Partners in Play

Terry Kottman, PhD, NCC, RPT-S, LMHC, founded The Encouragement Zone, where she provides play-therapy training and supervision, life coaching, counseling, and “playshops” 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 K. 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.

• AcknowledgmentsPrefaceAbout the AuthorsChapter 1 So, What Is Play Therapy, and Why Should We Care?Chapter 2 How on Earth Can You Combine Adlerian Theory With Play Therapy?Chapter 3 What Is Up With This Kid? Using Adlerian Concepts to Understand ChildrenChapter 4 Consulting With Parents and Teachers? Oh Dear! Chapter 5  Where Do I Begin? Building an Egalitarian Relationship With the ChildChapter 6 Just Say “Yes!” Just Say “No!”? Encouraging and LimitingChapter 7 Who Is This Kid, and How Did He Get This Way? Exploring the Child’s LifestyleChapter 8 What Do I Do With All This Information? Developing Adlerian Lifestyle  Conceptualizations and Treatment PlansChapter 9 Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Helping the Child Gain InsightChapter 10  How Can I Wind It Down and Wrap It Up? Reorienting/ReeducatingChapter 11  Who Me? Conduct Research?Appendix A Selected Fun Things to Do in Play TherapyAppendix B Children’s Lifestyle Questions for ParentsAppendix C Children’s Lifestyle Questions for TeachersAppendix D  Children’s Lifestyle QuestionsAppendix E Adlerian Questioning Strategies for Kinetic DrawingsAppendix F Informal Assessment of Lew and Bettner’s Crucial CsAppendix G Lifestyle Conceptualization and Treatment PlansAppendix H  Research and Anecdotal Support for the Efficacy of Play Therapy With Specific  PopulationsAppendix I Adlerian Play-Therapy Parent Consultation Skills ChecklistAppendix J Adlerian Play-Therapy Teacher Consultation Skills ChecklistAppendix K Adlerian Play-Therapy SkillsAppendix L Adlerian Play-Therapy Session SummaryAppendix M  Adlerian Play-Therapy Progress FormReferencesIndex