Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship
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Play Therapy, Second Edition, is a thorough update to the 1991 first edition best-selling book, the most widely used text for play therapy courses. It refreshes the history and development in play therapy including results of research done in the past 10 years. A new chapter is included on current issues and special populations relevant to the development of play therapy. The author presents very readable descriptions of play and the history of play therapy; child and therapist characteristics; play room set-up and materials; working with parents; and a number of helpful and interesting case descriptions. APTA Newsletter If you have a question or a dilemma regarding your interactions with children, it is no doubt addressed in this practical guide of how to "be" with children. The table of contents is wonderfully detailed, making it an easy reference book. He presents very readable descriptions of play and the history of play therapy, child and therapist characteristics, play room and materials, working with parents ... His mastery in connecting with children in a non judgmental, relaxed, yet powerful way is proof that he is indeed an artist in this field. All in all, a worthwhile text that will provide ideas and inspiration for years to come.
AcknowledgmentsPreface1About Me, Garry Landreth12The Meaning of Play93History and Development of Play Therapy274A View of Children535Child-Centered Play Therapy596The Play Therapist957The Playroom and Materials1258The Parent's Part in the Process1519Beginning the Relationship: The Child's Hour17310Characteristics of Facilitative Responses20711Therapeutic Limit Setting24512Typical Problems in Play Therapy and What to Do If ...27313Issues in Play Therapy29314Intensive and Short-Term Play Therapy31115Children in Play Therapy32116Determining Therapeutic Process and Termination35117Filial Therapy: Child-Parent-Relationship Training (CPR for Parents)365Index399About the Author407
