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Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children [Kindle Edition]

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Author: Nancy H. Cochran
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"The authors . . . make child-centered play therapy readily understandable to those who wish to take advantage of its long history of helping children overcome problems and grow emotionally to a level of maturity difficult to achieve by any other approach."
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.

  • File Size: 2004 KB
  • Print Length: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (August 20, 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B0041D8V2G
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #306,289 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children

The book provides a thorough understanding of the benefits of Child-Centered Play Therapy and the tools for learning the technique, such as examples of tracking, empathic responding, role plays, and responding to questions or commands. I highly recommend this textbook for mental health professionals and parents. The child-centered approach has proven to be highly effective in the growth and development of children. A chapter on Filial Therapy is included to help parents provide special therapeutic playtime at home.
By M. Coene
Rarely have I encountered a textbook that is so easy to read as well as extremely educational. By the time I finished reading this book, I felt extremely enlightened on the topic of Child-Centered Play Therapy and I also felt comfortable attempting the strategies outlined in the text. The authors make a very compelling argument for CCPT and answer any concerns a skeptic might have about their approach. The flow of the chapters is logical and helpful and the examples provided in each chapter greatly augment the respective concepts. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is considering working with children in any capacity, two thumbs up!
By Megan
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