Partners in Play: An Adlerian Approach to Play Therapy

by Terry Kottman, Kristin Meany-Walen

Overview

Play therapy expert Terry Kottman and her colleague Kristin Meany-Walen provide a comprehensive update to this spirited and fun text on integrating Adlerian techniques into play therapy. Clinicians, school counselors, and students will find this to be the definitive guide for using Adlerian strategies with children to foster positive growth and effective communication with their parents and teachers.

After an introduction to the basics of the approach and the concepts of Individual Psychology, the stages of Adlerian play therapy are outlined through step-by-step instructions, detailed treatment plans, an ongoing case study, and numerous vignettes. In addition to presenting up-to-date information on trends in play therapy, this latest edition emphasizes the current climate of evidence-based treatment and includes a new chapter on conducting research in play therapy. Appendixes contain useful worksheets, checklists, and resources that can be easily integrated into practice. Additional resources related to this book can be found in the ACA Online Bookstore at www.counseling.org/publications/bookstore and supplementary material Here

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781119268994
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/08/2016
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	428
File size:	748 KB

About the Author

Terry Kottman, PhD, NCC, RPT-S, LMHC, founded The Encouragement Zone, where she provides play therapy training and supervision, life coaching, counseling, and "layshops" for women. Dr. Kottman developed Adlerian play therapy, an approach that combines the ideas and techniques of Individual Psychology and play therapy. She regularly presents workshops and writes about play therapy, activity-based counseling, school counseling, and life coaching. She is the author of Partners in Play, Play Therapy: Basics and Beyond, and several other books.

Kristin Meany-Walen, PhD, LMHC, RPT-S, is an assistant professor of counseling at the University of Northern Iowa. Kristin actively researches and publishes articles that explore the effectiveness and implications of Adlerian play therapy. In addition to researching and teaching, she works with children and adolescents in school-based settings and private practice.

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xvii

About the Authors xix

Chapter 1 So, What Is Play Therapy and Why Should We Care? 1

Chapter 2 How on Earth Can You Combine Adlerian Theory With Play Therapy? 17

Chapter 3 What Is Up With This Kid? Using Adlerian Concepts to Understand Children 35

Chapter 4 Consulting With Parents and Teachers? Oh Dear! 67

Chapter 5 Where Do I Begin? Building an Egalitarian Relationship With the Child 101

Chapter 6 Just Say "Yes!" Just Say "No!"? Encouraging and Limiting 137

Chapter 7 Who Is This Kid, and How Did He Get This Way? Exploring the Child’s Lifestyle 165

Chapter 8 What Do I Do With All This Information? Developing Adlerian Lifestyle Conceptualizations and Treatment Plans 199

Chapter 9 Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Helping the Child Gain Insight 227

Chapter 10 How Can I Wind It Down and Wrap It Up? Reorienting–Reeducating 269

Chapter 11 Who Me? Conduct Research? 291

Appendix A Selected Fun Things to Do in Play Therapy 307

Appendix B Children's Lifestyle Questions for Parents 311

Appendix C Children's Lifestyle Questions for Teachers 317

Appendix D Children's Lifestyle Questions 319

Appendix E Adlerian Questioning Strategies for Kinetic Drawings 323

Appendix F Informal Assessment of Lew and Bettner's Crucial Cs 327

Appendix G Lifestyle Conceptualization and Treatment Plans 335

Appendix H Research and Anecdotal Support for the Efficacy of Play Therapy With Specific Populations 343

Appendix I Adlerian Play Therapy Parent Consultation Skills Checklist 351

Appendix J Adlerian Play Therapy Teacher Consultation Skills Checklist 355

Appendix K Adlerian Play Therapy Skills Checklist 363

Appendix L Adlerian Play Therapy Session Summary 369

Appendix M Adlerian Play Therapy Progress Form 373

References 375

Index 391

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“Kottman and Meany-Walen have written a wonderful new edition. A case study woven throughout the book follows a child and caretakers through the various stages of thoughtful and thorough treatment planning. The appendixes assist the reader in applying Adlerian concepts, and are helpful and easy to use. Most enjoyably, reading this book is like being in the room with the authors. Their personalities leap off the page in so many pleasant and playful ways. This is a must-have book for play therapists, regardless of approach.”—Linda E. Homeyer, PhD, Texas State University

“This highly recommended book is a rare combination of uncommon creativity and avid scholarship that reflects the complementary talents and gifts of the authors. Kottman and Meany-Walen have written a highly useful and practical guide for counselors to master the essentials of Adlerian play therapy.”—David A. Crenshaw, PhD, Teachers College, Columbia University, Clinical Director, Children's Home of Poughkeepsie