Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship
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- Author：Garry L. Landreth
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Summary
Play Therapy: The Art of the Relationship is the newest incarnation of Garry Landreth 's comprehensive text on creating therapeutic relationships with children through play。 It details Landreth 's Child-Centered Play Therapy model， which stresses the importance of understanding the child 's world and perspective。 This approach facilitates the play therapy process while allowing therapist and client to fully connect。 Professors who have taught a course based on the previous edition will be pleased to find the core message intact， but updated with a significant body of recent research。 Expanded to cover additional topics of interest， the new edition includes:
a full chapter on current research in play therapy new sections on supervising play therapists， legal and ethical issues and multicultural concerns 30 new photographs that show the author demonstrating techniques in-session practical tips for working with parents instructions on play room set-up and materials online instructor resources。
The Third Edition will feel both familiar and fresh to educators and trainers who have relied on Landreth 's text for years。 The guidelines， transcripts， and case examples offered help therapists govern sensitive issues at every stage of the therapeutic process， from the first meeting to the end of the relationship。
a full chapter on current research in play therapy new sections on supervising play therapists， legal and ethical issues and multicultural concerns 30 new photographs that show the author demonstrating techniques in-session practical tips for working with parents instructions on play room set-up and materials online instructor resources。
The Third Edition will feel both familiar and fresh to educators and trainers who have relied on Landreth 's text for years。 The guidelines， transcripts， and case examples offered help therapists govern sensitive issues at every stage of the therapeutic process， from the first meeting to the end of the relationship。
Reviews
Nicole C
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A great introduction to play therapy for clinicians。 With real examples and dialogues， this book gives insight into how one actually conducts play therapy。 The book is organized neatly into different sections and is very readable。
Mary
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Hell ya we love children expressing themselves and giving children agency over their problems
Milan Kovačević
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Really excellent book for play therapists who want to be capable to help children to overcome some major problems in their lives， but not using some pressure， but letting children to express themselves by using their self awareness and self estimation in order to solve this problems。 But actually children are not conscious that the play is used just for them to release ther feelings and to overcome their frights and so on。
Dahlia Bagnis
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So much practical information。 A must read for every play therapist。
Laree
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Exceptional guidance for relating with children。
Katie
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Really excellent foundational text。 Wish I'd read this earlier！ Really excellent foundational text。 Wish I'd read this earlier！ 。。。more
Aislinn Watson
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Very thorough introduction into child-centered play therapy， including the theory and how to practice it。
Hend Adel
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It is a must read for any play therapist traniee。
Anna
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This was the primary text for my play therapy elective class。 It is a good overview of child-centered play therapy as practiced by professionals at the University of North Texas and other institutions that support that modality。 It is written with a strong practical focus with lots of specific tips and instructions ranging from toy selection， setup of the playroom， consulting with parents， and how to be in the room with a child。 I do not believe this would be a particularly interesting text to s This was the primary text for my play therapy elective class。 It is a good overview of child-centered play therapy as practiced by professionals at the University of North Texas and other institutions that support that modality。 It is written with a strong practical focus with lots of specific tips and instructions ranging from toy selection， setup of the playroom， consulting with parents， and how to be in the room with a child。 I do not believe this would be a particularly interesting text to someone not in a clinical training program， but it was effective as a class textbook。 。。。more
Peaches
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I highly recommend this book for anyone who desires to work with kids or become a parent。 No， I don't think you should seek out to be a child's unsolicited therapist （especially when not trained！）， but Landreth provides a compelling rationale for play being a child's natural form of communication。 He includes examples of situations and writes in a way that is not off-puttingly textbook。 One of the most useful parts for readers who are not therapists， but seek to understand children more， are the I highly recommend this book for anyone who desires to work with kids or become a parent。 No， I don't think you should seek out to be a child's unsolicited therapist （especially when not trained！）， but Landreth provides a compelling rationale for play being a child's natural form of communication。 He includes examples of situations and writes in a way that is not off-puttingly textbook。 One of the most useful parts for readers who are not therapists， but seek to understand children more， are the areas that focus on limit setting， which I think all people could use even in adult relationships。 Landreth also has useful videos on this practice if needed。I couldn't give it 5 stars because of the punctuation issues and the repetition。 He does repeat himself a lot， and repetition is not always the best way to emphasize something， especially since he also plays with italics and bolding font。This is one book for a class that I will keep and pull out again when I want to be a parent！ 。。。more
Jacquelyn Powers
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Wonderful insight into the language of children。 A beautifully conceited book describing the need for children to be met with understanding; realizing that they verbalize best through play。
Justin Smith
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I hope to someday have even a fraction of the knowledge and expertise of Dr。 Landreth。 I've learned so much from this book and yet have so much left to learn。 I hope to someday have even a fraction of the knowledge and expertise of Dr。 Landreth。 I've learned so much from this book and yet have so much left to learn。 。。。more
Duygu Berber
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Kitabın Türkçe çevirisini okudum çok ama çok kötü。 Fakat içerik olarak Harika; çocuk merkezli oyun terapisi hakkında oldukça detaylı bilgi veriyor。 5 yıldızı bu sebeple hakediyor。
Jordan Brown
