International Handbook of Play Therapy

Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, RPT-S, a nationally renowned child psychologist, is professor emeritus of psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. He is co-founder and director emeritus of the Association for Play Therapy and has written or edited more than sixty-five books on parenting, child psychology, and play therapy, including The Therapeutic Use of Child's Play, Family Play Therapy, andShort-Term Play Therapy for Children. Schaefer maintains a private practice in child psychotherapy in Hackensack, New Jersey.Akiko J. Ohnogi, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Tokyo, Japan, who specializes in treating children, adolescents, and families, parent education, and multicultural issues.Judy McCormick, MEd, is a registered play therapist-supervisor who is currently working as a play therapist for the Mid-Western Health Board in Limerick, Ireland. She is involved in the supervision and training of play therapists and others interested in play therapy. She is the former secretary of Play Therapy Ireland. Presently, she is involved in research using play therapy in an early intervention program and using Filial Therapy with an Irish population.

• Chapter 1 Family Play TherapyChapter 2 Narrative Play Therapy: A Collaborative ApproachChapter 3 Theraplay for Children with Self-Regulation ProblemsChapter 4 Embodiment-Projection-Role: A Developmental Model for the Play Therapy MethodChapter 5 Barriers, Bridges, Breakthroughs: Play-Work with Autistic Spectrum ChildrenChapter 6 The Use of Play and Narrative Story Stems in Assessing the Mental Health Needs of Foster ChildrenChapter 7 Transcending into Fantastic Reality: Story Making with Adolescents in CrisisChapter 8 Assessment of Sibling Relationships Using Play, Art, and StoriesChapter 9 The Erica Method of Sand Tray AssessmentChapter 10 Children Talk About Play TherapyChapter 11 Building an Empirical Foundation for the Use of Pretend Play in TherapyChapter 12 "Little Monsters"? Play Therapy for Children with Sexually Problematic BehaviorsChapter 13 Creative Interventions to Engage Resistant Children in TherapyChapter 14 Play Therapy for the Disruptive Behavior DisordersChapter 15 The National Story and the Child's Drama in Play Therapy in Isreal

...the very good chapters are remarkable, and most play therapists are likely to find something new and useful in this book's assortment.