| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of figures; List of contributors; Abbreviations; Foreword; Introduction; Note on confidentiality; Note; References; PART I: Becoming a play therapist; 1. Training issues: before, during and after; Chapter overview; What makes a suitable candidate for training as a play therapist?; What the training entails and what to expect; What happens once qualified?; Summary; To find out more about the Master's programmes currently accredited by BAPT; References; 2. The play therapist's personal therapy; Overview |
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Untangling the knots; What is BAPT's rationale for personal therapy?; What are the requirements?; Choosing a therapist; Modality of the personal therapist; Recording personal therapy during training; Links with core competences and self-care; How open are play therapists about their personal therapy?; How do we know the impact of play therapists' personal therapy?; Personal and professional life impacts; Should personal therapy be mandatory for all play therapy students?; Cross over and boundaries between personal therapy and clinical supervision; Conclusion; Summary; Further reading; References |
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Websites3. The role of clinical supervision in play therapy practice; Chapter overview; What is clinical supervision?; Clinical supervision requirements; Definition; Theoretical models; The supervisor's own theoretical model; Creative approaches; Roles and responsibilities; The rewards of being a supervisor; Summary; Note; References/further reading; 4. The play therapy room: why it matters; Chapter overview; The impact of the physical setting: what do we know?; Spaces communicate; Spaces have purpose; The communicative and purposeful functions of play therapy |
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How the physical environment can support the therapeutic relationship; Privacy and the therapeutic relationship; How the physical environment can support the expression and containment of feelings; How the physical environment can support the promotion of self-efficacy and competence for the client; Further considerations and challenges; Conclusion; Summary; Further reading; References; 5. Setting up in independent practice as a play therapist; Chapter overview; Location of work; Getting established as a play therapist; Legal and ethical matters; Financial matters; Play therapy kit |
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Maintaining CPDOngoing support and self-care; Summary; Useful websites; References; PART II: Being a play therapist; 6. Being an ethical play therapist; Chapter overview; Introduction; Ethical principles in play therapy; Personal qualities; Working with ethical dilemmas in play therapy; Case study: Simone; The legal framework and what you need to know; Maintaining ethical practice; Summary; Notes; Further reading; References; 7. Being a playful therapist; Chapter overview; Introduction; Play theory; What is play?; Children's views of play; Playfulness; Playful play therapy |
| Abstract |
Becoming and Being a Play Therapist: Play Therapy in Practice presents a rich and illuminating account of current play therapy practice, with an emphasis on becoming and being a play therapist and on some of the varied clinical contexts in which play therapists work. Written by members of British Association of Play Therapists, this book highlights the current complexity of play therapy practice in the UK and reflects the expertise of the collected authors in working with emotional, behavioural and mental health challenges in children and young people. Divided into three parts, the book is designed to build on and consolidate the principles and professional/personal competences of play therapy practice. Key topics include: Training and establishing oneself as a play therapist in the UK, a comprehensive guide. The improvisational practitioner; therapist responses to resistance and aggressive play. Systemic considerations in play therapy with birth families and adopters; advantages and challenges. Case-study based explorations of play therapy across a range of service user groups, including childhood trauma, bereavement and sexual abuse, and agency contexts, including school and CAMHS settings. Becoming and Being a Play Therapist will be relevant both for play therapy trainees and for qualified play therapists as well as for related professionals. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK). |
| Terms of use | Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force. |
| Source of description | Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Becoming and being a play therapist. Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019 9781138560963 |
| Genre/form | Case studies. |
| LCCN | 2019004613 |
| ISBN | 9780203711224 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 020371122X (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781351359757 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1351359754 (electronic book) |
| ISBN | 9781351359740 (electronic book Mobipocket) |
| ISBN | 1351359746 (electronic book Mobipocket) |
| ISBN | 9781351359764 (electronic book electronic book) |
| ISBN | 1351359762 (electronic book electronic book) |
| ISBN | (hardcover alkaline paper) |
| Standard identifier# |
10.4324/9780203711224. |
| Stock number | 9781351359757 Ingram Content Group |
