Foundations of Play Therapy, 2nd Edition

Preface ix

About the Editor xi

Contributors xiii

Part I Fundamentals of Play Therapy Practice 1

Chapter 1: Play Therapy: Basic Concepts and Practices 3
Julie Blundon Nash and Charles E. Schaefer

Chapter 2: The Therapeutic Powers of Play and Play Therapy 15
Charles E. Schaefer and Athena A. Drewes

Chapter 3: Playing It Safe: Ethical Issues in Play Therapy 27
Cynthia A. Reynolds and Laura J. Tejada

Part II Major Theoretical Approaches 39

Psychodynamic Models 41

Chapter 4: Psychoanalytic Approaches to Play Therapy 43
Alan J. Levy

Chapter 5: Jungian Analytical Play Therapy 61
Eric J. Green

Chapter 6: Adlerian Play Therapy 87
Terry Kottman

Chapter 7: Release Play Therapy 105
Heidi Gerard Kaduson

Humanistic Models 127

Chapter 8: Child-Centered Play Therapy 129
Daniel S. Sweeney and Garry L. Landreth

Chapter 9: Filial Therapy: Strengthening Family Relationships with the Power of Play 153
Risë VanFleet

Chapter 10: Gestalt Play Therapy 171
Violet Oaklander

Chapter 11: Experiential Play Therapy 187
Carol C. Norton and Byron E. Norton

Systemic Models 205

Chapter 12: Family Play Therapy: Igniting Creative Energy, Valuing Metaphors, and Making Changes from the Inside Out 207
Eliana Gil

Chapter 13: Group Play Therapy 227
Daniel S. Sweeney

Chapter 14: Ecosystemic Play Therapy 253
Kevin O’Connor

Emerging Models 273

Chapter 15: Theraplay: Attachment-Enhancing Play Therapy 275
Evangeline Munns

Chapter 16: Solution-Focused Play Therapy: Helping Children and Families Find Solutions 297
Donald R. Nims

Chapter 17: Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy 313
Susan M. Knell

Chapter 18: Narrative Play Therapy 329
Aideen Taylor de Faoite

Chapter 19: Integrative Play Therapy 349
Athena A. Drewes

Chapter 20: Prescriptive Play Therapy 365
Charles E. Schaefer

Author Index 379

Subject Index 391