The landmark guide to play therapy--completely updated andrevised
Edited by Charles E. Schaefer--the "father of playtherapy"--Foundations of Play Therapy, Second Editionis a complete, state-of-the-art guide to the many diverseapproaches to, and methods used in, play therapy practice withchildren and adolescents.
Featuring an expert panel of contributors, this comprehensivereference provides up-to-date and insightful coverage of all of themajor theoretical models of play therapy and offers practicalexamples for the application of each model, including:
* Narrative play therapy
* Solution-focused play therapy
* Experiential play therapy
* Release play therapy
* Integrative play therapy
* Psychoanalytic approaches to play therapy
* Child-centered play therapy
* Gestalt play therapy
* Family play therapy
* Cognitive behavioral play therapy
* Prescriptive play therapy
Written for therapists looking for guidance on how toincorporate play therapy into their practice, as well as studentsor those in need of a refresher on the latest methods andtechniques, Foundations of Play Therapy, SecondEdition is a standard-setting resource presenting pragmatic anduseful information for therapists at all levels of training.