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Play Therapy books and resources

Widely used by professionals working with children, our play therapy books cover theory and practice. Ann Cattanach's new book on children's stories in play therapy (described below) moves the theoretical work forward, and her earlier book on working with abused children is now one of the classics in the field (for related books on this area of work, look at our child psychiatry and psychology page). JKP also publishes in dramatherapy, storymaking, music therapy, art therapy, dance and movement therapy and the interdisciplinary therapies.

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Narrative Approaches in Play with Children

Ann Cattanach

Narrative play is a way of communicating with children using imaginative stories and narratives to share and make sense of life events. This book describes using narrative play therapeutically with children who have lived in multiple families, children who have problems with social understanding and children who have learning difficulties.

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-588-6, 208pp, 2007, £18.99, $32.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Play Therapy, Working with Children and Families

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Play Therapy with Abused Children

Play Therapy with Abused Children

2nd edition

Ann Cattanach

Praise for the first edition:
'Ann Cattanach writes with enormous empathy and warmth, and with a refreshing lack of sentimentality … [This] is an unpretentious and optimistic book, and a very positive addition to recent publications.'

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-587-9, 192pp, 2008, £18.99, $32.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Play Therapy, Working with Children and Families

coming soon

Social Skills Games for Children

Social Skills Games for Children

Deborah M. Plummer
Illustrated by Jane Serrurier

Praise for the author:
'Deborah Plummer uses imagination and empowerment to move children and adults from discouragement to success.'
- The Canadian Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Review

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-617-3, 157pp, August 2008, £15.99, $29.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Counselling, Education, Educational Psychology, Play Therapy, Self Esteem, Working with Children and Families

All Play Therapy titles in alphabetical order

Amy Elizabeth Goes to Play Therapy

A book to Assist Psychotherapists in Helping Young Children Understand and Benefit from Play Therapy

Kathleen A. Chara and Paul J. Chara, Jr.
Illustrated by J.M. Berns

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-775-0, 64pp, 2004, £7.95, $13.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Play Therapy

The Anti-Bullying Game

Yvonne Searle and Isabelle Streng

Board Game, ISBN: 978-1-85302-335-4, 1996, £39.99 + VAT = £46.99, $56.95

Category: Play Therapy

Case Studies in Non-directive Play Therapy

Virginia Ryan and Kate Wilson

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-912-7, 272pp, 2000, £19.95, $36.95

Category: Play Therapy

Chasing Ideas

The Fun of Freeing Your Child's Imagination. Revised edition.

Christine Durham

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-460-5, 192pp, 2006, £12.99, $19.95

Categories: Education, Parenting, Play Therapy, Storymaking, Working with Children and Families

Children's Stories in Play Therapy

Ann Cattanach

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-362-0, 240pp, 1997, £18.95, $32.95

Category: Play Therapy

The Chronic Illness Game

Isabelle Streng and A.M. Stradmeijer

Board Game, ISBN: 978-1-84310-376-9, 2006, £39.99 + VAT = £46.99, $69.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Educational Psychology, Occupational Therapy, Play Therapy, Special Education, Working with Children and Families

The Divorced and Separated Game

Yvonne Searle and Isabelle Streng

Board Game, ISBN: 978-1-85302-334-7, 1996, £39.99 + VAT = £46.99, $56.95

Category: Play Therapy

Gravity and the Creation of Self

An Exploration of Self Representations Using Spatial Concepts

Elizabeth Burford

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-557-0, 160pp, 1998, £17.95, $36.95

Category: Play Therapy

The Grief Game

Yvonne Searle and Isabelle Streng

Board Game, ISBN: 978-1-85302-333-0, 1996, £39.99 + VAT = £46.99, $59.95

Category: Play Therapy

The Handbook of Gestalt Play Therapy

Practical Guidelines for Child Therapists

Rinda Blom

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-459-9, 248pp, 2006, £18.99, $34.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Play Therapy

"If You Turned into a Monster"

Transformation through Play: A Body-Centred Approach to Play Therapy

Dennis McCarthy

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-529-9, 160pp, 2007, £17.99, $29.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Play Therapy, Working with Children and Families

Introduction to Developmental Playtherapy

Playing and Health

Sue Jennings

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-635-5, 196pp, 1999, £18.95, $32.95

Category: Play Therapy

Narrative Approaches in Play with Children

Ann Cattanach

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-588-6, 208pp, 2007, £18.99, $32.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Play Therapy, Working with Children and Families

The Obesity Game

Isabelle Streng and A.M. Stradmeijer

Play Therapy with Abused Children

Ann Cattanach

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-193-0, 160pp, 1993, £16.95, $29.95

Categories: Play Therapy, Working with Children and Families

Play Therapy with Abused Children

2nd edition

Ann Cattanach

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-587-9, 192pp, 2008, £18.99, $32.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Play Therapy, Working with Children and Families

Play Therapy

Where the Sky Meets the Underworld

Ann Cattanach

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-211-1, 176pp, 1994, £15.95, $29.95

Categories: Play Therapy, Working with Children and Families

Process in the Arts Therapies

Edited by Ann Cattanach

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-85302-625-6, 200pp, 1999, £18.95, $32.95

Categories: Interdisciplinary Arts Therapies, Play Therapy

Profiles of Play

Assessing and Observing Structure and Process in Play Therapy

Saralea E. Chazan

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-703-3, 240pp, 2002, £19.99, $39.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Play Therapy

Replays

Using Play to Enhance Emotional and Behavioral Development for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Karen Levine and Naomi Chedd

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-832-0, 144pp, 2006, £12.99, $19.95

Categories: Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Play Therapy

The Social Play Record

A Toolkit for Assessing and Developing Social Play from Infancy to Adolescence

Chris White

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-400-1, 144pp, 2006, £29.99, $49.95

Categories: Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Play Therapy

The Social Skills Game

Yvonne Searle and Isabelle Streng

Board Game, ISBN: 978-1-85302-336-1, 1996, £39.99 + VAT = £46.99, $56.95

Category: Play Therapy

Social Skills Games for Children

Deborah M. Plummer
Illustrated by Jane Serrurier

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-617-3, 157pp, August 2008, £15.99, $29.95

Categories: Child Psychiatry and Psychology, Counselling, Education, Educational Psychology, Play Therapy, Self Esteem, Working with Children and Families

The Story So Far

Play Therapy Narratives

Edited by Ann Cattanach

Paperback, ISBN: 978-1-84310-063-8, 176pp, 2002, £17.95, $31.95

Categories: Play Therapy, Working with Children and Families


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