Praise for Integrating Expressive Arts and Play Therapy With Children and Adolescents

"With this book, Drs. Green and Drewes have filled an important void in the play therapy literature, namely the integration of the expressive arts in play therapy with children and adolescents. They have assembled the best theorists and practitioners of the expressive arts and given them an appropriate structure to write their chapters. The book is outstanding and provides readers with in-depth case studies, detailed methodologies, research findings and is a useful resource for further training options. I recommend this book most highly for trainers, practitioners, and graduate students."
—John Allan, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Counseling Psychology, University of British Columbia, author, Inscapes of the Child's World

"Brimming with chapters by 'oracles' from various disciplines, Green and Drewes' guidebook articulates essential competencies for the cross-disciplinary practice of play therapy and expressive arts therapies. Practical and timely, responsible and readable, it is an important resource for the mental health community and students who seek to work creatively with children. A significant contribution toward bringing professionals and professions together to learn from one another."
—Barry M. Cohen, MA, ATR-BC, founder, Expressive Therapies Summit, cofounder, Mid-Atlantic Play Therapy Training Institute

Interventions and approaches from the expressive arts and play therapy disciplines

Integrating Expressive Arts and Play Therapy With Children and Adolescents presents techniques and approaches from the expressive and play therapy disciplines that enable child and adolescent clinicians to augment their therapeutic toolkit within a competent, research-based practice.

With contributions representing a "who's who" in the play therapy and expressive arts therapy worlds, Integrating Expressive Arts and Play Therapy With Children and Adolescents is the definitive bridge between expressive arts and play therapy complementarily utilized with children and adolescents in their healing and creative capacities.

ERIC J. GREEN, PhD, LPC-S, LMFT, RPT-S, is Associate Professor of Counseling at the University of North Texas at Dallas and Faculty Associate at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. For more info visit www.drericgreen.com.

ATHENA A. DREWES, PsyD, MA, RPT-S, is a clinician and Director of Clinical Training and the American Psychological Association Doctoral Internship Program at Astor Services for Children & Families. She is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor and past director of the Association for Play Therapy.

Chapter 1 The Expressive Arts Therapy Continuum: History and Theory

Sandra L. Graves

Introduction

Discerning Rationale

References

Chapter 2 Play Therapy

Athena A. Drewes and Sue C. Bratton

Introduction

Rationale for Play Therapy

History and Development

Empirical Support

Procedures and Application

Conclusion

Guidelines for Becoming a Registered Play Therapist or Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor

References

Chapter 3 Art Therapy

Reina Lombardi

Introduction

Art Therapy:  Theory

Research

Art Therapy: Process and Procedures

Practical Techniques

Conclusion

Specialized Training and Resources

References

Chapter 4 Drama Therapy

Eleanor Irwin

Introduction

Drama Therapy: Process and Procedures

Blending Drama/Theatre and Therapy in NADT

Drama Therapy Techniques

Drama Therapy Techniques with Different Ages

Conclusion

Specialized Training and Resources

References

Chapter 5 Integrating Play Therapy and Sandplay Therapy

Rie Rogers Mitchell, Harriet S. Friedman, and Eric J. Green

Introduction

Therapeutic Play

Sandplay in a Play Therapy Setting

Conclusion

Specialized Training and Resources

References

Chapter 6 Working with Children Using Dance/Movement Therapy

Mariah Meyer LeFeber

Introduction

Dance/Movement Therapy: Process and Procedures

Case Studies

Conclusion

Specialized Training & Resources

     References

Chapter 7 Music Therapy

Susan Hadley and Nicole Steele,

Introduction

Music Therapy: Process and Procedures

Music Therapy Methods

Practical Techniques for Non-Specialists

Conclusion

Specialized Training and Resources

References

Chapter 8 The Therapeutic Uses of Photography in Play Therapy,

Robert Irwin Wolf

Introduction

Historical Overview

Photography as a Therapeutic Modality: The Power of the Image

The Importance of the Unconscious

The Range of Processing Visual Metaphors

A Note of Caution

Technological Update

Special Considerations of Confidentiality

Suggestions for Creative Project Directives

Detailed Digital Editing Directions for More Advanced Projects

Case Studies: Clinical and Creative Uses of Photography

Conclusion

Specialized Training and Resources

References

Chapter 9 Poetry Therapy

Diane L. Kaufman, Rebecca C. Chalmers , and Wendy Rosenberg

Introduction

Poetry Therapy: Process and Procedures

Practical Techniques and Case Studies

Conclusion

Specialized Trainings and Resources

References

Chapter 10 Integrating Play and Expressive Art Therapy into Educational Settings: A Pedagogy for Optimistic Therapists

Jodi M. Crane and Jennifer N. Baggerly

Introduction to Creative Experiential Learning

Preparation

Process

Activities

CEL Classroom Scenario

Conclusion

References

Chapter 11Integrating Play and Expressive Art Therapy into Small Group Counseling with Pre-adolescents: A Humanistic Approach

Sue C. Bratton, Dalena Dillman Taylor, and Sinem Akay

Introduction

Integrating Play and Expressive Art Therapy into Small Group Counseling with Pre-adolescents: Process and Procedures

Practical Application

Conclusion

References

Chapter 12 Integrating Play and Expressive Art Therapy in Communities:  A Multi-Modal Approach

Julia Byers

Prologue

Context

School Community Response

Shattered Worldview

Expressive Therapies ‘Haven’

References