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This was an informative， straightforward book about child-centered play therapy。 I found it to be an excellent introduction to the world of play therapy。 I admit， I have wondered about how effective play therapy could actually be， but this book changed my mind。 I have also been hugely influenced by Carl Rogers' person-centered approach， and this book helped me to understand what that looks like when working with young children。 I have had a few people tell me that learning to communicate as a pl This was an informative， straightforward book about child-centered play therapy。 I found it to be an excellent introduction to the world of play therapy。 I admit， I have wondered about how effective play therapy could actually be， but this book changed my mind。 I have also been hugely influenced by Carl Rogers' person-centered approach， and this book helped me to understand what that looks like when working with young children。 I have had a few people tell me that learning to communicate as a play therapist is like learning a new language， and I can see what they mean now。 Whereas communicating in a person-centered way with adults may come more naturally， facilitating an interaction in which the child is the leader is， unfortunately， not how how we typically interact with children。 If only there were a way to get all parents to read this book。 。。。more
Michael
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I was looking for a person-centred book on child therapy and was recommended this one， and it's fantastic！ Landreth has taken Carl R。 Rogers' client-centred therapeutic approach and adapted it for the largely non-verbal medium of play therapy。 He clearly sets out his underpinning philosophy/theory in the opening chapters， and then clearly guides through the process of therapy with clearly described examples， suggested responses to client behaviours， and fully explained justified dos-and-don'ts。 I was looking for a person-centred book on child therapy and was recommended this one， and it's fantastic！ Landreth has taken Carl R。 Rogers' client-centred therapeutic approach and adapted it for the largely non-verbal medium of play therapy。 He clearly sets out his underpinning philosophy/theory in the opening chapters， and then clearly guides through the process of therapy with clearly described examples， suggested responses to client behaviours， and fully explained justified dos-and-don'ts。 It helps that his language is direct， immediate and engaging。 Reading the book is more like listening to a well-lived teacher deliver a lesson。 More than once when I started to say to myself， "Yes， but what if。。。"， and Landreth's next sentence answered my question as if in response - excellent writing！The final chapters describe and summarise the research evidence for the effectiveness and efficacy of the approach， which has been rigorously and scientifically tried and tested。 As I embark upon my children and young people practice， Landreth's book will be on of my mainstays。 。。。more
Katie Lou
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Too repetitive， but otherwise good
Don
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Kind of wordy and repetitive， and it definitely has a 1970s vibe。 After reading a page or two， I pictured the author as some kindhearted， sweater-wearing， bearded guy who wears sneakers to the office。 I still have that picture in mind， although some research revealed that Garry Landreth actually does not have a beard。 Anyway， these qualities， although annoying at times， make the book so personal and I think valuable。 Landreth opens his heart， shares his soul with us， and there's something very i Kind of wordy and repetitive， and it definitely has a 1970s vibe。 After reading a page or two， I pictured the author as some kindhearted， sweater-wearing， bearded guy who wears sneakers to the office。 I still have that picture in mind， although some research revealed that Garry Landreth actually does not have a beard。 Anyway， these qualities， although annoying at times， make the book so personal and I think valuable。 Landreth opens his heart， shares his soul with us， and there's something very instructional about that。 I get the feeling that this is a very good man， one who really loves and understands children。 。。。more
Malia Lyles
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I was so happy to find such a clear book on the technique of play therapy。 Many of the principles outlined in Landreth's book are， once internalized， easily applicable。 I wouldn't go so far as to say that play therapy is easy in practice， but many of the techniques found in here， I attempt to use and grow with on a daily basis in my clinical work with elementary students。 We're all works in progress， right？！If you are looking for a clear guide on entering the valuable practice of play therapy， I I was so happy to find such a clear book on the technique of play therapy。 Many of the principles outlined in Landreth's book are， once internalized， easily applicable。 I wouldn't go so far as to say that play therapy is easy in practice， but many of the techniques found in here， I attempt to use and grow with on a daily basis in my clinical work with elementary students。 We're all works in progress， right？！If you are looking for a clear guide on entering the valuable practice of play therapy， I would highly recommend this book。 。。。more
Jamie
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The main book you need to read if you plan on doing any child-centered play therapy。。。- Jamie Hannah Oliver
Jaclyn
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read for school
Krista
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A great text to start off my learning about play therapy！
Carly
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To anyone working with children （whether in a counseling relationship or not） I think this book will have something for you。 It was a by good introduction to play therapy。
Shareen Wornson
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Garry Landreth is one of the premiere non-directive play therapists of our time and this is kind of the bible of non-directive play therapy。 I am always reading this book over and over as I work with children。 Lots of good stuff in here！
Ruby Ann
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I liked that this was a practical guide and offered specific guidelines。 I feel that this a book I will return to for guidance as I learn more about children in therapy。
Jeanne
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Great for beginning as a child therapist
Jill
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Cleaning out my shelves at my work， and this is one I'll keep。 I first read it as an undergrad 15 years ago， and it still has great， concrete and theoretical ways of connecting with kids。 I do very little specific therapy， but I use so many of these tennets in my testing and interactions with children， and it also gives me good ideas for talking to adults who are working with the kids I assess。I think it's a good sign that I almost missed my lunch meeting because I was re-reading parts of it in Cleaning out my shelves at my work， and this is one I'll keep。 I first read it as an undergrad 15 years ago， and it still has great， concrete and theoretical ways of connecting with kids。 I do very little specific therapy， but I use so many of these tennets in my testing and interactions with children， and it also gives me good ideas for talking to adults who are working with the kids I assess。I think it's a good sign that I almost missed my lunch meeting because I was re-reading parts of it in my office。 。。。more
Hessie25
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Landreth knows so much and explains very well。 I hope one day I may get to see one of his lectures and then he will sign my copy for me。
TiffBurlin
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Well reading this book was for school， but it was very interesting to learn a different concept of talking to children through this play therapy technique。 I recommend people to take this class， i gained a lot of insight。 And i actually put these techniques that i have used with my nephews， and they love it！ Learning how children express themselves through play and gaining a more understanding have helped my relationships with children。
Kay
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One of my favourite books on play therapy！ Garry L。 Landreth covers a wide range of issues and is in a clear format making it an enjoyable and informative read。
Emy
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