Description
The leading resource on identifying children's problems throughplay therapy--completely revised The first edition of PlayDiagnosis and Assessment was the first volume of its kind toprovide a comprehensive overview of the diagnosis and assessment ofchildren through play. Over the past several years, numerouschanges within the field have encouraged the development ofimproved techniques that surpass traditional assessment protocolsand methods, such as new scales, more focused procedures, andinstruments with higher levels of reliability and validity thanhave been previously established. Now, this classic book has beenupdated to address and reflect these ongoing changes. Focusing onthe needs of the clinician, this new edition presents empiricallytested diagnostic tools and describes improvements to existing playtherapy assessment instruments, such as new testing instruments fortime-limited therapy and early intervention assessment tools foryoung children. The book is divided into six sections:
* Developmental Play Assessments
* Diagnostic Play Assessments
* Parent-Child Interaction Play Assessments
* Family Play Assessments
* Peer Interaction Play Assessments
* Projective Play Assessments
The procedures described in each section target a variety of agesand populations, representing some of the most valuable,informative, and sensitive contributions to the field. Integratingformal research with clinical methods, Play Diagnosis andAssessment, Second Edition is the definitive resource forclinicians dedicated to the identification of children's problemsand the best ways to intervene through the lighthearted andproductive use of play therapy.
About the Author
KAREN GITLIN-WEINER, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and the author of numerous professional articles. She maintains a private practice that focuses on children, adolescents, and their families. For the past twenty years, she has worked as a special educator, consultant, and/or psychologist in different settings for emotionally, behaviorally, and learning-handicapped youngsters of various ages. ALICE SANDGRUND, PhD, is Director of Training at the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychology at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. She has authored a number of articles in the field of child psychology. CHARLES SCHAEFER, PhD, is founder and past president of the Center for Play Therapy; he is also the editor of several bestselling books on play therapy.
Reviews
"...a very useful resource for anyone specialising in early yearswork..." (Debate, December 2001)
"the book is a good source on information on play assessments"(European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol.10, No.4,2002)
"This revised edition is a hefty tome, rather like anencyclopedia. Yet many of the chapters are written in an engaging,accessible style. I see it primarily as a book of reference, to beconsulted by clinicians and researchers. It is very much a book ofits time, responding to the urgent need for integrated research andpractice, and to the growing interest in the early interventionmovement." (European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Spring2002)
"...a valuable contribution...as a reference text it ispotentially extremely valuable..." (Jnl of Clinical ChildPsychology and Psychiatry, Vol 6(2))
Book Information
ISBN 9780471254577
Author Karen Gitlin-Weiner
Format Hardback
Page Count 792
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 1554g
Dimensions(mm) 259mm * 184mm * 49mm
* Developmental Play Assessments
* Diagnostic Play Assessments
* Parent-Child Interaction Play Assessments
* Family Play Assessments
* Peer Interaction Play Assessments
* Projective Play Assessments
The procedures described in each section target a variety of agesand populations, representing some of the most valuable,informative, and sensitive contributions to the field. Integratingformal research with clinical methods, Play Diagnosis andAssessment, Second Edition is the definitive resource forclinicians dedicated to the identification of children's problemsand the best ways to intervene through the lighthearted andproductive use of play therapy.
About the Author
KAREN GITLIN-WEINER, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and the author of numerous professional articles. She maintains a private practice that focuses on children, adolescents, and their families. For the past twenty years, she has worked as a special educator, consultant, and/or psychologist in different settings for emotionally, behaviorally, and learning-handicapped youngsters of various ages. ALICE SANDGRUND, PhD, is Director of Training at the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychology at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. She has authored a number of articles in the field of child psychology. CHARLES SCHAEFER, PhD, is founder and past president of the Center for Play Therapy; he is also the editor of several bestselling books on play therapy.
Reviews
"...a very useful resource for anyone specialising in early yearswork..." (Debate, December 2001)
"the book is a good source on information on play assessments"(European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol.10, No.4,2002)
"This revised edition is a hefty tome, rather like anencyclopedia. Yet many of the chapters are written in an engaging,accessible style. I see it primarily as a book of reference, to beconsulted by clinicians and researchers. It is very much a book ofits time, responding to the urgent need for integrated research andpractice, and to the growing interest in the early interventionmovement." (European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Spring2002)
"...a valuable contribution...as a reference text it ispotentially extremely valuable..." (Jnl of Clinical ChildPsychology and Psychiatry, Vol 6(2))
Book Information
ISBN 9780471254577
Author Karen Gitlin-Weiner
Format Hardback
Page Count 792
Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 1554g
Dimensions(mm) 259mm * 184mm * 49mm
