Advanced Play Therapy: Essential Conditions, Knowledge, and Skills for Child Practice
Description
Current play therapy resources offer details on how to conduct play therapy, but are limited in addressing the challenges that develop when therapists conduct play therapy with real-life clients. Using the Child-Centered Play Therapy Approach, Ray has written the first book to address these complex play therapy subjects. Topics covered include: integrating field knowledge of play, development, and theory into the advanced play therapist’s knowledge base; working with difficult situations, such as limit-setting, aggression, and parents; addressing modern work concerns like measuring progress, data accountability, and treatment planning; differentiating play therapy practice in school and community settings; and addressing complicated skills, such as theme work, group play therapy, and supervision. Ray also includes her Child Centered Play Therapy Treatment Manual, an invaluable tool for any play therapist accountable for evidence-based practice. This manual can also be found on the accompanying downloadable resources, along with treatment plan, session summary, and progress-tracking worksheets.
Specifications
| Dimensions | 15.19 x 1.98 x 22.91 cm |
| Edition | 1st |
| Isbn 10 | 1032237554 |
| Isbn 13 | 978-1032237558 |
| Item Weight | 508 g |
| Language | English |
| Print Length | 346 pages |
| Publication Date | 13 Dec. 2021 |
| Publisher | Routledge |
Reviews
User
Comprehensive and detailed manual
I have found this book to be extremely useful for practitioners. It is well written and covers most of the settings in which therapists work. I found the chapter on working with parents particularly helpful and we have adopted some of its ideas and suggestions in our agency. Very good overview of different theories of child development too. All in all, a good resource for play therapists.
User
great for informing your practice as a child therapist
I liked this product because it is easy to read and has enhanced my professional practice. I have only had this book for a few weeks but am finding it extremely useful in informing my practice as a practisoing Play Therapist.
User
Five Stars
A brilliant book.
User
Five Stars
Very good book
User
Helpful Book
Great book. Well-written, very informative. As a therapist that uses play I use it as a reference often!
User
Wonderful read and Invaluably Informative
This book is incredibly well written and engaging. Dr. Ray is an impeccable writer as well as play therapist and educator. She summarizes the essential information regarding play therapy, its origins, and its uses in a well thought out, engaging, and informative way. Anyone who is interssted in play therapy should read this book and utilize all of the information provided.
User
Bomb.com
Great book! A must have for beginning play therapists. Dr. Ray is on point with the application of the skills she discusses.
User
Wonderful book for beginning play therapists
This book builds on Landreth’s book Art of Play Therapy and has been my guide as I have navigated through parent meetings.
User
Terrific Book But Needed More On Treatment Planning
Excellent book and well-written. I do wish the author had provided more information about writing treatment plans for CCPT as that is what those of us in mental health private practices and agencies have to deal with day in and day out. She does give one example but more extensive examples would have been helpful.
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