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He's Extraordinary.com provides a perspective-taking lesson with discussion prompts.
Pieces of Me, Who do I Want to Be is a collection of stories, poems, art, music, quotes, activities, provocative questions, and more all for the young adopted person who wants to figure out his or her story but doesn't know where to begin. A submission based book with over 100 different pieces, this book was designed for the teen who happens to be adopted, but it will reach all those who live, love, and work with them. It is a book of voices, from ages 11 to 63, speaking honestly and authentically about what it means to be adopted.Reading this book is not just for teens. Others who might read this include social workers who work with pre and post adoptive parents, teen group coordinators, therapists who work with the teen population, school counselors, pre and post adoptive parents, relatives and friends.
In this newly revised second edition, Eliana Gil explains how to include young children in family therapy by incorporating play into treatment. With numerous examples of ways to incorporate puppets, storytelling, art, drama, and more expressive techniques, this book will help therapists maximize the benefit that the entire family gets out of every session. This classic volume, now completely revised, has helped tens of thousands of therapists integrate play therapy and family therapy techniques in clinical practice. Eliana Gil demonstrates a broad range of verbal and nonverbal strategies for engaging all family members–including those who are ambivalent toward therapy–and tailoring interventions for different types of presenting problems. Numerous case examples illustrate ways to effectively use puppets, storytelling, art making, the family play genogram, drama, and other expressive techniques with children, adolescents, and their parents. Gil offers specific guidance for becoming a more flexible, creative practitioner and shows how recent advances in neuroscience support her approach. Photographs of client artwork are included. New to this edition: Incorporates 20 years of clinical experience and the ongoing development of Gil’s influential integrative approach. All-new case material. Discusses how current brain research can inform creative interventions. Heightened focus on personal metaphors, complete with detailed suggestions for exploring and processing them.
Play Therapy resources to educate, inform, and help you become the child therapist you’ve always dreamed of even if you are short on time and money. All in one place for anyone from grad students to seasoned clinicians. A membership provides play therapy resources at your fingertips, practical techniques to apply in your clinical work with kids and teens right away, and gain knowledge to start a successful private play therapy practice, write a book, become a public speaker or create online courses. Offers new content weekly, business support for the entrepreneur, and a library of mini-trainings.
The Education Center for Play Therapy at the University of North Texas provides a definition of play therapy along with two videos, one video provides an introduction to Play Therapy for children and the other video provides an Introduction to Play Therapy for parents.
UNT College of Education Center for Play Therapy offers Play Therapy Instructional DVDs for purchase.
UNT College of Education Center for Play Therapy offers Play Therapy Instructional Streaming Videos for purchase. Some videos available in Chinese and Spanish.
Dr. Yung-Wei Lin, LPC-C of New Jersey City University and Dr. Sue C. Bratton, LPC-S, RPT-S of University of North Texas summarize play therapy meta-analyses findings and evaluate overall treatment effectiveness as well as treatment effectiveness considering other variables such as presenting issue, treatment setting, treatment format, treatment duration, treatment fidelity and parental involvement.
UNT College of Education Center for Play Therapy offers Play Therapy continuing education online exams for purchase.
This database aims to include all available play therapy intervention outcome research since 1995 to the present published or translated in English that meets the definition of play therapy established by the Association for Play Therapy (APT). The objective is an interactive, sortable database of treatment outcome research which can serve as a useful source of information regarding the evidence base for play therapy’s effectiveness. Database developed by: Dr. Sue Bratton, Eric Dafoe, Alyssa Swan, Kristie Opiola, Damian McClintock, & Gustavo Barcenas.
With over 4,000 products, we are continually growing while maintaining excellent customer service and low prices. Play Therapy Supply was started with a vision to provide quality sand tray starter kits at a reasonable price with a diverse selection. We knew a wide variety at a good price is what sand tray therapists need to get started. After a surprising demand for our introductory kit, we've grown to produce 5 custom starter kits for sand tray therapy. Ever expanding, we offer over 30 other custom products for mental health practitioners. Using the same demanding protocol we learned from stocking our sand tray kits, we now offer books, games, art supplies, sensory items, and toys as well.
This widely used practitioner resource and course text, now significantly revised, is considered the most comprehensive guide to working with children who have experienced major losses, family upheavals, violence in the school or community, and other traumatic events. Leading experts present a range of play and creative arts therapy techniques in chapters organized around in-depth case examples. Informed by the latest knowledge on crisis intervention and trauma, the fourth edition encompasses work with adolescents as well as younger children. Each chapter concludes with instructive questions for study or reflection. New to This Edition: -Expanded age range: now includes expressive therapy approaches for adolescents. -More attention to traumatic stress reactions and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); several chapters address complex trauma. -Extensively revised with the latest theory, practices, and research; many new authors. -Additional topics: parental substance abuse, group work with adolescents, chronic medical conditions, animal-assisted play therapy and courtroom testimony, and more.
