Child-Centered Play Therapy: A Practical Guide to Developing Therapeutic Relationships with Children

Co-Author: Nancy H. Cochran

Co-Author info: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology and Counseling

Publication Date: July 2010

Publisher: Wiley

Synopsis: This book offers how-to direction and practical advice for conducting child-centered play therapy. Filled with case studies, learning activities, and classroom exercises, this book presents extensive coverage of play therapy applications such as setting goals and treatment planning, as well as recommendations for family and systemic services that can be provided along with play therapy. Endorsed by Louise Guerney—a founding child-centered play therapy figure who developed the skills-based methods covered in this book—Child-Centered Play Therapy comprehensively and realistically introduces practitioners to the child-centered approach to play therapy and addresses how to incorporate the approach into schools, agencies, or private practice.