Play Therapy : A Psychodynamic Primer for the Treatment of Young Children.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART I Theory of Play and Play Therapy -- 1 Why Play Therapy? Introduction to the Psychodynamic Treatment of Young Children -- 2 Play, Playfulness, and the Sequence of Play Forms in Development -- 3 Pretend Play -- 4 Play in the Digital Age -- 5 Basic Psychodynamic Concepts and Their Use in Play Therapy -- 6 Therapeutic Action and the Multiple Functions of Play Therapy -- 7 Play and Developmental Psychopathology, Deprivation, or Disability -- PART II Technique of Play Therapy -- 8 The Logistics: Planning a Practice and Arranging for Office Space -- 9 Getting Started, Creating an Alliance, and Facilitating Play -- 10 Working With Parents Over the Course of Treatment -- 11 Deepening Play Therapy: Verbalizing Inner States, Expanding Narratives, and Working With Transference and Defense -- 12 Ending Play Therapy and the Process of Termination -- 13 Play Therapy, Variations in Child Development, and Serious Psychopathology -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. Selected Assessment Measures for Play Therapy -- Appendix B. Development Form -- Appendix C. Narrative School Reports -- Index -- Back Cover.

Offering a skillful balance of broad but coherent foundational information as well as practical application, this book functions both as an introduction for young therapists and as a guide for more experienced child clinicians.

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