Play Therapy with Vulnerable Populations

No Child Forgotten

By (author) Eric Green, Amie Myrick Contributions by Marshia Allen-Auguston, Brenda Aranda, Lisa Asbill, Jennifer N. Baggerly, Tracie Faa-Thompson, Jenny A. Gallagher, Linda Goldman, Terry Kottman, Kristin K. Meany-Walen, Julia A. Mitchell, Judith A. Parson, Eileen Prendiville, Janine Shelby, Cynthia C. Sniscak, Karen Stagnitti, Kelsey A. Stephenson, Anne Stewart, Glade Topham, Risë VanFleet

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Publication date:

11 December 2014

Length of book:

268 pages

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

ISBN-13: 9781442232532

Play Therapy with Vulnerable Populations: No Child Forgotten provides the latest research-supported, play-based interventions for clinicians to utilize with these children. This book encourages the reader through real-world application case studies to honor the significance of the therapeutic relationship and balance humanism and therapeutic warmth with evidence-based practices.

Chapter 6Disaster Response Play Therapy with Vulnerable Children
Jennifer N. Baggerly and Marshia Allen-Auguston
Chapter 7Holistic Mental Health Care and Play Therapy for Hospitalized, Chronically Ill Children
Judith A. Parson
Part 3: Clinical Applications for Psychosocial and Developmental Issues
Chapter 8The Use of Psychometric Play-Based Assessment to Inform Research-Supported Treatment of Children with Autism
Karen Stagnitti
Chapter 9Play Therapy with Children Affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Amie C. Myrick and Eric J. Green
Chapter 10Adlerian Play Therapy with Children Affected by Externalizing Behavioral Disorders
Kristin K. Meany-Walen and Terry Kottman
Chapter 11Group Activity Therapy for Physically Disabled Preadolescents Affected by Bullying
Amie C. Myrick, Julia A. Mitchell, and Kelsey A. Stephenson
Chapter 12Integrating Expressive Arts and Research-Supported Play-Based Interventions with LGBTQI Adolescents
Linda Goldman
About the Authors

Green and Myrick, respected scholars and practitioners of play therapy, along with an impressive group of contributing authors are to be commended for this important new work on play therapy with a wide range of vulnerable client groups. The volume achieves a masterful blend of research-informed methods, solid theoretical underpinnings, and humanistic care that represents the best that play therapy offers. This book is highly recommended to practitioners and scholars alike.