enthusiastic reviewers in North America and abroadhailed that book as "an excellent resource for workers in alldisciplines concerned with children's mental health" (ContemporaryPsychology). Now, in this companion volume, editors Kevin O'Connor andCharles Schaefer continue the important work they began in their1984 classic, bringing readers an in-depth look at state-of-the-artplay therapy practices and principles. While it updates readers onsignificant advances in sand play diagnosis, theraplay, group play,and other well-known approaches, Volume Two also covers importantadaptations of play therapy to client populations such as theelderly, and new applications of play therapeutic methods such asin the assessment of sexually abused children.Featuring contributions by twenty leading authorities frompsychology, social work, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, and otherrelated disciplines, Handbook of Play Therapy, Volume two draws onclinical and research material previously scattered throughout theprofessional literature and organizes it into four main sectionsfor easy reference:Theoretical approaches— including Adlerian, cognitive,behavioral, gestalt, and control theory approaches as well asfamily, ecosystem, and othersDevelopmental adaptations— covers ground-breaking newadaptations for adolescents, adults, and the elderlyMethods and techniques— explores advances in traditionaltechniques such as sand play, Jungian play therapy, and arttherapy, and examines other new, high-tech play therapiesApplications— reports on therapeutic applications forpsychic trauma, sex abuse, cancer patients, psychotics, and manyothersThe companion volume to the celebrated classic in the field,Handbook of Play Therapy, Volume Two is an indispensable resourcefor play therapists, child psychologists and psychiatrists, schoolcounselors and psychologists, and all mental healthprofessionals.HANDBOOK OF PLAY THERAPY Edited by Charles E. Schaefer and KevinJ. O'Connor". . . an excellent primary text for upper level students, and avaluable resource for practitioners in the field of childpsychotherapy."— American Journal of Mental Deficiency". . . a thorough, thoughtful, and theoretically soundcompilation of much of the accumulated knowledge. . . . Like awell-executed stained-glass window that yields beauty and manyshades of light through an integrated whole, so too this booksynthesizes and reveals many creative facets of this important areaof practice."— Social Work in Education 1983 (0-471-09462-5)489 pp.THE PLAY THERAPY PRIMER Kevin J. O'ConnorThe Play Therapy Primer covers the impact of personal values andbeliefs on therapeutic work, and provides a detailed description ofthe process preceding the beginning of therapy. It then offersguidelines and strategies for developing treatment plans respectiveof the various phases of therapy, including specific in-sessiontechniques, modifications for different ages, transferenceconsiderations, and the termination and follow-up of clinicalcases. 1991 (0-471-52543-X) 371 pp.PLAY DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT Edited by Charles E. Schaefer,Karen Gitlin, and Alice SandgrundThe first and only book to fully explore the assessmentpotential of play evaluation, this book offers an impressive arrayof papers by nearly fifty authorities in the field. Following alogical progression, it is divided into six parts covering the fullrange of practical and theoretical concerns, includingdevelopmental play scales for normal children from preschool toadolescence; diagnostic play scales including those for theevaluation of children with a variety of cognitive, behavioral,and/or emotional disorders; parent/child interaction play scales;projective play techniques; and scales for assessing a child'sbehavior during play therapy. 1991 (0-471-62166-8) 718 pp.GAME PLAY Edited by Charles E. Schaefer and Steven E. ReidThis important work highlights the psychological significance ofusing games to assess and treat various childhood disorders. Inchapters written by leading authorities, it examines the content ofvarious types of games and provides theoretical approaches,techniques, and practical guidelines for applying games to playtherapy with children. Case histories demonstrate the use of gameplay with childhood problems ranging from hyperactivity to divorcecounseling and juvenile delinquency. 1986 (0-471-81972-7) 349pp.

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