Play Therapy for Very Young Children

Charles E. Schaefer is professor of psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is co-founder and Director Emeritus of the Association for Play TherapySophronia Kelly-Zion is a Licensed Clinical Social Work Supervisor and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. Currently she is employed with Judson Independent School District in San Antonio, TX where she works with elementary age at-risk students. Judy McCormick is a Play Therapist for the Health Services Executive in Limerick, Ireland. She is the past president of the Illinois Association for Play Therapy and is co-editor of the International Handbook of Play Therapy with Dr. Schaefer and Dr. Ohnogi.Akiko J. Ohnogi is a clinical psychologist and play therapist in private practice in Tokyo who specializes in treating children, adolescents, families, parent education, and multicultural issues. Dr. Ohnogi is also adjunct faculty of International Christian University.

• Part 1 Part I: Major Theoretical ApproachesChapter 2 Chapter 1: Dynamic Play with Very Young ChildrenChapter 3 Chapter 2: Child Centered/Non -directive Play Therapy for Very Young ChildrenChapter 4 Chapter 3: Filial Play Therapy with Infants & ToddlersChapter 5 Chapter 4: Caregiver-toddler Play Therapy: An Attachment Based ApproachChapter 6 Chapter 5: Ecosystemic Play Therapy with Infants and Toddlers and their FamiliesChapter 7 Chapter 6: Parent-Child Attunement Therapy for Toddlers: A Behaviorally-oriented, Play-based Parent Training ModelChapter 8 Chapter 7: Theraplay with 0 to 3 Year OldsPart 9 Part II: Applications to Specific PopulationsChapter 10 Chapter 8: Situational and Story-stem Scaffolding in Psychodynamic Play Therapy with Very young ChildrenChapter 11 Chapter 9: Play Therapy Techniques with Very Young At-risk Children in Child Care SettingsChapter 12 Chapter 10: Issue-Specific Guided Play to Support Infants, Toddlers and Their Families in Healthcare Settings: Rationale and InterventionsChapter 13 Chapter 11: Wait, Watch, & Wonder: Infants as Agents of change in a Play-Based Approach to Mother-Infant PsychotherapyChapter 14 Chgapter 12: Transdisciplinary Play-based Intervention with Young Children with DisabilitiesChapter 15 Chapter 13: Dyadic Play Therapy for Homeless Parents & ChildrenChapter 16 Chapter 14: Developmental Play Therapy for Very Young ChildrenChapter 17 Chapter 15: Play-based Intervention for Very Young children with Autism: The P.L.A.Y Project

Charles Schaefer does it again! In this volume he and his co-editors Kelly-Zion, McCormick, and Ohnogi expand play therapy to the young child. The collected chapter authors challenge the reader to consider their work with a stung theory and research base. The case studies provide insight into the work developed by each author. The international quality stretches the reader to understand both the meta-communication and multi-cultural qualities. It also challenges the reader to assist in the preventive work that is critically needed.