David A. Crenshaw, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist, board certified in clinical psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), and fellow of the Academy of Clinical Psychology. He is a registered play therapist-supervisor by the Association of Play Therapy and co-founder and current president of the New York Association for Play Therapy.
This book deftly combines symbols, heartfelt feelings, relational
theory, bibliotherapy, and several developmentally-appropriate and
creative art strategies to ultimately bolster the
empirically-validated and single most important curative component
of child psychotherapy: the nonjudgmental, nonevaluative
relationship between the counselor and client. Having incorporated
Crenshaw's heartfelt feelings activity (Chapter 2) into my play
therapy practice and graduate school training curriculum, I can
affirm that my child clients, graduate students and supervised
clinicians find it effective as the child is freed to express
his/her feelings in nonthreatening ways. I highly recommend this
book to graduate students and mental health practitioners searching
for innovative ways to therapeutically engage and connect to young
children and resistant adolescents.
*Johns Hopkins University, Eric Green, PhD,, Johns Hopkins
University*
In this book, Dr. Crenshaw invites us into his office to watch over
his shoulder as he and helpers such as 'Misunderstood Mouse' and
'Blow-Up Bernie' develop therapeutic relationships with children
and adolescents who are facing major challenges in their lives. He
then invites us into a conversation about the theory, best practice
research, and practical resources for effective work with young
clients and their families. This book is rich in content for both
the reflective and active aspects of the therapeutic
relationship.
*John W. