Integrative Play Therapy (eBook)

ATHENA A. DREWES, PSYD, MA, RPT-S, has almost thirty years of clinical experience in play therapy, working with children and adolescents across all types of treatment settings. She is Director of Clinical Training and APA Internship at Astor Services for Children and Families. She served six years as Director of the Association for Play Therapy and is founder and Director of The Play Therapy Institute, LLC. SUE C. BRATTON, PHD, LPC, RPT-S, is a Professor and Director of the University of North Texas Center for Play Therapy. She has written numerous chapters on play therapy and related journal articles, and is a renowned play therapy trainer and workshop presenter. CHARLES E. SCHAEFER, PHD, RPT-S, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is cofounder and Director Emeritus of the Association for Play Therapy. He is also the founder and Codirector of the Play Therapy Training Institute in New Jersey.

Preface ix

About the Editors xi

Contributors xiii

Section I

Introduction: Importance of an Integrative Approach to Child Therapy 1

Chapter 1

History of Psychotherapy Integration and Related Research 3
John W. Seymour

Chapter 2

Integrating Play Therapy Theories Into Practice 21
Athena A. Drewes

Section II

Integrative Play Therapies for Externalizing Disorders of Childhood 37

Chapter 3

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Oppositional Behavior in Children: Integration of Child-Directed Play Therapy and Behavior Management Training for Parents 39
Amanda H. Costello, Karishma Chengappa, Jocelyn O. Stokes, Ashley B. Tempel, and Cheryl B. McNeil

Chapter 4

Integration of Sandtray Therapy and Solution-Focused Techniques for Treating Noncompliant Youth 61
Daniel S. Sweeney

Chapter 5

Holistic Expressive Play Therapy: An Integrative Approach to Helping Maltreated Children 75
Marie-José Dhaese

Chapter 6

Social Skills Play Groups for Children With Disruptive Behavior Disorders: Integrating Play and Group Therapy Approaches 95
Julie Blundon Nash and Charles E. Schaefer

Section III

Integrative Play Therapies for Internalizing Disorders of Childhood 105

Chapter 7

Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy for Traumatized Children: Narrowing the Divide Between Ideology and Evidence 107
Janine Shelby and Karina G. Campos

Chapter 8

The Worry Wars: A Protocol for Treating Childhood Anxiety Disorders 129
Paris Goodyear-Brown

Chapter 9

Filial Therapy for Maltreated and Neglected Children: Integration of Family Therapy and Play Therapy 153
Ris¨e VanFleet and Glade Topham

Chapter 10

Integrating Art Into Play Therapy for Children With Mood Disorders 177
Sarah Hamil

Chapter 11

Integrating Play Therapy and EMDR With Children: A Post-Trauma Intervention 195
Victoria A. McGuinness

Chapter 12

Utilizing Bibliotherapy Within Play Therapy for Children With Anxieties and Fears 207
Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson

Chapter 13

Integrating Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy and Adlerian Play Therapy Into the Treatment of Perfectionism 225
Jeffrey S. Ashby and Christina Noble

Section IV

Integrating Play Therapy for Attachment Disorders of Children 241

Chapter 14

Playing for Keeps: Integrating Family and Play Therapy to Treat Reactive Attachment Disorder 243
Kyle N. Weir

Chapter 15

Integrating Attachment Theory and Nondirective Play Therapy to Treat Children With More Serious Attachment Problems 265
Jessica Jäger and Virginia Ryan

Chapter 16

Integrating Ecosystemic Play Therapy and Theraplay in the Treatment of Attachment Disorders 297
Kevin O'Connor

Chapter 17

Integration of Child-Centered Play Therapy and Theraplay 325
Evangeline Munns

Chapter 18

An Integrative Humanistic Play Therapy Approach to Treating Adopted Children With a History of Attachment Disruptions 341
Sue C. Bratton, Kara Carnes-Holt, and Peggy L. Ceballos

Author Index 371

Subject Index 381