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Play Therapy and Childhood Sexual Abuse is a comprehensive guide for mental health clinicians and play therapists who work with the victims of childhood sexual abuse. Chapters cover seminal and historically significant models of play therapy, burgeoning practices, and much more.
Clinical case examples of each play therapy approach are included in the chapters. The contributing authors are established leaders in using play therapy with sexually abused children and adolescents. This is a vital guide for clinicians using play therapy to help young people heal.
List of contents
Part 1: An Overview of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Play Therapy 1. Childhood Sexual Abuse: Understanding a Worldwide Epidemic
2. Childhood Maltreatment, Trauma, and the Developing Brain: Algorithms for Effective Play Therapy 3. Clinical Needs of Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
4. Therapeutic Presence in Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
5. The Therapeutic Powers of Play when Working with Sexually Abused Children
Part 2: Applications of Seminal and Historically Significant Play Therapy Theories in Treating Childhood Sexual Abuse 6. Adlerian Play Therapy: Facilitating the Crucial Cs in Sexually Abused Children
7. Child-Centered Play Therapy and Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Power of Relationship 8. Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
9. Developmental Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children
10. Filial Play Therapy with Non-Offending Caregivers and Families of Children who Have Been Sexually Abused
11. Gestalt Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
12. Jungian Analytical Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children 13. Using Theraplay to Treat Childhood Sexual Abuse
Part 3: Applications of Burgeoning Models in Treating Childhood Sexual Abuse 14. Digital Play Therapy(TM) with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents 15. EMDR and Play Therapy: A Playful Integration for Treatment of Childhood Sexual Abuse
16. Nature-Based Play Therapy: Interventions for Working with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
17. Posttraumatic Play with Sexually Abused Children: Clinical Invitations and Processing
18. Sandtray Integration in Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
19. TraumaPlay(TM): A Flexibly Sequential Approach for Healing Sexual Trauma
Part 4: Additional Considerations when Using Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents 20. Incorporating A Multicultural Orientation in Play Therapy with Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse
21. Ethical Considerations in Play Therapy with Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents
22. Secondary Traumatic Stress Stewardship: The Practice of Bearing Light
23. Working with Childhood Sexual Abuse: Considerations for Professional Development for Play Therapists
About the author
Sueann Kenney-Noziska, MSW, LCSW, RPT-S, specializes in using play therapy in clinical practice with sexually abused children and adolescents. She is an esteemed clinician, author, presenter, and expert witness.
