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More About This Title Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children
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—From the Foreword, by Louise F. Guerney, PhD, RPT-S
A comprehensive resource that thoroughly teaches the theory, methods, and practice of child-centered play therapy
Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children offers how-to direction and practical advice for conducting child-centered play therapy. Filled with case studies, learning activities, and classroom exercises, this book presents extensive coverage of play therapy applications such as setting goals and treatment planning, as well as recommendations for family and systemic services that can be provided along with play therapy.
This rich resource provides:
A thorough introduction to the theory and guiding principles underlying child-centered play therapy
Skill guidance including structuring sessions, tracking, empathy, responding to children's questions, and role-play
Effective ways of determining what limits to set in the playroom and how to set them in a therapeutically effective manner
Clear methods for monitoring children's progress through stages as well as external measures of progress
Practical guidance in adjunct therapist tasks such as playroom set-up, documentation, ending therapy, and working with parents, teachers, and principals
Endorsed by Louise Guerney—a founding child-centered play therapy figure who developed the skills-based methods covered in this book—Child-Centered Play Therapy comprehensively and realistically introduces practitioners to the child-centered approach to play therapy and addresses how to incorporate the approach into schools, agencies, or private practice.
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WILLIAM J. NORDLING, PhD, LP, RPT-S, is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences in Arlington, Virginia, where he teaches and supervises child-centered play therapy. He was the 2010 President of the Association for Play Therapy.
JEFF L. COCHRAN, PhD, NCC, LMHC, is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee where he teaches, researches, and supervises child-centered play therapy, and serves as Coordinator of the Mental Health Counseling Program.
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Foreword xi
Louise F. Guerney
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xix
Chapter 1 Introduction: The Child-Centered Approach, Student and Practitioner Approaches to Learning, and Our Approach to Teaching 1
Chapter 2 CCPT in Context: Key Concepts From Child Development and Principles of Human Change 23
Chapter 3 The Ideal Therapist Qualities: Deep Empathy, Unconditional Positive Regard, and Genuineness 49
Chapter 4 The Eight Principles in Child-Centered Play Therapy 71
Chapter 5 Preparing Your Setting for Providing Child-Centered Play Therapy 89
Chapter 6 The Two Core Therapist Skills: Tracking and Empathic Responding 107
Chapter 7 Creating an Optimum Environment for Therapy Through Structuring and Limit Setting 131
Chapter 8 Responding to Questions, Requests for Help, and Commands 167
Chapter 9 Role-Play: The Therapeutic Value of Taking Part in Dramatic or Pretend Play During Child-Centered Play Therapy Sessions 195
Chapter 10 Recognizing Stages: Understanding the Therapy Process and Evaluating Children’s Internal Progress 225
Chapter 11 Helping Parents, Teachers, and Principals Understand and Support the Child’s Work in Play Therapy 255
Chapter 12 Goals, Treatment Planning, Reporting, and Evaluating Progress 293
Chapter 13 Filial Therapy: Involving Parents and Caregivers in Child-Centered Play Sessions With Their Children 315
Chapter 14 Helping Children Capitalize on Gains Made in CCPT 335
Chapter 15 Reaching Diverse Clients with the Child-Centered Approach 347
Chapter 16 Legal and Ethical Issues From a Child-Centered Perspective 367
Chapter 17 Your Ongoing Development 383
Skills Support Resources 395
Special Reference List for Chapter Opening Quotes 409
References 413
Name Index 423
Subject Index 427
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This reference would be useful in master's- and doctoral-level graduate courses on counseling children or CCPT specifically. It would also be an excellent reference for professional counselors who are new to CCPT and seeking supervision to build CCPT skills. The book is clearly written and inspires the reader throughout to be passionate about this modality. (Counseling Today)
[Child-Centered Play Therapy] teachers theory, methods, and practice of CCPT in a highly accessible way with skill development as a primary focus. One of the text book’s major strengths is the variety of methods provided for reinforcing learning. Child-Centered Play Therapy is a text that will provide practical and comprehensive instruction for beginners as well as a useful reference for experienced practitioners. (Play Therapy Magazine)
