Blending Play Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

ATHENA A. DREWES, PsyD, RPT-S, is Director of Clinical Training and APA Internship at The Astor Home for Children, a nonprofit multiservice mental health agency in New York. She is a Registered Play Therapist and Supervisor and past director of the Association for Play Therapy. She is the Senior Editor and chapter author of School-Based Play Therapy (Wiley), Cultural Issues in Play Therapy, and Supervision Can Be Playful.

• About the Editor ixContributors xiAcknowledgments xvPreface xviiForeword xxiSection I. Rationale For Integrating Play Therapy and CBT 11 The Therapeutic Powers of Play and Play Therapy 3Charles E. Schaefer and Athena A. Drewes2 Play Therapy, Pedagogy, and CBT: An Argument for Interdisciplinary Synthesis 17Janine S. Shelby and Michele S. Berk3 An Illustration of Science and Practice: Strengthening the Whole Through Its Parts 41Eliana Gil and Nicole JalazoSection II. Historical Contextual Foundation 694 Data Are Not Mysterious: Understanding, Applying, and Conducting Psychotherapy Outcomes Studies 71Suzanne Button and Lauren S. Hallion5 Play Therapy Research: History and Current Empirical Support 97Jennifer Baggerly6 Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy: Theory and Applications 117Susan M. KnellSection III. Effective Evidence-Based Treatments Using Play With CBT 1357 Trauma Systems Therapy: A Replication of the Model, Integrating Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy into Child and Family Treatment 139Susan Hansen and Glenn Saxe8 Incorporating Play within a Manual-Based Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders 165Jennifer L. Podell, Erin D. Martin, and Philip C. Kendall9 The Role of Play within Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Aggressive Children: The Coping Power Program 179John E. Lochman, Caroline Boxmeyer, and Nicole Powell10 Innovation and Integration: Parent-Child Interaction Therapy as Play Therapy 199Anthony J. Urquiza, Nancy M. Zebell, and Dawn Blacker11 Primary Project: Fifty Years of Facilitating School Adjustment 21Stephen P. Demanchick, Mary Anne Peabody, and Deborah B. JohnsonSection IV. Positive-Outcome Empirically Based Play Therapy Treatments 23712 Child-Parent Psychotherapy 241Alicia F. Lieberman and Lisa R. Inman13 Filial Therapy: Theoretical Integration, Empirical Validation, and Practical Application 257Ris€e VanFleet14 Kinder Training: An Adlerian-Based Model to Enhance Teacher-Student Relationships 281JoAnna White and Lauren Stern Wynne15 Sandtray Therapy 297Daniel S. Sweeney and Linda E. HomeyerSection V. Integration and Application of Play-Based Techniques with CBT 31916 CBPT: Implementing and Integrating CBPT into Clinical Practice 321Susan M. Knell and Meena Dasari17 Play Therapy Techniques for Affect Regulation 353Susan Trachtenberg Paula18 Building Self-Esteem, Coping Skills, and Changing Cognitive Distortions 373Diane Frey19 Playful Strategies to Manage Frustration: The Turtle Technique and Beyond 401Eva L. Feindler20 Narrative Approaches: Helping Children Tell Their Stories 423Ann Cattanach21 Family Problem Solving: Using Expressive Activities 449Steve HarveySection VI. Therapist Self-Care 47122 Self-Care for Child Therapists: Leaving It at the Office 473John C. Norcross and Athena A. DrewesEpilogue 495Appendix 497Author Index 499Subject Index 511