Focusing on utilization of play with children and their families, this volume describes how play can encourage relatedness among family members, increase communication and understanding, and allow for the expression of laughter with all its inherent curative qualities. Numerous play techniques, including the use of puppets, art therapy, and storytelling, are clearly demonstrated and illustrated with numerous case examples.
Table of Contents
Part One: The Hustory of and Rationale for Family Play Therapy
1. A Historical Perspective on Play Therapy
2. A History of Family Therapy and Its Use of Play
3. A Rationale for Integrating Play Therapy with Family Therapy
Part Two: The Application of Play Therapy Techniques for Clinical Examples
4. Family Puppet Interviews
5. Family Art Therapy
6. The Mutual Story-Telling Technique
7. Other Story-Telling Techniques
8. Additional Play Techniques
Part Three: Afterword and Appendix
Afterword
Appendix
*Resources for Family Play Therapy
References
Index
from the publisher's website
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