The Play Therapy Primer

INTRODUCTION: Definition and History of Play Therapy; Theories of Play Therapy; Impact of Personal Philosophy, Values and Cultural Background on the Practice of Play Therapy; A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE PRACTICE OF INDIVIDUAL PLAY THERAPY; The Theoretical Underpinnings of Play Therapy; Basic Assumptions of Play Therapy; THE COURSE OF INDIVIDUAL PLAY THERAPY: The Intake Process; Assessment, Case Formulation and Treatment Planning; Beginning Treatment; Making Play Therapy Sessions Therapeutic; Developmental and Phase-Specific Modifications of Play Therapy; Transference and Countertransference; Collateral Work; Termination; THE PRACTICE OF GROUP PLAY THERAPY: A Conceptual Framework for the Practice of Group Play Therapy; The Course of Group Play Therapy.