Contemporary Case Studies in Clinical Mental Health for Children and Adolescents

About the Editors:Jennifer N. Baggerly, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S is a Professor of Counseling and play therapy at the University of North Texas at Dallas. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor with over 25 years of play therapy experience. Dr. Baggerly also provides counseling and play therapy at Kaleidoscope Behavioral Health in Flower Mound Texas. She is an award-winning Counselor Educator and distinguished leader in the field of counseling and play therapy. Some of her notable awards across the decades include UNT Dallas Graduate School Outstanding Faculty Award (2022), Texas Counseling Association Outstanding Supervisor Award (2021), Viola Brody Outstanding Play Therapist Award (2005), and Post-Secondary Counselor of the Year for Hillsborough Counseling Association (2004). She served as Chair of the Board of Directors for the Association for Play Therapy from 2013-2014 and was a member of the board from 2009-2015. With over 75 publications, Dr. Baggerly is recognized as a prominent expert in children’s crisis intervention and play therapy. She has provided Disaster Response Play Therapy throughout the world including Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, tsunami in Sri Lanka, Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, hurricanes in Florida, and tornados in Texas and Oklahoma. She demonstrated her play therapy skills through several training videos such as Disaster Mental Health and Crisis Stabilization for Children and Trauma Informed Child Centered Play Therapy.Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, MA, MS Ed, RPT-S, is a licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist, registered play therapist and play therapist supervisor, noted author and coeditor of more than 13 books on play therapy including The Therapeutic Powers of Play: 20 Core Agents of Change (with Charles Schaefer, 2014, Wiley & Sons) and Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, 2nd Edition (with Eliana Gil, 2021, Guilford Press). She has produced a video demonstrating her Prescriptive Integrative Play Therapy approach through the American Psychological Association Children and Adolescents Series IX. She has a long and prestigious career as a passionate play therapist with over 45 years of clinical experience in working with children and adolescents with complex trauma and sexual abuse in schools, residential treatment, and foster care settings. She is currently semi-retired in Ocala, Florida, is a Guardian ad Litem (court-appointed special advocate for foster care children), and has a private practice focusing on supervision on the national and international level, consultation, and national and international training. She is Founder and President Emeritus of the New York Association for Play Therapy and Past Director of the Association for Play Therapy.Contributors:Jennifer N. Baggerly, Samuel Bore, Brook Bull, Sara Cantu, Peggy Ceballos, Allison Crowe, Dalena Dillman Taylor, Athena A. Drewes, Anelie Etienne, Tracie Faa Thompson, Caitlin Frawley, Robert Jason Grant, Chi-Sing “Denny” Li, Yu-Fen Lin, Kristin K. Meany-Walen, Domonique Messing, Felicia R. Neubauer, Jason O. Perry, Keith I. Raymond, Lisa Remey, Ana Guadalupe Reyes, Marium Sadiq, Clarissa L. Salinas, Angela I. Sheely-Moore, Risë VanFleet

• Foreword by Franc HudspethPreface by Jennifer N. Baggerly and Athena A. DrewesInspiration Book Chapter Authors What the Book Is Not What the Book Is Structure for Book Chapters Begin with Case Studies Brief Overview of Issues and Treatment Approaches Treatment Goals and Objectives Session Description and Transcript Analysis Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent and Teacher Consultation Sample Case Notes Resources Discussion Questions Our HopeAcknowledgmentsPart I: Children1. Depression: Child Centered Play Therapy with a Biracial Child by Peggy L. Ceballos and Marium SadiqChildhood Depression Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) CCPT with Childhood Depression Case Study Application Treatment Process Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent and Teacher Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 1 Session 8 Resources For Professionals For Children For Parents Discussion Questions References 2. Adjustment Difficulties: Child Centered Play Therapy and Critical Race Theory with a Biracial Child by Keith I. Raymond and Angela I. Sheely-MooreRacial Identity Development in Children Child-Centered Play Therapy Critical Race Theory Case Study Application Session 1 Treatment Goals Session 2 Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 1 Session 2 Resources For Mental Health Professionals For