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Play Therapy Interventions With Children's Problems » (Older Edition)

Book cover image of Play Therapy Interventions With Children's Problems by Garry L. Landreth

Authors: Garry L. Landreth, Linda Homeyer (Editor), Daniel S. Sweeney
ISBN-13: 9781568214825, ISBN-10: 1568214820
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Aronson, Jason Inc.
Date Published: May 1996
Edition: Older Edition

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Author Biography: Garry L. Landreth

Book Synopsis

In this easy-to-use reference guide to the most effective play therapy techniques, the authors suggest possible diagnoses and both case study and empirical support for play therapy as the treatment of choice with a wide range of presenting problems. In this expanded and updated edition, the authors broaden their scope while still offering a concise digest of some of the most significant play therapy literature available today for practicing play therapists and researchers.

Table of Contents

1Abuse and neglect1
2Aggression and acting out15
3Attachment difficulties45
4Autism51
5Burn victims57
6Chronic illness63
7Deaf and physically challenged children69
8Dissociation and schizophrenia75
9Emotionally disturbed children87
10Enuresis and encopresis problems97
11Fear and anxiety105
12Grief119
13Hospitalization129
14Learning-disabled children147
15Mentally challenged (handicapped)155
16Reading difficulties165
17Selective mutism175
18Self-concept and self-esteem183
19Social adjustment problems197
20Speech difficulties213
21Traumatization227
22Withdrawn children243

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