Innovations in play therapy : issues, process, and special populations / edited by Garry L. Landreth.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Special Considerations for the Role of the Play Therapist -- Facilitative Dimensions of Play in the Therapy Process / Landreth -- Essential Personality Characteristics of Effective Play Therapists / Harris, Landreth -- Cultural Considerations in Play Therapy / Glover -- Play Therapy with Chinese Children: Needed Modifications / Kao, Landreth -- Legal and Ethical Issues in Play Therapy / Sweeney -- The Parent's Partin the Play Therapy Process / Crane -- Part II. Clinical Innovations in Play as a Diagnostic Tool -- Play Therapy Behaviors of Physically Abused Children / White, Draper, Jones -- Play Therapy Behaviors of Sexually Abused Children / Ater -- Identifying Sexually Abused Children in Play Therapy / Homeyer -- Diagnostic Assessment of Children's Play Therapy Behavior / Perry, Landreth -- Part III. Innovative Procedures in Play Therapy -- Child-Centered Group Play Therapy / Landreth, Sweeney -- Intensive Short-Term Group Play Therapy / Tyndall-Lind, Landreth -- Short-Term Play Therapy / Johnson -- Part IV. Play Therapy with Special Populations -- Play Therapy with Aggressive Acting-Out Children / Johnson, Clark -- Landreth, Play Therapy with Autistic Children / Mittledorf, Hendricks -- Play Therapy for Children with Chronic Illness / Jones -- Play Therapy with Traumatized Children: A Crisis Response / Webb -- Play Therapy with Selective Mute Children / Post -- Play Therapy with Dissociative Identity Disorder Clients with Child Alters / Klein, Landreth -- Play Therapy with the Elderly / Haynes -- Have Toys-Will Travel: A Traveling Play Therapist in the School Setting / Niel, Landreth.

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