Blending Play Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Evidence-Based and Other Effective Treatments and Techniques
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Biographical note
ATHENA A. DREWES, PsyD, RPT-S, is Director of Clinical Training and APA Internship at The Astor Home for Children, a nonprofit multiservice mental health agency in New York. She is a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor and past director of the Association for Play Therapy. She is the Senior Editor and chapter author of School-Based Play Therapy (Wiley), Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, and Supervision Can Be Playful.
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
A practical and comprehensive guide that demonstrates how to merge play therapy practice with the benefits of cognitive behavioral evidence-based interventions
Blending Play Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Evidence-Based and Other Effective Treatments and Techniques helps child and play therapists and other mental health professionals become aware of the many hands-on play-based techniques and resources available across a variety of treatment approaches for working positively and effectively with children and adolescents.
Offering an in-depth view into how play therapy can help child and adolescent clients overcome a wide range of presenting problems, this resourceful book features informative coverage of:
- How to incorporate play as part of the treatment for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders
- Use of play therapy in parent-child interaction therapy
- Step-by-step instruction for implementing the treatment protocol covered
- Cognitive behavioral play therapy approaches for dealing with family treatment, trauma and abuse, and aggressive children
Filled with case studies and vignettes illustrating the therapeutic use of play and edited by a renowned expert in the field of play therapy, this insightful reference features contributions by many notable play therapists and renowned CBT specialistspresenting a thorough guide to the best empirically based play therapy and play-based CBT treatments therapists can use when working with children and adolescents.
Product details
Biographical note
ATHENA A. DREWES, PsyD, RPT-S, is Director of Clinical Training and APA Internship at The Astor Home for Children, a nonprofit multiservice mental health agency in New York. She is a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor and past director of the Association for Play Therapy. She is the Senior Editor and chapter author of School-Based Play Therapy (Wiley), Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, and Supervision Can Be Playful.