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Play Therapy

The Handbook of Play Therapy and Therapeutic Play

By Linnet McMahon.

Published January 2009

This completely revised and updated second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to using play to communicate with troubled or traumatized children and their families, and to heal emotional damage. The book gives examples of good practice in different settings and situations, including…
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CPRT Package

By Garry Landreth, Sue C. Bratton, Theresa Kellam and Sandra R. Blackard.

Published December 2008

This package includes one copy of Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) by Landreth & Bratton, Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Treatment Manual by Bratton, Landreth, Kellam & Blackard, and The Parent Survival Guide by Kellam, sold at a discount of 20% off the total retail…
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The Parent Survival Guide

From Chaos to Harmony in Ten Weeks or Less

By Theresa Kellam.

Published November 2008

When parents turn to the parenting/self-help section of their local bookstore, they are looking for both practical guidance and a childrearing philosophy that resonates with them - an approach they can relate to and be comfortable implementing in their own household. In The Parent…
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Supervision of Sandplay Therapy

Edited by Harriet S. Friedman, and Rie Rogers Mitchell.

Published July 2007

Supervision of Sandplay Therapy, the first book on this subject, is an internationally-based volume that describes the state of the art in supervision of sandplay therapy. Recognizing that practitioners are eager to incorporate sandplay therapy into their practice, Harriet Friedman and Rie…
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Play and Development

Evolutionary, Sociocultural, and Functional Perspectives

Edited by Artin Goncu, and Suzanne Gaskins.

Published January 2007

Children's play is a universal human activity, and one that serves a significant purpose in personal development. Throughout this volume, which is an extension of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Jean Piaget Society, the editors and contributors explore assumptions about play and its status as a…
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Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) Treatment Manual

A 10-Session Filial Therapy Model for Training Parents

By Sue C. Bratton, Garry L. Landreth, Theresa Kellam and Sandra R. Blackard.

Published July 2006

This manual is the highly recommended companion to CPRT: A 10-Session Filial Therapy Model. Accompanied by a CD-Rom of training materials, which allows for ease of reproduction and enhanced usability, the workbook will help the facilitator of the filial training and will provide a much needed…
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Engaging Children in Family Therapy

Creative Approaches to Integrating Theory and Research in Clinical Practice

Edited by Catherine Ford Sori.

Published June 2006

A common question at the initial meeting of a family therapist and a new client(s) is often whether or not to include a child or children in the counseling sessions. The inclusion of a child in the family therapy process often changes the dynamic between client and therapist -- and between the…
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Child Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT)

A 10-Session Filial Therapy Model

By Garry L. Landreth, and Sue C. Bratton.

Published November 2005

This book offers a survey of the historical and theoretical development of the filial therapy approach and presents an overview of filial therapy training and then filial therapy processes. The book also includes a transcript of an actual session, answers to common questions raised by parents,…
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Introduction to Play Therapy

By Ann Cattanach.

Published April 2003