Prescriptive Play Therapy Tailoring Interventions for Specific Childhood Problems

This book helps practitioners choose from the broad range of play therapy approaches to create a comprehensive treatment plan that meets the individual needs of each child. From leaders in the field, the volume provides a flexible roadmap for assessment, case formulation, and intervention for frequently encountered psychological disorders and adversities. The focus is creating a unique therapy "prescription" that is tailored to the child's presenting problems as well as his or her strengths, challenges, and developmental level. Contributors present up-to-date knowledge on each clinical problem, describe practices that have been shown to be effective, and share vivid illustrations of work with 3- to 16-year-olds and their parents.
 

Heidi Gerard Kaduson, PhD, RPT-S, specializes in evaluation and intervention services for children with a variety of behavioral, emotional, and learning problems. She is past president of the Association for Play Therapy and Director of The Play Therapy Training Institute in Monroe Township, New Jersey. She has lectured internationally on play therapy, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and learning disabilities. Dr. Kaduson’s coedited books include Prescriptive Play Therapy and Short-Term Play Therapy, Third Edition. She maintains a private practice in child psychotherapy in Monroe Township.

Donna Cangelosi, PsyD, RPT-S, maintains a private practice with children, adolescents, and adults in Wayne, New Jersey, where she provides psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and parent education. Dr. Cangelosi is coauthor of Essential Play Therapy Techniques and coeditor of Prescriptive Play Therapy, and she has published several chapters and professional articles on the theory and application of psychodynamic play therapy. She has lectured throughout the country on topics related to play therapy and loss issues in children.

Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, RPT-S, until his death in 2020, was Professor Emeritus of Clinical Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. A pioneering play therapist, he was Cofounder and Director Emeritus of the Association for Play Therapy, which recognized him with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. Schaefer published more than 100 research articles and over 70 professional books, including Prescriptive Play Therapy; Play-Based Interventions for Childhood Anxieties, Fears, and Phobias; and Essential Play Therapy Techniques.

I. Description of and Rationale for Prescriptive Play Therapy
1. Basic Principles and Core Practices of Prescriptive Play Therapy, Heidi Gerard Kaduson, Charles E. Schaefer, & Donna Cangelosi
2. Comprehensive, Individualized Assessment for Prescriptive Play Therapy, Sue Ammen
II. Clinical Applications of Prescriptive Play Therapy for Internalizing Disorders
3. Play Therapy for Children with Depression, Erik Newman
4. Play Therapy for Children with Fears and Phobias, Laurie Zelinger
5. Play Therapy for Children with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Susan Carter
6. Play Therapy for Children with Selective Mutism, Lynn Louise Wonders
III. Clinical Applications of Prescriptive Play Therapy for Stress/Trauma Reactions
7. Play Interventions for Young Survivors of Disaster, Terrorism, and Other Tragic Events, Janine Shelby & Audrey D. Smith
8. Play Therapy for Children of Divorce, Donna Cangelosi
9. Play Therapy for Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused, Eliana Gil & Quinn Koelfgen Smelser
IV. Clinical Applications of Prescriptive Play Therapy for Externalizing Disorders
10. Play Therapy for Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Heidi Gerard Kaduson
11. Play Therapy for Children with Problem Sexual Behaviors, Eliana Gil & Quinn Koelfgen Smelser
12. Play Therapy for Children Exhibiting Aggressive Behaviors, David A. Crenshaw & Alyssa Swan
V. Clinical Applications of Prescriptive Play Therapy for Other Disorders
13. Play Therapy for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Robert Jason Grant
14. Play Therapy for Children with Attachment Disruptions, Paris Goodyear-Brown
15. Play Therapy for Children with School Behavior Problems, Athena A. Drewes
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