Partners in Play: An Adlerian Approach to Play Therapy

by Terry Kottman, Kristin Meany-Walen

Overview

Play therapy expert Terry Kottman and her colleague Kristin Meany-Walen provide a comprehensive update to this spirited and fun text on integrating Adlerian techniques into play therapy. Clinicians, school counselors, and students will find this to be the definitive guide for using Adlerian strategies with children to foster positive growth and effective communication with their parents and teachers.

After an introduction to the basics of the approach and the concepts of Individual Psychology, the stages of Adlerian play therapy are outlined through step-by-step instructions, detailed treatment plans, an ongoing case study, and numerous vignettes. In addition to presenting up-to-date information on trends in play therapy, this latest edition emphasizes the current climate of evidence-based treatment and includes a new chapter on conducting research in play therapy. Appendixes contain useful worksheets, checklists, and resources that can be easily integrated into practice. Additional resources related to this book can be found in the ACA Online Bookstore at www.counseling.org/publications/bookstore and on Terry Kottman’s website encouragementzone.com.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119268994
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/08/2016
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	428
File size:	748 KB

Table of Contents

	About the Author	ix
	Preface	xi
Chapter 1	Overview of Play Therapy	1
Chapter 2	Introduction to Adlerian Theory (Individual Psychology)	17
Chapter 3	Understanding Children	33
Chapter 4	Consulting With Parents and Teachers	65
Chapter 5	Building an Egalitarian Relationship With the Child	99
Chapter 6	Encouraging	139
Chapter 7	Setting Limits	157
Chapter 8	Exploring the Child's Lifestyle	177
Chapter 9	Developing Lifestyle Conceptualizations and Treatment Plans	215
Chapter 10	Helping the Child Gain Insight	245
Chapter 11	Reorienting/Reeducating	283
Appendix A	Annotated Bibliography on Adlerian Play Therapy	299
Appendix B	Research and Anecdotal Support for the Efficacy of Play Therapy With Specific Populations	303
Appendix C	Selected References on Play Therapy	319
Appendix D	Children's Lifestyle Questions for Parents	325
Appendix E	Resources for Teaching Parents and Teachers Adlerian Principles and Skills	331
Appendix F	Children's Lifestyle Questions for Teachers	333
Appendix G	Lifestyle Questions for Children	337
Appendix H	Kinetic Drawing Adlerian Questioning Strategies	343
Appendix I	Adlerian Play Therapy Lifestyle Conceptualization	349
Appendix J	Adlerian Play Therapy Treatment Plan	357
	References	361
	Index	371

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Kottman and Meany-Walen have written a wonderful new edition. A case study woven throughout the book follows a child and caretakers through the various stages of thoughtful and thorough treatment planning. The appendixes assist the reader in applying Adlerian concepts, and are helpful and easy to use. Most enjoyably, reading this book is like being in the room with the authors. Their personalities leap off the page in so many pleasant and playful ways. This is a must-have book for play therapists, regardless of approach.”—Linda E. Homeyer, PhD, Texas State University

“This highly recommended book is a rare combination of uncommon creativity and avid scholarship that reflects the complementary talents and gifts of the authors. Kottman and Meany-Walen have written a highly useful and practical guide for counselors to master the essentials of Adlerian play therapy.”—David A. Crenshaw, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University, Clinical Director, Children's Home of Poughkeepsie