Jodi Ann Mullen, June M Rickli
This indispensable workbook successfully combines the foundational content needed to orient play therapists to the child-centred approach with an engaging series of reflective and experiential activities designed to help develop therapeutic competence.
The many activities included here allow readers to engage in an interactive process to learn the philosophy and skills of child-centred play therapy: seeing the world through the child’s eyes, empathising, tracking, setting limits, recognising childhood as culture, identifying themes and stages of therapy, and more.
Throughout, the authors provide a personal backdrop for learning and living the child-centred play therapy philosophy, based on their many years conducting and supervising play therapy sessions. Both budding and seasoned play and child therapists stand to gain richly from their insights.
Introduction
Part 1: Why Empathy?
Part 2: The Child-Centered Approach
Part 3: Skills and Guidelines
Part 4: Ready for Practice (and Play)
Part 5: What the Future Will Bring
Appendixes