Synopses & Reviews
Review
"Nancy Boyd Webb has devoted a lifetime to play theory and practice: to observing, working with, and reporting on the play of troubled children. In this book, as in the first edition of
Play Therapy with Children in Crisis, she has brought together a stellar group of experts who write about a range of fascinating youngsters and their experiences in therapy. She has pulled these chapters together with grace, ensuring their readability and scholarship." --From the Foreword by Lenore Terr, MD, San Francisco, CA (author of
Unchained Memories and
Too Scared to Cry)
"The first edition of this volume was a stellar contribution to the field of play therapy--a standard against which other books must be measured. This second edition is an excellent continuation of a classic in our field." --Charles E. Schaefer, PhD, Co-director, Play Therapy Training Institute, Hackensack, New Jersey
"This book is filled to the brim with information and insight. There is something to be learned on every page. The key to helping children through play therapy is for the adult to become an ally for children in crisis. This book will help students and novice practitioners orient themselves and will help experienced clinicians improve their practice. It can be used as a text in MSW programs as well as trainings, workshops, and other settings in which clinical social workers and psychologists participate." --James Garbarino, PhD, Co-Director, Family Life Development Center, Professor, Human Development, Cornell University
"Mental health practitioners will treasure this work, recommend it to colleagues, and keep their copies nearby for reference. Material from actual play therapy sessions brings children's voices and play behaviors to life and affords insight into their experiences of fear, confusion, and helplessness. Annotations by the therapists reveal their own thoughts, feelings, and clinical strategies, enriching the reader's understanding of the complexities of treatment. I enthusiastically recommend this book for advanced courses in child psychiatry and clinical psychology, social work, and psychiatric nursing. Instructors and students will appreciate its clarity of presentation, the manner in which theory and practice are integrated, and the penetrating, thoughtful study questions following each chapter." --Beverly James, LCSW, author of Treating Attachment-Trauma Problems in Children
Synopsis
This popular casebook and text focuses on the treatment of children who have experienced such stressful situations as parental death or divorce, abuse and neglect, HIV/AIDS in the family, community violence, tragic accidents, and war. Play therapy methods presented include art, storytelling, doll-play, group art activities, and games. Each in-depth case study is accompanied by an up-to-date literature review, a case summary, an assessment and treatment plan, and discussion questions. The second edition also features follow-up reports of six teenagers originally seen in therapy as children.
About the Author
Nancy Boyd Webb, DSW, University Distinguished Professor Social Work at Fordham University, has nearly 30 years of experience as a clinical social worker specializing in the evaluation and treatment of children and families. She is the editor of
Helping Bereaved Children: A Handbook for Practitioners, and author of
Preschool Children with Working Parents: An Analysis of Attachment Relationships as well as numerous articles in professional journals. The founder of the Post-Master's Certificate Program in Child and Adolescent Therapy at Fordham's Westchester campus, she is a Registered Play Therapy Supervisor who consults with schools and conducts workshops on play therapy, supervision, and crisis intervention.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
1. Assessment of the Child in Crisis, Webb
2. Play Therapy Crisis Intervention with Children, Webb
II. The Crises of Violence and Abuse
3. The Child Witness of Parental Violence: Case of Michael, Age 4, and Follow-Up at Age 16, Webb
4. Helping Forgotten Victims: Using Activity Groups with Children Who Witness Violence, Nisivoccia and Lynn
5. The Assessment and Treatment of Family Sexual Abuse: Case of Rosa, Age 6, Strand
6. Witness and Victim of Multiple Abuses: Case of Randy, Age 10, in a Residential Treatment Center, and Follow-Up at Age 19 in Prison, Doyle and Stoop
7. Multiple Traumas of Refugees--Near Drowning and Witnessing of Maternal Rape: Case of Sergio, Age 9, and Follow-Up at Age 16, Bevin
8. Betrayed by a Trusted Adult: Structured Time-Limited Group Therapy with Elementary School Children Abused by a School Employee, Pelcovitz
III. Various Family Crises
9. Persistent and Chronic Neglect in the Context of Poverty--When Parents Can't Parent: Case of Ricky, Age 3, Tonning
10. School-Based Peer Therapy to Facilitate Mourning in Latency-Age Children Following Sudden Parental Death: Cases of Cindy, Age 10 1/2, and Roberta, Age 9 1/2, with Follow-Up 8 Years Later, Bluestone
11. A Suicide Threat Uncovers Multiple Family Problems: Case of Philip, Age 8, Evaluated in a Psychiatric Emergency Room, Osuna and Webb
12. Unresolved Conflicts in a Divorced Family: Case of Charlie, Age 10, Robinson
13. The Many Losses of Children in Substance-Disordered Families: Individual and Group Interventions, Ficaro
14. Developmental Identity Crisis in Nontraditional Families: Cases of Emma, Age 8, and Chad, Age 13, Children of Lesbian Parents, Wind
IV. Medical/Health Crises
15. HIV/AIDS in the Family: Group Treatment for Latency-Age Children Affected by the Illness of a Family Member, de Ridder
16. Life-Threatening Blood Disorder, Case of Daniel, Age 11, and His Mother, Kaplan
17. Childhood Cancer and the Family: Case of Tim, Age 6, and Follow-Up at Age 15, Goodman
V. The Crisis of Catastrophic Events and War
18. The Aftermath of a Plane Crash--Helping a Survivor Cope with Deaths of Mother and Sibling: Case of Mary, Age 8, and Follow-Up at Age 17, Fornari
19. School-Based Crisis Assessment and Intervention with Children following Urban Bombings, Webb
20. International Consultation and Intervention on Behalf of Children Affected by War, Williams-Gray
VI. Support for Therapists
21. Self-Help for the Helpers: Preventing Vicarious Traumatization, Ryan
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