Description
Book SynopsisThe Bestselling Text on the Theory and Practice of Play Therapy?Completely Updated and Revised
Play Therapy Theory and Practice: Comparing Theories and Techniques, Second Edition provides a forum for the direct comparison of the major theoretical models of play therapy and their implications for treatment. Co-edited by Kevin O''Connor, one of the foremost authorities on play therapy, and Lisa Braverman, an experienced child psychologist, the new edition contains the most recent coverage of diagnostic approaches and treatment modalities in child psychology as they relate to integrating play therapy in practice. This edition also covers new topics such as bipolar and ADHD diagnosis and treatment.
Thorough, yet extraordinarily practical, the editors use two case studies throughout the text to demonstrate the application of each play therapy technique and treatment approach, allowing the reader to compare each major model of play therapy and assess its utility to the
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Contributors xi
Orientation to the Text: The Cases of Jason L. and Cassie B. 1
Kevin J. O’Connor and Lisa D. Braverman
1 Psychoanalytic Play Therapy 25
Anna C. Lee
2 Jungian Analytical Play Therapy 83
Eric J. Green
3 Child-Centered Play Therapy 123
Daniel S. Sweeney and Garry L. Landreth
4 Filial Therapy 163
Risë VanFleet
5 Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy 203
Susan M. Knell
6 Adlerian Play Therapy 237
Terry Kottman
7 Gestalt Play Therapy 283
Felicia Carroll
8 Theraplay: Supporting Attachment Relationships 315
Susan Bundy-Myrow and Phyllis B. Booth
9 Ecosystemic Play Therapy 367
Kevin J. O’Connor
10 Prescriptive Play Therapy 451
Eliana Gil and Jennifer A. Shaw
Author Index 489
Subject Index 497
