ABSTRACT

Play Therapy, Second Edition, is a thorough update to the 1991 first edition best-selling book, the most widely used text for play therapy courses. It refreshes the history and development in play therapy including results of research done in the past 10 years. A new chapter is included on current issues and special populations relevant to the development of play therapy. The author presents very readable descriptions of play and the history of play therapy; child and therapist characteristics; play room set-up and materials; working with parents; and a number of helpful and interesting case descriptions.

chapter 1|8 pages

About Me, Garry Landreth

chapter 2|18 pages

The Meaning Of Play

chapter 3|26 pages

History And Development Of Play Therapy

chapter 4|6 pages

A View Of Children

chapter 5|36 pages

Child-centered Play Therapy

chapter 6|30 pages

The Play Therapist

chapter 7|26 pages

The Playroom And Materials

chapter 8|22 pages

The Parent’s Part In The Process

chapter 10|38 pages

Characteristics Of Facilitative Responses

chapter 11|28 pages

Therapeutic Limit Setting

chapter 13|18 pages

Issues In Play Therapy

chapter 14|10 pages

Intensive And Short-term Play Therapy

chapter 15|30 pages

Children In Play Therapy