Play Therapy For Very Young Children »

Play Therapy for Very Young Children presents the major models of play interventions with very young children, primarily ages zero to three, and their families. The editors have compiled essays by child development experts to create a comprehensive guide of the most beneficial effects of play therapy and play for the very young.

Pt. I Major Theoretical Approaches

1 Dynamic Play with Very Young Children Steve Harvey Harvey, Steve 3

2 Child-Centered Play Therapy for Very Young Children Virginia Ryan Ryan, Virginia Sue Bratton Bratton, Sue 25

3 Filial Play Therapy for Infants and Toddlers Hilda R. Glazer Glazer, Hilda R. 67

4 Caregiver-Toddler Play Therapy: An Attachment-Based Approach Helen E. Benedict Benedict, Helen E. 85

5 Ecosystemic Play Therapy with Infants and Toddlers and Their Families Beth Limberg Limberg, Beth Sue Ammen Ammen, Sue 103

6 Parent-Child Attunement Therapy for Toddlers: A Behaviorally Oriented, Play-Based Parent Training Model Stefan C. Dombrowshi Dombrowshi, Stefan C. Susan G. Timmer Timmer, Susan G. Nancy Zebell Zebell, Nancy 125

7 Theraplay with Zero- to Three-Year-Olds Evangeline Munns Munns, Evangeline 157

Pt. II Applications to Specific Populations

8 Situational and Story-Stem Scaffolding in Psychodynamic Play Therapy with Very Young Children Theodore J. Gaensbauer Gaensbauer, Theodore J. Kim Kelsay Kelsay, Kim 173

9 Play Therapy Techniques with Very Young At-Risk Children in Child Care Settings Jane Robinson Robinson, Jane Roxanne Grobbel Grobbel, Roxanne 199

10 Issue-Specific Guided Play to Support Infants, Toddlers, and Their Families in Health Care Settings: Rationale and Interventions Joy Goldberger Goldberger, Joy Anne Luebering Mohl Mohl, Anne Luebering 249

11 Watch, Wait, and Wonder: Infants as Agents of Change in a Play-Based Approach to Mother-Infant Psychotherapy Mirek Lojkasek Lojkasek, Mirek Elisabeth Muir Muir, Elisabeth Nancy J. Cohen Cohen, Nancy J. 279

12 Transdisciplinary Play-Based Intervention with Young Children withDisabilities Toni W. Linder Linder, Toni W. Keri Linas Linas, Keri Kim Stokka Stokka, Kim 307

13 Dyadic Play Therapy for Homeless Parents and Children Ruth P. Newton Newton, Ruth P. 339

14 Developmental Play Therapy for Very Young Children Glenda F. Lester Short Short, Glenda F. Lester 367

15 Play-Based Intervention for Very Young Children with Autism: The PLAY Project Richard Solomon Solomon, Richard 379

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