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.

Dr. Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, MA, RPT-S, 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.

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