapter 47 The Black Cloud Treatment Interventions Part 48 Chapter 9—Empathy: Caring for Yourself and Others Chapter 49 Heart-Break: The Girl with the Plastic Heart Chapter 50 The Girl with the Plastic Heart Treatment Interventions Part 51 Chapter 10—Responsibility and Accountability Chapter 52 Externalizing Blame: Bear of a Different Color Chapter 53 Bear of a Different Color Treatment Interventions Chapter 54 Taking Responsibility: No More Blame Game Chapter 55 No More Blame Game Treatment Interventions Chapter 56 Blaming the Victim: First Things First Chapter 57 First Things First Treatment Interventions Part 58 Chapter 11—Safety and Protection Chapter 59 Knowing Who to Trust: The Hungry Alligator and the Mean Snake Chapter 60 The Hungry Alligator and the Mean Snake Treatment Interventions Part 61 Chapter 12—The Family Journey: Pathways to Change Chapter 62 Moving in a New Direction: Gold in the Desert Chapter 63 Gold in the Desert Treatment Interventions Part 64 Chapter 13—Coming to Terms with Out-of-Home Care Chapter 65 Out-of-Home Placement: The Good Enough Elf Chapter 66 The Good Enough Elf Treatment Interventions Chapter 67 Impact of Neglect: The Bruised Orchid Chapter 68 The Bruised Orchid Treatment Interventions Part 69 Chapter 14—Self-Acceptance and Hope Chapter 70 Lowering Defenses: Polly's Plight Chapter 71 Polly's Plight Treatment Interventions Part 72 Appendix—Squiggles Stories Part 73 References Part 74 Index Part 75 About the Author

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis book should be in the libraries of all clinicians who seek variety and creativity in their work with children. 101 More Favorite Play Therapy Techniques spans art, games, puppetry, toys, and group play to suggest powerful but practical tools for therapists. Because of the wealth of techniques offered in this book, it is guaranteed to hold something of value for each of its readers. I endorse this volume 101 times over. -- Janine S. Shelby, PhD, University of California, Los AngelesCan there REALLY be 101 MORE favorite and MEANINGFUL play therapy techniques? The answer is yes—for the book editors have selected ones that are more than contributors' favorites. They are techniques that will either provide play therapists with variations on basic methods for use with children who present difficult challenges to the therapist, or offer some entirely new directions. The insightful introductions and rationales provided by the contributors are worth reading in their own right. Readers should find their knowledge base enriched and their application repertoire expanded. -- Louise Guerney, PhD, RPT-S, National Institute of Relationship Enhancement, Bethesda, MDAs if 101 Play Therapy Techniques weren't enough, here are 101 More Play Therapy Techniques to apply, adapt, and easily implement in a variety of settings. The user-friendly format allows busy professionals quick access to a plethora of play therapy techniques that can be used with children of all ages. This book will not become a dust collector on a bookshelf but rather a rich resource offering new and innovative play therapy techniques. Way to go, Kaduson and Schaefer! -- M. Kay Hannah, PhD, Michigan State University School of Social Work, Life Guidance ServicesPsychotherapists will find this packed with key ideas and useful applications. * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Storytelling Techniques Chapter 2 Expressive Arts Techniques Chapter 3 Game Play Techniques Chapter 4 Puppet Play Techniques Chapter 5 Toy and Play Object Techniques Chapter 6 Group Play Techniques Chapter 7 Other Techniques

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