The Handbook of Group Play Therapy - by Daniel S Sweeney & Linda E Homeyer (Paperback)

About the Book

Here is a comprehensive guide to the most effective and dynamic childhood intervention available to counselors, therapists, teachers, psychologists and anyone who works with kids. This hands-on resource applies play therapy to a wide variety of group settings and gives therapists insight into treating special populations including sibling groups, children who have been abused, and children who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

Book Synopsis

Here is a comprehensive guide to of the the most effective anddynamic childhood intervention available to counselors, therapists, teachers, psychologists, and anyone who works with kids. Thishands-on resource applies play therapy theory to a wide variety ofgroup settings and gives therapists insight into treating specialpopulations including sibling groups, children who have beenabused, and children who have experienced the loss of a loved one.Enter a child's world of communication with twenty-five of thecountry's leading play therapy experts as they guide you through amyriad of group play therapy approaches, issues, and techniques.The Handbook of Group Play Therapy gives therapists the tools theyneed to help children as they experience the exhilaration, fear, joy, and frustration in discovering the world around them as theylearn about themselves and others.

"The authors have pinpointed a dynamic and developing area oftherapeutic play. . . . a very valuable resource in working withchildren."-Robert C. Berg, professor and assistant chair, Department of Counseling, Development, and Higher Education, University of North Texas

From the Back Cover

The Definitive Guide to Group Play Therapy

Here is a comprehensive guide to the most effective and dynamic childhood intervention available to counselors, therapists, teachers, psychologists, and anyone who works with kids. This hands-on resource applies play therapy theory to a wide variety of group settings and gives therapists insight into treating special populations including sibling groups, children who have been abused, and children who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Enter a child's world of communication with twenty-five of the country's leading play therapy experts as they guide you through a myriad of group play therapy approaches, issues, and techniques. The Handbook of Group Play Therapy gives therapists the tools they need to help children as they experience the exhilaration, fear, joy, and frustration in discovering the world around them as they learn about themselves and others.

"The authors have pinpointed a dynamic and developing area of therapeutic play. . . . a very valuable resource in working with children."
--ROBERT C. BERG, professor and assistant chair, Department of Counseling, Development, and Higher Education, University of North Texas

"An up-to-the-minute authoritative book. This book is it. Sweeney and Homeyer have provided a collection by first rate writers/practitioners of all the current major methods in use today."
--LOUISE GUERNEY, professor emerita, The Pennsylvania State University

"This masterful book brings together leaders in the field of child therapy. Sweeney and Homeyer's wisdom enchants, beguiles, nourishes, teaches, and inspires."
--BEVERLY JAMES, author of Treating Traumatized Children and Guidelines for Treatment of Attachment-Trauma Problems in Children

Review Quotes

"A melding of theory and practice. Presents the reader withmuch-needed information about issues and techniques necessary forimplementing a play therapy group with specific populations ofchildren. How, why, when, and for whom to organize play therapygroups is made crystal clear. This book is must-reading for allplay therapists." (from the foreword, Garry L. Landreth, regentsprofessor and director, Center for Play Therapy, University ofNorth Texas)

"The authors have pinpointed a dynamic and developing area oftherapeutic play. . . . A very valuable resource in working withchildren." (Robert C. Berg, professor and assistant chair, Department of Counseling, Development, and Higher Education, University of North Texas)

"An up-to-the-minute authoritative book. This book is it. Sweeneyand Homeyer have provided a collection by first ratewriters/practitioners of all the current major methods in usetoday." (Louise Guerney, professor emerita, The Pennsylvania StateUniversity)

"This masterful book brings together leaders in the field of childtherapy. Sweeney and Homeyer's wisdom enchants, beguiles, nourishes, teaches, and inspires." (Beverly James, author ofTreating Traumatized Children and Guidelines for Treatment ofAttachment-Trauma Problems in Children)

About the Author

DANIEL S. SWEENEY is assistant professor of counseling at George Fox University and the former assistant director of the Center for Play Therapy, University of North Texas.

LINDA E. HOMEYER is assistant professor at Southwest Texas State University and past president of the Texas Association for Play Therapy.