Puppet Play Therapy

Puppet Play Therapy is a comprehensive guidebook that describes the basic skills, techniques, and applications for selecting and working with puppets in specific types of settings and populations. Written by preeminent voices in the field, chapters offer invaluable guidance on selecting, using, and assessing puppet-based therapeutic interventions. Both beginning and experienced clinicians will also appreciate the inclusion of practical, step-by-step approaches and reproducible handouts that will aid them in their puppet play therapy sessions.

Athena A. Drewes, PsyD, RPT-S, is a licensed child psychologist, founder, and president emeritus of the New York Association of Play Therapy, as well as a national and international presenter and editor/coeditor on play therapy. Dr. Drewes is also director of clinical training and the APA-accredited doctoral internship at Astor Services for Children and Families, a large multi-service nonprofit mental health agency in New York. Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, RPT-S, is cofounder and director emeritus of the Association of Play Therapy as well as professor emeritus of psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. He is also a renowned author, editor, and coeditor of over 100 research articles and 60 professional books.

Preface Editors Contributors Section I: Introduction 1. Fundamental Concepts and Practices of Puppet Play Therapy Schaefer & Drewes 2. Puppet Play Therapy with Children of All Ages Irwin Section II: Puppet Assessment Techniques 3. The Berkeley Puppet Interview for Child Assessment Measelle & Ablow 4. The Family Puppet Interview Sori 5. Puppet Sentence Completion Task (PCST) Knell Section III: Theoretical Approaches 6. The Child-Centered Approach to Puppet Play with Children Hartwig 7. The Use of Puppets in Psychodynamic Child Therapy Crenshaw & Kelly 8. Puppet Play in Adlerian Therapy Meany-Walen 9. Puppet Play in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy Leggett Section IV: Puppet Therapy Techniques 10. The Use of Puppets to Externalize a Child's "Problem" Turns & Eddy 11. "Mr. Fox is Sad:" Puppets as Symbolic Clients in the Playroom Carter 12. Teaching Children to Problem-Solve Through Puppet Play Interactions Webster-Stratton & Reid 13. Storytelling Through Puppets: The Turtle Technique Dyson 14. Finger Puppets in Play Therapy Cook 15. Puppet Play Therapy Techniques for Childhood Sexual Abuse Trauma Drewes Section V: Populations and Settings 16. Puppets in Family Therapy with a Case of Trauma and Sexual Abuse Gil & Smelser 17. The Wonder Continues: Captivating and Engaging Adults Through Therapeutic Puppet Play and Puppet Therapy Vizzini 18. Puppet Play in Medical Settings Parson 19. The Application of Therapeutic Puppet Play in the Schools Prendiville Index