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by: Edited by Heidi Gerard Kaduson, PhD, RPT-S, private practice, Monroe Township, N

ISBN: 9781606233535 | 160623353X

I have a 6 year old boy with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyper-Activity Disorder, and ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder). This book gave many helpful suggestions in dealing with and understanding my sons handicap. The best way in dealing with any situation is understanding/direction. In that aspect I was able to improve our living condition in numerous ways, but it is still a work in progress.

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This volume presents a variety of play approaches that facilitate children's healing in a shorter time frame. Invaluable for ... MOREany clinician seeking to optimize limited time with clients, the book provides effective methods for treating children struggling with such challenges as posttraumatic stress disorder, anxiety, disruptive behavior, mood disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and parental divorce. Individual, family, and group treatment models are described and illustrated with richly detailed case examples. Featuring session-by-session guidelines, chapters demonstrate how to engage clients rapidly, develop appropriate treatment goals, and implement carefully structured brief interventions that yield lasting results.

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Play Therapy Training Institute, Highstown, NJ. Provides information on opportunities different play therapy approaches offer for treating specific clinical problems and life challenges. Includes release play therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder. For psychotherapists. Previous edition: c2001. Softcover, hardcover profiled 2006-39. DNLM: Play Therapy--methods.

Heidi Gerard Kaduson, PhD, RPT-S, specializes in evaluation and intervention services for children with a variety of behavioral, emotional, and learning problems. She is past president of the Association for Play Therapy and codirector of the Play Therapy Training Institute. She has lectured internationally on play therapy, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and learning disabilities. Dr. Kaduson's publications include The Playing Cure and 101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques (Volumes I, II, and III). Dr. Kaduson maintains a private practice in child psychotherapy in Monroe Township, New Jersey.
  Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, RPT-S, a nationally renowned child psychologist, is Professor of Psychology at Fairleigh Dickinson University in Teaneck, New Jersey. He is cofounder and director emeritus of the Association for Play Therapy, and founder and codirector of the Play Therapy Training Institute in Hightstown, New Jersey. Dr. Schaefer is a recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Play Therapy.  He has written or edited more than 50 books on parenting, child psychology, and play therapy. Dr. Schaefer maintains a private practice in child psychotherapy in Hackensack, New Jersey.