Children For Caregivers Discussion Questions References3. Domestic Violence: Trauma-Informed Child Centered Play Therapy with a White Child by Jennifer N. BaggerlyImpact of Domestic Violence on Young Children Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Young Children Trauma-Informed Child-Centered Play Therapy Case Study Application Session Overview Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 3 Session 10 Resources For Professionals For Children For Parents Discussion Questions References4. Disruptive Behavior after January 6th Washington, DC Uprising: Cognitive Behavior Play Therapy with a White Child by Athena A. DrewesDisruptive Behaviors in Children Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Impact of Viewing Media Violence Family Setting Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy School-Based Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy CBPT Techniques Case Study Application CBPT Strategies Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 4 Resources For Professionals For Children For Parents Discussion Questions References 5. ADHD and COVID-19: Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy with an African American Child by Lisa RemeyAttention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy Collaborative Session Structure Strategies Case Study Application Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Parent Consultation Session Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Resources For Professionals For Parents Discussion Questions References 6. Anxiety and Asian Hate: Adlerian Play Therapy with a Chinese American Child by Kristin Meany-WalenChinese Culture and Virtues Anxiety Adlerian Play Therapy View of Children Four Phases of AdPT Case Study Application Client Conceptualization Treatment Goals and Objectives Treatment Process Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Phase 4 Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent and Teacher Consultations Conclusion Session Notes Huan, 1/26/2023, 4 p.m. Hoops of Control Security/Insecurity Blanket Discussion Questions References 7. Autism and Neurodivergence: Group Play Therapy with Children by Robert Jason GrantAutistic and Other Neurodivergent Children Group Approach Integrative Play Therapy AutPlay Therapy The Neurodiversity Paradigm Case Study Application Session 1 Later Sessions Last Session Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Group Meeting 1 Group Meeting 5 Resources For Professionals For Children For Parents Discussion Questions References 8. Grief after COVID and Gun Violence: Sandtray Therapy with a Mexican American Child by Clarissa Salinas and Jennifer BaggerlyGrief and Traumatic Grief COVID-19 Grief Community Violence Traumatic Grief Sand Tray Therapy Case Study Application Session 1 Session 2Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 1 Session 4 Resources For Professionals For Children For Parents Discussion Questions References 9. Family Stress: Filial Therapy with an Indigenous American Family by Risë VanFleetIndigenous Cultural and Environmental Context Filial Therapy Case Study Case Conceptualization Treatment Goals FT Treatment Process Beginning Training Sessions Office-Based Parent-Child Play Sessions Home-Based Parent-Child Play Sessions Ethical and Cultural Considerations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Resources For Professionals For Parents Discussion Questions References 10. Divorce: Child Parent Relationship Therapy with Parents of a White Child by Dalena Dillman Taylor and Caitlin Frawley Impact of Divorce on Children Child-Parent Relationship Therapy Case Study Application Initial Intake Session Treatment Objectives Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10 Ethical and Cultural Considerations Conclusion Sample Case Note Resources For Professionals For Parents Discussion Questions References Part II: Adolescents11. Depression: Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy with a Chinese American Adolescent by Yu-Fen Lin and Chi-Sing LiDepression in Adolescents COVID-19 and Adolescent Mental Health Asian Culture and Mental Health Stigma Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy Case Study Application Session 1 Sessions 2 and 3 Case Conceptualization and Treatment Goals Later Sessions Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 1 Session 3 Resources For Professionals For Adolescents and Parents Discussion Questions References 12. Social Anxiety: Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavior Therapy with a Pakistani American Adolescent by Yu-fen Lin and Samuel BoreSouth Asian Muslim Adolescents Social Anxiety Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy Case Application Session 1 Session 2 Session 3 Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent