The Therapeutic Powers of Play

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By Athena A. Drewes and Charles E. Schaefer

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The Therapeutic Powers of Play by Athena A. Drewes and Charles E. Schaefer explores how play therapy can be effectively used to tackle a variety of psychological challenges. The authors delve into the different ways play can be therapeutic, highlighting specific techniques and their applications in clinical settings. This insightful book serves as both an introduction and a reference for professionals seeking to incorporate play-based approaches in their therapeutic work.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in exploring how play can be a powerful tool for psychological healing and development. It's perfect for those who want to dive into the philosophical and psychological aspects of play therapy and its benefits across different age groups.

The Therapeutic Powers of Play

While current research shows that play therapy is an effective means of treatment, it doesn't explain why it helps or how to utilize play therapy to bring about positive change.

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A practical look at how play therapy can promote mental health wellness in children and adolescents

Revised and expanded, The Therapeutic Powers of Play, Second Edition explores the powerful effects that play therapy has on different areas within a child or adolescent's life: communication, emotion regulation, relationship enhancement, and personal strengths. Editors Charles Schaefer and Athena Drewes—renowned experts in the field of play therapy—discuss the different interventions and components of treatment that can move clients to change.

Leading play therapists contributed to this volume, supplying a wide repertoire of practical techniques and applications in each chapter for use in clinical practice, including:

Direct teaching
Indirect teaching
Self-expression
Relationship enhancement
Attachment formation
Catharsis
Stress inoculation
Creative problem solving
Self-esteem

Filled with clinical case vignettes from various theoretical viewpoints, the second edition is an invaluable resource for play and child therapists of all levels of experience and theoretical orientations.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118336878

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 November 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 175.0mm

Height: 252.0mm

Weight: 567g

Pages: 368

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Athena A. Drewes Charles E. Schaefer Education & Reference Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology

About the Author

CHARLES E. SCHAEFER, PhD, RPT-S, is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Dr. Schaefer has written or edited over fifty-five professional books, many on the topic of play therapy. He cofounded the Association for Play Therapy in 1982, which currently has over 6,000 members, and now serves as Director Emeritus for the organization. ATHENA A. DREWES, PsyD, MA, RPT-S, is the Director of Clinical Training and the APA-Accredited Internship at Astor Services for Children & Families, a multiservice nonprofit agency in New York. She is past director of the Association for Play Therapy and serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Play Therapy.

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