{"product_id":"the-therapeutic-powers-of-play-9781118336878","title":"The Therapeutic Powers of Play","description":"\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, \u003ci\u003eThe Therapeutic Powers of Play, \u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHARLES E. SCHAEFER, PhD, RPT-S, \u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey. Dr. Schaefer has written or edited over fifty-five professional books, many on the topic of play therapy. He cofounded the Association for Play Therapy in 1982, which currently has over 6,000 members, and now serves as Director Emeritus for the organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eATHENA A. DREWES, PsyD, MA, RPT-S, \u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of Clinical Training and the APA-Accredited Internship at Astor Services for Children \u0026amp; Families, a multiservice nonprofit agency in New York. She is past director of the Association for Play Therapy and serves on the editorial board of the International Journal of Play Therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461868097810,"sku":"9781118336878","price":48.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eb46f40b-45d7-4d14-88bd-57bc06e48314.jpg?v=1730082537","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-therapeutic-powers-of-play-9781118336878","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}