This resource is meant to support the work of both clinicians and parents in helping children tackle content related to sex education and body safety. Teaching modules and playful activities can be selected to support the education and skills training of a wide range of children. Preschoolers who may only need an introduction to appropriate words for private parts, body rights, and body safety will find what they need. Elementary school children will have exposure to nuanced examples of how their comfort level with touch depends on a variety of factors, will craft and practice setting verbal and physical boundaries, and evaluate whether or not certain secrets are safe to keep. All children will receive training in how to translate boundaries into effective communications. In addition to the topics listed above, children who have been sexually abused will find activities that help them explore the dynamics of their own abuse and shift the blame away from the self. Finally, children with problematic sexual behavior and their families will find guidance about setting and keeping sexual behavior rules and helping children take responsibility when needed, as well as support and accountability for new family boundaries.
Ann Meehan, LPCC, a Registered Play Therapist and EMDR consultant provides a blog with organized and useful information on topics including Play Therapy, Bibliotherapy, Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy, Directive Play Therapy, EMDR, Emotional Regulation, Play Therapy, Practice Building for Professionals, Sand Tray and Tele Play Therapy.
Did you know that CPT houses the world’s largest play therapy library? We have collected thousands of books, articles, dissertations, and more on play therapy and child development. This library is available to anyone on the University of North Texas campus, but our goal is to make it available to anyone in the world through our new online database, PlayLit. PlayLit is a searchable, user friendly database that you can use to find anything you need to know about play therapy. Right now, you can access the APA references for every entry in our library. To find the full length articles, you can copy and paste the reference or the DOI into your web browser or your university’s online library search bar (some entries will be open access and can viewed by all users, while other entries may require payment or special access through memberships). PlayLit is the best place to start your research into play therapy and child development.
Polyvagalinstitute.org provides a complete list of books and articles authored by Stephen Porges, Ph.D. related to Polyvagal Theory.
This Feelings Check-In and Coping Tools Interactive Choice Board is an easy to use self-regulation calming strategies resource for your classroom or counseling office Calm Down Corner and Take a Break Spot. Designed for trauma sensitive classrooms, this lap board invites students to reflect - and name - how they are feeling and suggests to them 20 (or so) different coping skills and mindfulness exercises they can use to help them feel better, more focused, and ready to learn. Teachers, school counselors, and school social workers can use this lap board as part of their classroom management and/or social-emotional curriculum or as an individual intervention for students who need additional support with self-regulation. Can act as a stand alone "Calming Corner" or supplement your already existing classroom and/or office Take A Break, Peace Corner, Zen Zone and Calm Down Station. Great as a Check-In and Check-Out resource, too.
Ann Meehan, LPCC provides guidance for creating a portable playroom in a tote for clients to use for play therapy sessions at home if they need to do session virtually. It is a comprehensive play kit that is just a bit smaller than the actual playroom. One that fits in a tote, bag, or rolling suitcase for portability. This kit created for clients is pretty comprehensive and includes all categories from Garry Landreth’s categories of toys in his Child Centered Play Therapy text.
PositiveDiscipline.com provides a catalogue of resources for purchase related to the positive discipline approach including books, tool cards, video tranings, manuals and downloadable products for teacher, parents.Positive Discipline is a program developed by Dr. Jane Nelsen. It is based on the work of Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs and designed to teach young people to become responsible, respectful and resourceful members of their communities. Positive Discipline teaches important social and life skills in a manner that is deeply respectful and encouraging for both children and adults (including parents, teachers, childcare providers, youth workers, and others).Recent research tells us that children are hardwired from birth to connect with others, and that children who feel a sense of connection to their community, family, and school are less likely to misbehave. To be successful, contributing members of their community, children must learn necessary social and life skills. Jane Nelsen gives the following criteria for effective discipline that teaches: FIVE CRITERIA FOR POSITIVE DISCIPLINEIs Kind and Firm at the same time. (Respectful and encouraging) Helps children feel a sense of Belonging and Significance. (Connection) Is Effective Long-Term. (Punishment works short term, but has negative long-term results.) Teaches valuable Social and Life Skills for good character. (Respect, concern for others, problem-solving, accountability, contribution, cooperation) Invites children to discover how Capable they are and to use their personal power in constructive ways. The Positive Discipline Parent Education and Classroom Management models are aimed at developing mutually respectful relationships. Positive Discipline teaches adults to employ kindness and firmness at the same time, and is neither punitive nor permissive.
For twenty-five years, Positive Discipline has been the gold standard reference for grown-ups working with children. Now Jane Nelsen, distinguished psychologist, educator, and mother of seven, has written a revised and expanded edition. The key to positive discipline is not punishment, she tells us, but mutual respect. Nelsen coaches parents and teachers to be both firm and kind, so that any child from a three-year-old toddler to a rebellious teenager can learn creative cooperation and self-discipline with no loss of dignity. Inside you'll discover how to:bridge communication gapsdefuse power strugglesavoid the dangers of praiseenforce your message of lovebuild on strengths, not weaknesseshold children accountable with their self-respect intactteach children not what to think but how to thinkwin cooperation at home and at schoolmeet the special challenge of teen misbehavior
