Blending Play Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Evidence-Based and Other Effective Treatments and Techniques » (New Edition)

Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S, is Director of Clinical Training and APA Internship at The Astor Home for Children, a nonprofit multiservice mental health agency in New York. She is a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor and past director of the Association for Play Therapy. She is the Senior Editor and chapter author of School-Based Play Therapy (Wiley), Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, and Supervision Can Be Playful.

A practical and comprehensive guide that demonstrates how to merge play therapy practice with the benefits of cognitive behavioral evidence-based interventions

Blending Play Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Evidence-Based and Other Effective Treatments and Techniques helps child and play therapists and other mental health professionals become aware of the many hands-on play-based techniques and resources available across a variety of treatment approaches for working positively and effectively with children and adolescents.

Offering an in-depth view into how play therapy can help child and adolescent clients overcome a wide range of presenting problems, this resourceful book features informative coverage of:

• How to incorporate play as part of the treatment for children and adolescents with anxiety disorders

• Use of play therapy in parent-child interaction therapy

• Step-by-step instruction for implementing the treatment protocol covered

• Cognitive behavioral play therapy approaches for dealing with family treatment, trauma and abuse, and aggressive children

Filled with case studies and vignettes illustrating the therapeutic use of play and edited by a renowned expert in the field of play therapy, this insightful reference features contributions by many notable play therapists and renowned CBT specialists—presenting a thorough guide to the best empirically based play therapy and play-based CBT treatments therapists can use when working with children and adolescents.

About the Editor ix

Contributors xi

Acknowledgements xv

Preface xvii

Foreword xxi

Section I Rationale for Integrating Play Therapy and CBT 1

1 The Therapeutic Powers of Play and Play Therapy Charles E. Schaefer Athena A. Drewes 3

2 Play Therapy, Pedagogy, and CBT: An Argument for Interdisciplinary Synthesis Janine S. Shelby Michele S. Berk 17

3 An Illustration of Science and Practice: Strengthening the Whole Through Its Parts Eliana Gil Nicole Jalazo 41

Section II Historical Contextual Foundation 69

4 Data Are Not Mysterious: Understanding, Applying, and Conducting Psychotherapy Outcomes Studies Suzanne Button Lauren S. Hallion 71

5 Play Therapy Research: History and Current Empirical Support Jennifer Baggerly 97

6 Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy: Theory and Applications Susan M. Knell 117

Section III Effective Evidence-Based Treatments Using Play with CBT 135

7 Trauma Systems Therapy: A Replication of the Model, Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy into Child and Family Treatment Susan Hansen Glenn Saxe 139

8 Incorporating Play within a Manual-Based Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders Jennifer L. Podell Erin D. Martin Philip C. Kendall 165

9 The Role of Play within Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Aggressive Children: The Coping Power Program John E. Lochman Caroline Boxmeyer Nicole Powell 179

10 Innovation and Integration: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as Play Therapy Anthony J. Urquiza Nancy M. Zebell Dawn Blacker 199

11 Primary Project: Fifty Years of Facilitating School Adjustment Stephen P. Demanchick Mary Anne Peabody Deborah B. Johnson 219

Section IV Positive-OutcomeEmpirically Based Play Therapy Treatments 237

12 Child-Parent Psychotherapy Alicia F. Lieberman Lisa R. Inman 241

13 Filial Therapy: Theoretical Integration, Empirical Validation, and Practical Application Risëet; VanFleet 257

14 Kinder Training: An Adlerian-Based Model to Enhance Teacher-Student Relationships Jo Anne White Lauren Stern Wynne 281

15 Sandtray Therapy Daniel S. Sweeney Linda E. Homeyer 297

Section V Integration and Application of Play-Based Techniques with CBT 319

16 CBPT: Implementing and Integrating CBPT into Clinical Practice Susan M. Knell Meena Dasari 321

17 Play Therapy Techniques for Affect Regulation Susan Trachtenberg Paula 353

18 Building Self-Esteem, Coping Skills, and Changing Cognitive Distortions Diane Frey 373

19 Playful Strategies to Manage Frustration: The Turtle Technique and Beyond Eva L. Feindler 401

20 Narrative Approaches: Helping children Tell Their Stories Ann Cattanach 423

21 Family Problem Solving: Using Expressive Activities Steve Harvey 449

Section VI Therapist Self-Care 471

22 Self-Care for Child Therapists: Leaving It at the Office John C. Norcross Athena A. Drewes 473

Epilogue 495

Appendix 497

Author Index 499

Subject Index 511