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Play-based interventions for childhood anxieties, fears, and phobias

Drewes, Athena A., 1948- editor, Schaefer, Charles E., editor

Overview

\"Description Illustrating the power of play for helping children overcome a wide variety of worries, fears, and phobias, this book provides a toolkit of play therapy approaches and techniques. Coverage encompasses everyday fears and worries in 3- to 12-year-olds as well as anxiety disorders and posttraumatic problems. Leading practitioners describe their approaches step by step and share vivid illustrative case material. Each chapter also summarizes the research base for the interventions discussed. Key topics include adapting therapy to each child's developmental level, engaging reluctant or less communicative clients, and involving parents in treatment. Keywords children, childhood anxieties, anxiety disorders, play therapy, psychotherapy, therapeutic play, interventions, techniques, worries, fears, phobias, schools, posttraumatic stress disorder, PTSD, treatments, approaches, Theraplay, nightmares, nighttime fears, afraid of the dark, selective mutism, obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD, separation anxiety, social anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, disasters, child sexual abuse, play-based treatments, play activities, counseling children, counselors, psychotherapists, parents, parenting strategies, school-age children, preschoolers, anxious children, fearful children, traumatized children, worrying, car accidents, stressful life events, books on play therapy, books on childhood anxiety\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Subject: Anxiety Disorders therapy / Stress Disorders, Traumatic therapy / Play Therapy methods / Child
• ISBN: 9781462534715, 9781462534708

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
RJ505.P6 P4233 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE