Main description:

Play Therapy with Preteens presents integrative models of play therapy that incorporate expressive arts and evidence-informed interventions into working with preadolescents. The current research demonstrates treatment efficacy in incorporating creative, dynamic interventions into work with preadolescents and their families. This unique book is written specifically on play therapy with preadolescents, presenting a comprehensive yet practical approach that integrates expressive arts like music, movement, play, sand, and poetry into treatment, along with familial involvement.

Contributors cover a multitude of therapy options including: cognitive behavioral; attachment-centered; Alderian; family play; relational transformation; nature-based; and directive. This volume is the perfect companion to beginning and seasoned practitioners.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Play Therapy with Preadolescents: A Developmental Overview by David Crenshaw and Sarah Caprioli
Chapter 2: Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy with Preadolescents: Using Academic Curricula Standards to Guide Treatment Interventions by Janine Shelby
Chapter 3: Attachment-Centered Play Therapy with Middle School Student by Clair Mellenthin
Chapter 4: Adlerian Play Therapy with Preadolescents by Kristin Meany Whalen
Chapter 5: Family Play Therapy with Preteens by Anne Stewart, Ariel Marrero, and Joseph Pellegrino
Chapter 6: Relational Transformation: Child Centered Play Therapy with Pre- and Early Adolescents by Dee Ray and Cody Lankford
Chapter 7: Nature-Based Play Therapy with Preadolescents by Sang Min Chin and Jacqueline Swank
Chapter 8: AutPlay (R) Therapy with Preadolescents Affected by Autism by Robert Jason Grant
Chapter 9: Directive Play Therapy Techniques with Preadolescents by Pam Dyson
Chapter 10: Sandplay Therapy with Preteens: Audrey Punnett
Chapter 11: Play Therapy in Middle Schools: A Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy (CBPT) Approach for Preadolescent Social Skills Development by Laura Fazio-Griffith
Chapter 12: Ethical Issues in Play Therapy with Preadolescents: Therapist Competence, Confidentiality, and Self-Care by Jodi Crane and Amie Myrick