Play Therapy with Children and Adolescents in Crisis

by Nancy Boyd Webb (Editor), Lenore C. Terr (Foreword)

This widely used practitioner resource and course text, now significantly revised, is considered the most comprehensive guide to working with children who have experienced major losses, family upheavals, violence in the school or community, and other traumatic events. Leading experts present a range of play and creative arts therapy techniques in chapters organized around in-depth case examples. Informed by the latest knowledge on crisis intervention and trauma, the fourth edition encompasses work with adolescents as well as younger children. Each chapter concludes with instructive questions for study or reflection.

New to This Edition
*Expanded age now includes expressive therapy approaches for adolescents.
*More attention to traumatic stress reactions and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); several chapters address complex trauma.
*Extensively revised with the latest theory, practices, and research; many new authors.
*Additional parental substance abuse, group work with adolescents, chronic medical conditions, animal-assisted play therapy and courtroom testimony, and more.

Genres: Social Work

440 pages, Hardcover

First published July 30, 2015

About the author

RPT-S, DSW BCD LICSW

Reviews

[Jacqueline S. Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Must Have if You Service Children and their Families

This book was required reading for my advanced play therapy certification program and presents theories AND "how to's" from various clinicians/authors.

[Brandi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this as part of my masters degree in social work and really enjoyed it. It was informative, had many examples, and was an easy read.