Game Play

JESSICA STONE, PHD, is a licensed psychologist who has provided psychological services to children, teens, adults, families, and prospective parents since 1992. Dr. Stone specializes in Play Therapy, digital tools in therapy, and focuses on meeting the complex and specific needs of children. She is the co-creator of the Virtual Sandtray App. CHARLES E. SCHAEFER, PHD, is Director Emeritus of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson in Teaneck, New Jersey. He is considered by many to be the "Father of Play Therapy" and has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, and Good Morning America.

• About the Authors viiPart One Introduction1 Game Play Therapy: Theory and Practice 3Charles E. Schaefer and Jessica Stone2 Parent Involvement in Children’s Game Play: Accelerating the Therapeutic Impact 9Mary Anne PeabodyPart Two Types of Games Used for Psychotherapy3 Games of Chance 29Holly Willard4 Cooperative Games 45Jennifer Taylor5 Strategy Games 63Jessica Stone6 Physical Activity Games 79Yolanda Fountain7 Digital Games 99Jessica StonePart Three Game Play Therapy for Treating Specific Problem Behaviors of Youth8 Therapeutic Games for Control of Anger and Aggression in Children and Adolescents 121Gary Yorke9 Game Play Interventions for Aggressive Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 139Heidi Gerard Kaduson10 Therapeutic Games to Treat Anxieties and Fears 155Sonia Murray11 Therapeutic Games to Treat Grief and Loss in Children 173Gary Yorke12 Therapeutic Games for Social Skills 189Adam Davis13 Therapeutic Games for Autism Spectrum Disorder 205Robert Jason Grant14 Utilizing Games to Build Resilience in Children Impacted by Divorce 221Jamie Lynn Langley15 Therapeutic Games for Sexually Abused Children 239Sueann Kenney-Noziska16 The Therapeutic Use of Games to Foster Attachment in Parent-Child Relationships 255Clair MellenthinAuthor Index 273Subject Index 281