Puppet Play Therapy

<p><em>Puppet Play Therapy</em> is a comprehensive guidebook that describes the basic skills, techniques, and applications for selecting and working with puppets in specific types of settings and populations. Written by preeminent voices in the field, chapters offer invaluable guidance on selecting, using, and assessing puppet-based therapeutic interventions. Both beginning and experienced clinicians will also appreciate the inclusion of practical, step-by-step approaches and reproducible handouts that will aid them in their puppet play therapy sessions. </p> <p>Preface Editors Contributors <strong>Section I: Introduction</strong> 1. Fundamental Concepts and Practices of Puppet Play Therapy <em>Schaefer & Drewes</em> 2. Puppet Play Therapy with Children of All Ages <em>Irwin</em> <strong>Section II: Puppet Assessment Techniques</strong> 3. The Berkeley Puppet Interview for Child Assessment <em>Measelle & Ablow</em> 4. The Family Puppet Interview <em>Sori</em> 5. Puppet Sentence Completion Task (PCST) <em>Knell</em> <strong>Section III: Theoretical Approaches</strong> 6. The Child-Centered Approach to Puppet Play with Children <em>Hartwig</em> 7. The Use of Puppets in Psychodynamic Child Therapy <em>Crenshaw & Kelly</em> 8. Puppet Play in Adlerian Therapy <em>Meany-Walen</em> 9. Puppet Play in Solution-Focused Brief Therapy <em>Leggett</em> <strong>Section IV: Puppet Therapy Techniques</strong> 10. The Use of Puppets to Externalize a Child's "Problem" <em>Turns & Eddy </em>11. "Mr. Fox is Sad:" Puppets as Symbolic Clients in the Playroom <em>Carter</em> 12. Teaching Children to Problem-Solve Through Puppet Play Interactions <em>Webster-Stratton & Reid</em> 13. Storytelling Through Puppets: The Turtle Technique <em>Dyson</em> 14. Finger Puppets in Play Therapy<em> Cook</em> 15. Puppet Play Therapy Techniques for Childhood Sexual Abuse Trauma <em>Drewes</em> <strong>Section V: Populations and Settings</strong> 16. Puppets in Family Therapy with a Case of Trauma and Sexual Abuse <em>Gil & Smelser</em> 17. The Wonder Continues: Captivating and Engaging Adults Through Therapeutic Puppet Play and Puppet Therapy <em>Vizzini</em> 18. Puppet Play in Medical Settings <em>Parson</em> 19. The Application of Therapeutic Puppet Play in the Schools <em>Prendiville </em>Index</p>