Play in Clinical Practice: Evidence-Based Approaches
- Editor: Niec, Larissa N.
- Editor: Russ, Sandra Walker
Play in Clinical Practice: Evidence-Based Approaches
- Editor: Niec, Larissa N.
- Editor: Russ, Sandra Walker
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Going beyond traditional play therapy, this innovative book presents a range of evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches that incorporate play as a key element. It is grounded in the latest knowledge about the importance of play in child development. Leading experts describe effective strategies for addressing a wide variety of clinical concerns, including behavioral difficulties, anxiety, parent-child relationship issues, trauma, and autism. The empirical support for each approach is summarized and clinical techniques are illustrated. The book also discusses school-based prevention programs that utilize play to support children's learning and social-emotional functioning.
Contents
- I. Play in Child Development
- 1. Cognitive and Affective Processes in Play, Sandra W. Russ, Julie Fiorelli, and Sara Cain Spannagel
- 2. Play and Interpersonal Processes Jason F. Jent, Larissa N. Niec, and Sarah E. Baker II. Play in Evidence-Based Assessment
- 3. Assessment and Pretend Play, Astrida Seja Kaugars
- 4. Measuring Parent-Child Interactions through Play, Elizabeth Brestan Knight and Christie A. Salamone
- 5. Play, Playfulness, and Creativity in Therapeutic Assessment with Children, Deborah J. Tharinger, Gina B. Christopher, and May Matson III. Play in Evidence-Based Intervention
- 6. Parent-Child Interaction Therapy: The Role of Play in the Behavioral Treatment of Childhood Conduct Problems, Larissa N. Niec, Cheryl Gering, and Emily Abbenante
- 7. The Use of Play in Trauma-Focused Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Kristin M. Briggs, Melissa K. Runyon, and Esther Deblinger
- 8. Play Interventions for Children with Autism, Connie Kasari, Linh Huynh, and Amanda C. Gulrud
- 9. Integrating Play into Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Child Anxiety Disorders, Donna B. Pincus, Rhea M. Chase, Candice Chow, Courtney L. Weiner, and Jessica Pian
- 10. Cognitive-Behavioral Play Therapy, Sue M. Knell and Meena Dasari
- 11. The Importance of Play in Both the Assessment and Treatment of Young Children, Elizabeth J. Short, Maia Noeder, Suzanne Gorovoy, Michael J. Manos, and Barbara Lewis IV. Play in Evidence-Based Prevention Programs in School Settings
- 12. Play and Head Start, Sandra J. Bishop-Josef and Edward F. Zigler
- 13. Play Intervention and Prevention Programs in School Settings, Sandra W. Russ and Beth L. Pearson
- 14. Conclusions and Implications for the Use of Play in Intervention and Prevention Programs, Sandra W. Russ and Larissa N. Niec
