Play Therapy with Adolescents

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Loretta Gallo-Lopez, Charles E. Schaefer
Jason Aronson, 2005 - 296 pages
Adolescents are often resistant, hostile, moody, and difficult, but they can also be fascinating, creative, spontaneous, and passionate. How do mental health professionals get past the facade? Play Therapy with Adolescents is the first book to offer a complete variety of play therapy approaches specifically geared toward adolescents. The chapters, written by experts in the field, offer readers entry into the world of adolescents, showing how to make connections and alliances.

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Contents

An Introduction to Play Therapy with Adolescents
Adolescent Sand Tray Therapy
14
Theraplay with Adolescents
26
Activity Filial Therapy with Adolescents
44
Transitional Objects in Play Therapy with Adolescents
64
Drama Therapy with Adolescents
77
Adolescent Play Therapy from a Nondirective Stance
92
Play Therapy Techniques to Engage Adolescents
117
Adolescents in Foster Care Grounded Play Therapy
173
Therapy Making Use of Games of Rapport Games of Courtesy and Good Habits
206
Play in the Therapy of Adolescents with Eating Disorders
218
Group Therapy for Adolescents with Anger Problems
235
CognitiveBehavioral Interventions for Bullies Victims and Bystanders
263
Index
283
About the Editors
289
Contributors
291

The Use of Poetry in Play Therapy with Adolescents
139
Metaphorical Thinking with Adolescents
155

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