School-Based Play Therapy

ATHENA A. DREWES, PsyD, RPT-S, is Senior Psychologist and Clinical Coordinator of the Astor Home for Children, a residential treatment center in New York. She is the founder and past-president of the New York branch of the Association for Play Therapy. J. CAREY, MSW, CSW, is a social worker in private practice in New York and a supervisor for the Association for Play Therapy, as well as the current President of its New York branch. CHARLES E. SCHAEFER, PhD, has been a major force behind the growth of play therapy practice in this country. He is cofounder and board member emeritus of the Association for Play Therapy, as well as the author/editor of numerous books on the subject, including Handbook of Play Therapy, vols. 1 and 2, Game Play, and Play Diagnosis and Assessment (all from Wiley). Schaefer is also Professor of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Preface. SCHOOL-BASED PLAY ASSESSMENT. Using Play Therapy Assessment in an Elementary and Intermediate School Setting (M. Schmidt). Sandplay and Assessment Techniques with Preschool-Age Children (A. Van Dyk & D. Wiedis). IMPLEMENTING PLAY THERAPY IN THE SCHOOLS. The Possibilities and Challenges in Using Play Therapy in Schools (A. Drewes). Play Objects and Play Spaces (A. Drewes). Play Therapy in a Special Education Preschool (P. Knoblauch). INDIVIDUAL PLAY THERAPY APPROACHES. Child-Centered Play Therapy for At-Risk Elementary School Children (P. Post). Sandplay Therapy in a Time-Limited School-Based Program (A. Pabon). Play Therapy in a Residential Treatment Center (D. Crenshaw & C. Foreacre). Theraplay? for Classrooms (D. Martin). GROUP PLAY THERAPY AND SPECIAL POPULATIONS. Crisis Intervention Activity Groups in the Schools (M. Lynn & D. Nisivoccia). Play Therapy for Children of Alcoholics (J. Emshoff & L. Jacobus). Playing the Unspeakable: Bereavement Programs in the School Setting (R. Griffin). Use of Play Therapy for Anger Management in the School Setting (B. Fischetti). Use of Developmentally Appropriate Games in a Child Group Training Program for Young Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (L. Reddy, et al.). ISSUES AND INNOVATIONS. Primary Mental Health Project: A School-Based Prevention Program (N. Wohl & A. Hightower). Developmental Considerations in Play and Play Therapy with Traumatized Children (A. Drewes). An Integrative Play Therapy Approach to Working with Children (M. Fall). Group Sandplay in Elementary Schools (T. Kestly). Innovative Applications of Play Therapy in School Settings (C. Reynolds & C. Stanley). Counselors Coaching Teachers to Use Play Therapy in Classrooms: The Play and Language to Succeed (PALS) Early, School-Based Intervention for Behaviorally At-Risk Children (W. Chaloner). Index.