{"product_id":"the-therapeutic-powers-of-play-9781118336878","title":"The Therapeutic Powers of Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Focusing on the specific ingredients that activate clinical change, this book is enhanced by current research, more ample scope, and an array of contributions in contemporary and relevant topic areas. It is full of inspiration, direction, and grounding. This is a stunning contribution to the field of child therapy.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Eliana Gil, \u003c\/b\u003e PhD, Gil Institute for Trauma Recovery and Education\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA practical look at how play therapy can promote mental health wellness in children and adolescents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRevised and expanded, The Therapeutic Powers of Play, Second Edition explores the powerful effects that play therapy has on different areas within a child or adolescent's life: communication, emotion regulation, relationship enhancement, and personal strengths. Editors Charles Schaefer and Athena Drewes--renowned experts in the field of play therapy--discuss the different interventions and components of treatment that can move clients to change.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeading play therapists contributed to this volume, supplying a wide repertoire of practical techniques and applications in each chapter for use in clinical practice, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eDirect teaching\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndirect teaching\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelf-expression\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eRelationship enhancement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAttachment formation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCatharsis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStress inoculation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreative problem solving\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelf-esteem\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFilled with clinical case vignettes from various theoretical viewpoints, the second edition is an invaluable resource for play and child therapists of all levels of experience and theoretical orientations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118336878\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Charles E. Schaefer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737772626101,"sku":"9781118336878","price":57.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b962f4ea-c90a-4fd7-b526-4527f5d1ae9c.jpg?v=1676385262","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-therapeutic-powers-of-play-9781118336878","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}