and/or Teacher Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 1 Resources For Clients For Therapists Discussion Questions References13. Divorce and Political Extremist Groups: Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Expressive Arts with a White Adolescent by Jennifer N. BaggerlyImpact of Divorce Impact of Extremist Groups Treatment Approach Cognitive Behavior Therapy Expressive Arts Case Study Application Treatment Goals Initial Sessions Middle Sessions Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 1 Session 4 Resources For Professionals For Adolescents For Parents Discussion Questions References 14. Sexual Abuse: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Creative Approaches with a Biracial Adolescent by Felicia NeubauerChild Sexual Abuse CSA during COVID-19 Description of TF-CBT Stabilization Phase Trauma Narration Phase Integration/Consolidation Phase Case Study Application Intake Assessment Treatment Goals Initial Phase of Treatment: Stabilization and Skill Building Middle Phase of Treatment: Trauma Narration and Cognitive Processing Ending Treatment Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 1 Resources For Professionals For Children and Adolescents For Parents Discussion Questions References 15. Self-Harm: Dialectical Behavior Therapy with an African American Adolescent by Anelie Etienne and Domonique MessingHate Speech: A Form of Bullying Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Case Study Application Treatment Goals Treatment Process Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 1 Resources For Professionals For Teens For Parents Discussion Questions References 16. Tourette Syndrome and Risk of Exploitation: Equine Assisted Family Play Therapy with a White Adolescent by Tracie Faa ThompsonTourette Syndrome Risk of Sexual Exploitation Needed Interventions Animal-Assisted Play Therapy Case Study Application Treatment Goals and Objective The Treatment Process Overview and Beginning Sessions Sessions 5 through 7—Barriers Activity Session 8 Ending Sessions and Learnings Ethical and Cultural Considerations Conclusion Resources Discussion Questions References 17. Eating Disorders: Enhanced Cognitive Behavior Therapy with a Mexican American Adolescent by Sara CantuEating Disorders Enhanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy CBT-E Overview and Stages CBT-E Stage 1 CBT-E Stage 2 CBT-E Stage 3 CBT-E Stage 4 Case Study Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 1 Session 8 Resources For Professionals For Adolescents For Parents Discussion Questions References 18. Substance Use Disorder: Motivational Interviewing and Creative Approaches with an African American Adolescent by Allison Crowe and Jason O. PerryDepression Substance Use Disorders Motivational Interviewing Four MI Principles Case Study Application Treatment Goals and Objectives First Sessions River of Life Activity Case Discussion Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent and Teacher Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 1 Session 3 Resources For Professionals For Adolescents Discussion Questions References 19. LGBTQ: Gestalt Therapy and Liberatory Approaches with a Dominican American Adolescent by Ana Guadalupe ReyesLGBTQ People Guiding Theory and Frameworks Gestalt Therapy Intersectionality Theory Expressive Arts Case Study Application Intake Session Session 1 Session 2 Later Sessions Session 4 Ethical and Cultural Considerations Parent Consultations Conclusion Sample Case Note Resources For Professionals For Clients For Parents Discussion Questions References 20. Gender: Narrative Therapy with Parents of a Nonbinary Transgender Chinese American Adolescent by Brooks BullTransgender Environmental Context Narrative Therapy Re-Storying as an Overall Goal Dominant versus Alternative and Local Discourses Remembering Case Study Application Treatment Process Ethical and Cultural Considerations Conclusion Sample Case Notes Session 3 Resources For Adolescents Current Resources for Therapists and Adult Clients to Better Understand Gender Identity Historical Resources for Therapists and Adult Clients to Learn the History of Transgender and Gender-Diverse People Discussion Questions References IndexAbout the Editors About the Contributors

Uniting an array of practitioners from the field, this publication provides a fresh, contemporary perspective on providing play therapy and counseling adolescents in the real world. The in-depth, practical content includes case examples, theory, sample case notes, and discussion questions. Including culture and diversity in each chapter fills a void in the play therapy literature. This publication will be an excellent addition to the mental health professional’s and the play therapist’s library.