Handbook Group Play Therapy

The Definitive Guide to Group Play Therapy

Here is a comprehensive guide to of the the most effective and dynamic childhood intervention available to counselors, therapists, teachers, psychologists, and anyone who works with kids. This hands-on resource applies play therapy theory to a wide variety of group settings and gives therapists insight into treating special populations including sibling groups, children who have been abused, and children who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Enter a child's world of communication with twenty-five of the country's leading play therapy experts as they guide you through a myriad of group play therapy approaches, issues, and techniques. The Handbook of Group Play Therapy gives therapists the tools they need to help children as they experience the exhilaration, fear, joy, and frustration in discovering the world around them as they learn about themselves and others.

"The authors have pinpointed a dynamic and developing area of therapeutic play. . . . a very valuable resource in working with children."—Robert C. Berg, professor and assistant chair, Department of Counseling, Development, and Higher Education, University of North Texas

"An up-to-the-minute authoritative book. This book is it. Sweeney and Homeyer have provided a collection by first rate writers/practitioners of all the current major methods in use today."—Louise Guerney, professor emerita, The Pennsylvania State University

"This masterful book brings together leaders in the field of child therapy. Sweeney and Homeyer's wisdom enchants, beguiles, nourishes, teaches, and inspires."—Beverly James, author of Treating Traumatized Children and Guidelines for Treatment of Attachment-Trauma Problems in Children

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A comprehensive, in-depth look at how to help children of all kinds by applying a widespread, wildly successful therapeutic intervention: playing in groups. This clear substantial handbook, written by the top 25 authors in the field, has already been widley embraced as the definitive guide on the subject.

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A hands-on resource that helps anyone who works with kids to enter a child's world of communication. It applies play therapy theory to a wide variety of group settings and gives therapists insight into treating special populations including sibling groups, children who have been abused, and children who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Sweeney (counseling, George Fox U.) and Homeyer (Southwest Texas State U.) present twenty contributions by play therapy experts who offer guidance through a myriad of play therapy approaches, issues, and techniques. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

DANIEL S. SWEENEY is assistant professor of counseling at George Fox University and the former assistant director of the Center for Play Therapy, University of North Texas. LINDA E. HOMEYER is assistant professor at Southwest Texas State University and past president of the Texas Association for Play Therapy.