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Table of Contents
Preface ix
About the Editor xi
Contributors xiii
Part I Fundamentals of Play Therapy Practice 1
Chapter 1: Play Therapy: Basic Concepts and Practices 3
Julie Blundon Nash and Charles E. Schaefer
Chapter 2: The Therapeutic Powers of Play and Play Therapy 15
Charles E. Schaefer and Athena A. Drewes
Chapter 3: Playing It Safe: Ethical Issues in Play Therapy 27
Cynthia A. Reynolds and Laura J. Tejada
Part II Major Theoretical Approaches 39
Psychodynamic Models 41
Chapter 4: Psychoanalytic Approaches to Play Therapy 43
Alan J. Levy
Chapter 5: Jungian Analytical Play Therapy 61
Eric J. Green
Chapter 6: Adlerian Play Therapy 87
Terry Kottman
Chapter 7: Release Play Therapy 105
Heidi Gerard Kaduson
Humanistic Models 127
Chapter 8: Child-Centered Play Therapy 129
Daniel S. Sweeney and Garry L. Landreth
Chapter 9: Filial Therapy: Strengthening Family Relationships with the Power of Play 153
Risë VanFleet
Chapter 10: Gestalt Play Therapy 171
Violet Oaklander
Chapter 11: Experiential Play Therapy 187
Carol C. Norton and Byron E. Norton
Systemic Models 205
Chapter 12: Family Play Therapy: Igniting Creative Energy, Valuing Metaphors, and Making Changes from the Inside Out 207
Eliana Gil
Chapter 13: Group Play Therapy 227
Daniel S. Sweeney
Chapter 14: Ecosystemic Play Therapy 253
Kevin O’Connor
Emerging Models 273
Chapter 15: Theraplay: Attachment-Enhancing Play Therapy 275
Evangeline Munns
Chapter 16: Solution-Focused Play Therapy: Helping Children and Families Find Solutions 297
Donald R. Nims
Chapter 17: Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy 313
Susan M. Knell
Chapter 18: Narrative Play Therapy 329
Aideen Taylor de Faoite
Chapter 19: Integrative Play Therapy 349
Athena A. Drewes
Chapter 20: Prescriptive Play Therapy 365
Charles E. Schaefer
Author Index 379
Subject Index 391
