Description
The importance of therapeutic play in helping children recover from adversity has long been recognized. This unique volume brings together experts on resilience, trauma, and play therapy to describe effective treatment approaches in this key area. The book begins by providing guiding principles for intervention and describing the specific properties of play that promote resilience. Subsequent chapters delve into clinical applications, including such strategies as storytelling and metaphors, sand play, art therapy, play therapy adaptations for school settings, group interventions, and the use of therapeutic writing. Rich case studies and vignettes demonstrate creative ways to bolster at-risk children's strengths and enhance their natural capacity to thrive.
Chapter
Chapter 1. The Power of Mindsets: Guideposts for a Resilience-Based Treatment Approach
Chapter 2. Resilience-Enhancing Factors in Play Therapy
Part II. Clinical Applications
Chapter 3. The Use of Metaphors and Storytelling Techniques to Nurture Resilience in Children
Chapter 4. “Dear Mr. Leprechaun”: Nurturing Resilience in Children Facing Loss and Grief
Chapter 5. Posttraumatic Play: A Robust Path to Resilience
Chapter 6. Calm, Connection, and Confidence: Using Art Therapy to Enhance Resilience in Traumatized Children
Chapter 7. Utilizing Strength-Based Strategies in the Schools: A School Psychologist’s Odyssey
Chapter 8. Enhancing Resilience through Play Therapy with Child and Family Survivors of Mass Trauma
Chapter 9. The Dance of Resilience and Attachment in High-Risk Mother–Infant Relationships
Chapter 10. Playful Pathways to a Resilient Mindset: A Play Journey to Triumph over Adversity
Play Therapy Interventions to Enhance Resilience
( Creative Arts and Play Therapy )
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