Blending Play Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Evidence-Based and Other Effective Treatments and Techniques

About the Editor ix

Contributors xi

Acknowledgments xv

Preface xvii

Foreword xxi

Section I. Rationale For Integrating Play Therapy and CBT 1

1 The Therapeutic Powers of Play and Play Therapy 3
Charles E. Schaefer and Athena A. Drewes

2 Play Therapy, Pedagogy, and CBT: An Argument for Interdisciplinary Synthesis 17
Janine S. Shelby and Michele S. Berk

3 An Illustration of Science and Practice: Strengthening the Whole Through Its Parts 41
Eliana Gil and Nicole Jalazo

Section II. Historical Contextual Foundation 69

4 Data Are Not Mysterious: Understanding, Applying, and Conducting Psychotherapy Outcomes Studies 71
Suzanne Button and Lauren S. Hallion

5 Play Therapy Research: History and Current Empirical Support 97
Jennifer Baggerly

6 Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy: Theory and Applications 117
Susan M. Knell

Section III. Effective Evidence-Based Treatments Using Play With CBT 135

7 Trauma Systems Therapy: A Replication of the Model, Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy into Child and Family Treatment 139
Susan Hansen and Glenn Saxe

8 Incorporating Play within a Manual-Based Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders 165
Jennifer L. Podell, Erin D. Martin, and Philip C. Kendall

9 The Role of Play within Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Aggressive Children: The Coping Power Program 179
John E. Lochman, Caroline Boxmeyer, and Nicole Powell

10 Innovation and Integration: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as Play Therapy 199
Anthony J. Urquiza, Nancy M. Zebell, and Dawn Blacker

11 Primary Project: Fifty Years of Facilitating School Adjustment 21
Stephen P. Demanchick, Mary Anne Peabody, and Deborah B. Johnson

Section IV. Positive-Outcome Empirically Based Play Therapy Treatments 237

12 Child-Parent Psychotherapy 241
Alicia F. Lieberman and Lisa R. Inman

13 Filial Therapy: Theoretical Integration, Empirical Validation, and Practical Application 257
Ris€e VanFleet

14 Kinder Training: An Adlerian-Based Model to Enhance Teacher-Student Relationships 281
JoAnna White and Lauren Stern Wynne

15 Sandtray Therapy 297
Daniel S. Sweeney and Linda E. Homeyer

Section V. Integration and Application of Play-Based Techniques with CBT 319

16 CBPT: Implementing and Integrating CBPT into Clinical Practice 321
Susan M. Knell and Meena Dasari

17 Play Therapy Techniques for Affect Regulation 353
Susan Trachtenberg Paula

18 Building Self-Esteem, Coping Skills, and Changing Cognitive Distortions 373
Diane Frey

19 Playful Strategies to Manage Frustration: The Turtle Technique and Beyond 401
Eva L. Feindler

20 Narrative Approaches: Helping Children Tell Their Stories 423
Ann Cattanach

21 Family Problem Solving: Using Expressive Activities 449
Steve Harvey

Section VI. Therapist Self-Care 471

22 Self-Care for Child Therapists: Leaving It at the Office 473
John C. Norcross and Athena A. Drewes

Epilogue 495

Appendix 497

Author Index 499

Subject Index 511