Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy

This edited book is a combination of chapters written by the co-editors and invited chapter authors who are renowned in the field of play therapy who will write on various aspects of cognitive-behavioral play therapy (CBPT). This edition is unique in its inclusion of timely chapters addressing the rationale for integrating CBT and play therapy; foundations and theory of CBPT, research, methodology and components to treatment, directive and non-directive integration, facilitating responses, psychoeducation, collaborative treatment planning, assessment, clinical applications across settings, and clinical populations that address treatment issues, such as trauma, anxiety, speech and language/mutism, toileting, anger, fears, phobias, and ADD/ADHD to name a few. This volume addresses pressing issues of the day.

Athena A. Drewes is a licensed psychologist, certified school psychologist and Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor. Formerly Director of Training and Director of the American Psychological Association Doctoral Psychology Internship at Astor Services for Children and Families in New York. She currently is semi-retired and lives in Ocala, FL. She has over 45 years of clinical and supervision experience with complex trauma, sexual abuse, foster care children and adolescents, in school, outpatient and inpatient settings. She is former Board of Director of the Association for Play Therapy and Founder and President Emeritus of the NY Association for Play Therapy. She is a frequently invited guest lecturer around the United States and internationally around the world, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Ireland, Italy, Mexico and Taiwan. She has is renowned writer on play therapy and has published numerous book chapters, journal articles and edited/co-edited twelve play therapy books.

Part I: Rationale for Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Play Therapy 1. Foundations and Theory 2. Developmental Considerations 3. Research Part II: Skill Building: Blending CBT and Play Therapy 4. Session Structure 5. Directive and non-Directive Balancing 6. Facilitating Responses 7. Assessment 8. Collaborative Treatment Planning 9. Session Notes and Documentation 10.Use of Psychoeducation Part III: Clinical Applications - Settings 11.School 12.Outpatient 13.Residential 14.Hospitals 15.Private Practice 16.Tele-health Part IV: Clinical Disorders 17.Trauma 18.Anxiety 19.Anger Issues 20.Aggressive Behaviors 21.Fears 22.Phobias 23.Toileting Issues 24.Selective/Elective Mutism 25.ADD/ADHD 26.Autism Index