
The Play Therapy Primer
Kevin J. O'Connor(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 13. June 2000
Book
Hardback
496 pages
978-0-471-24873-6 (ISBN)
Description
The clinically indispensable guide to using play in therapy,revised and updated.
Featuring new approaches developed since the publication of thesuccessful first edition, The Play Therapy Primer, Second Editionoffers health care professionals and students a balance offundamentals, theory, and practical techniques for using play intherapy. Providing an ecosystemic perspective, the book definesdistinctive approaches to the practice of play therapy that readerscan integrate into a personalized and internally consistent theoryand practice of their own. This timely resource also includesincreased coverage of developmental issues and a new chapterdiscussing diversity issues with case examples.
Presenting stimulating and useful information for therapists at alllevels of training, The Play Therapy Primer covers:
* A history of play therapy
* The major theories of play therapy in use today
* Ecosystemic Play Therapy theory and practice
* A conceptual framework for the practice of individual playtherapy
* The course of individual play therapy
* Structured group play therapy
* Session-by-session treatment plans
Featuring new approaches developed since the publication of thesuccessful first edition, The Play Therapy Primer, Second Editionoffers health care professionals and students a balance offundamentals, theory, and practical techniques for using play intherapy. Providing an ecosystemic perspective, the book definesdistinctive approaches to the practice of play therapy that readerscan integrate into a personalized and internally consistent theoryand practice of their own. This timely resource also includesincreased coverage of developmental issues and a new chapterdiscussing diversity issues with case examples.
Presenting stimulating and useful information for therapists at alllevels of training, The Play Therapy Primer covers:
* A history of play therapy
* The major theories of play therapy in use today
* Ecosystemic Play Therapy theory and practice
* A conceptual framework for the practice of individual playtherapy
* The course of individual play therapy
* Structured group play therapy
* Session-by-session treatment plans
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
Weight
900 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-24873-6 (9780471248736)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
05/1991
Wiley
€91.00
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Person
KEVIN J. O CONNOR, PhD, RPT-S, is Professor and Director of the Ecosystemic Clinical Child Psychology Program at the California School of Professional Psychology. He is the cofounder of the Association for Play Therapy and currently serves on its Board. He maintains a private practice treating children and their families and is the author of several widely used texts on play therapy in general and Ecosytemic Play Therapy in particular.
Content
Definition and History of Play Therapy.
Theories of Play Therapy.
Diversity Issues.
A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PRACTICE OF INDIVIDUAL PLAYTHERAPY.
Theoretical Underpinnings of Play Therapy.
Basic Assumptions of Ecosystemic Play Therapy.
THE COURSE OF INDIVIDUAL PLAY THERAPY.
The Intake Process.
Assessment, Case Formulation, and Treatment Planning.
Beginning Treatment.
Making Play Therapy Sessions Therapeutic.
Developmental and Phase-Specific Modifications of Ecosystemic PlayTherapy.
Transference and Countertransference.
Collateral Work.
Termination.
Case Examples: Denis and Dianne.
ECOSYSTEMIC PLAY THERAPY FOR GROUPS.
Group Play Therapy.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
Theories of Play Therapy.
Diversity Issues.
A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PRACTICE OF INDIVIDUAL PLAYTHERAPY.
Theoretical Underpinnings of Play Therapy.
Basic Assumptions of Ecosystemic Play Therapy.
THE COURSE OF INDIVIDUAL PLAY THERAPY.
The Intake Process.
Assessment, Case Formulation, and Treatment Planning.
Beginning Treatment.
Making Play Therapy Sessions Therapeutic.
Developmental and Phase-Specific Modifications of Ecosystemic PlayTherapy.
Transference and Countertransference.
Collateral Work.
Termination.
Case Examples: Denis and Dianne.
ECOSYSTEMIC PLAY THERAPY FOR GROUPS.
Group Play Therapy.
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.