Nancy Boyd Webb, Editor

Completely revised and updated, the third edition of this exemplary work on play therapy focuses on the treatment and care of children who have experienced crises resulting from psychological, physical, or environmental events. These events include parental death or divorce, abuse and neglect, HIV/AIDS in the family, violence, tragic accidents, and war.

The text uses a unique format to present in-depth case studies in two columns. One column discusses the content of the session while the second column notes the clinician's thoughts and treatment rationale. A special feature of this edition is follow-up reports of six teenagers originally seen in therapy as children eight or more years before.

A variety of play therapy techniques are demonstrated and discussed in full, including art, storytelling, doll play, group art projects and activities, and games. This second edition covers a broad range of contemporary challenges faced by many of today's children, including the effects of extreme violence resulting from wars or terrorist attacks. Readers who know the work of this author will not be disappointed in their expectations for breadth, depth, or complete definitive explanations of the work of play therapy.

Hardcover, 489 pages.