Charles E. Schaefer & Donna Cangelosi 
Essential Play Therapy Techniques [EPUB ebook] 
Time-Tested Approaches

Highly practical and user friendly, this book presents 58 play therapy techniques that belong in every child clinician’s toolbox. The expert authors draw from multiple theoretical orientations to showcase powerful, well-established approaches applicable to a broad range of childhood problems. Activities, needed materials, and variations of each technique are succinctly described. Of critical importance for today’s evidence-based practitioner, each chapter also includes a historical perspective on the technique at hand, a rationale explaining its therapeutic power, and a review of relevant empirical findings. The book enables readers to determine which strategies are appropriate for a particular child or group and rapidly incorporate them into practice.

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I. Toy and Object Play Techniques

1. Ball Play

2. Plush Doll Play

3. Medical Play

4. Baby Doll Play

5. Baby Bottle Play

6. Toy Telephone Play

7. Magic Wand Play

8. Bubble Play

9. Block Play

10. Balloon Play

11. Bop Bag Play

12. Sensory Play

II. Metaphors and Storytelling Techniques

13. Concrete Play Metaphors

14. Turtle Technique

15. Emotion Thermometer 

16. Storytelling

17. Externalization Play

18. Bibliotherapy

III. Role-Play Techniques

19. Role Play

20. Costume Play

21. Mask Play

22. Superhero Play

23. Puppet Play

IV. Creative Arts Techniques

24. Color Your Life   

25. Clay Play

26. Free Drawings

27. Trauma Drawings

28. Mandala Drawings

29. Serial Drawings

30. Collage

31. Painting

32. Dance/Movement Play

33. Draw a Family

34. Family Sculpting

35. Musical Play

V. Imagery and Fantasy Techniques

36. Guided Imagery

37. The World Technique

38. Dollhouse Play

39. Adaptive Doll Play

40. Rosebush Fantasy Technique

41. Family Relations Technique

42. Worry Dolls

43. Tea Party Play

VI. Game Play Techniques

44. Communication Games

45. Self-Control Games

46. Strategy Games

47. Cooperative Games

48. Chance Games

49. Squiggle Game

VII. Other Techniques

50. Desensitization Play

51. Laughter Play

52. Stress Inoculation Play

53. Reenactment Play

54. Hide-and-Seek Play

55. Magic Tricks

56. Feeling Faces

57. Suitcase Playroom

58. Play Therapy Rituals

 

 

Об авторе

Charles E. Schaefer, Ph D, 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.

Donna Cangelosi, Psy D, RPT-S, maintains a private practice with children, adolescents, and adults in Wayne, New Jersey, where she practices psychotherapy, clinical supervision, and parent education. She is coeditor of
Play Therapy Techniques and
The Playing Cure and author of
Saying Goodbye in Child Psychotherapy. Dr. Cangelosi has authored a number of professional articles and chapters on the theory and application of psychodynamic play therapy.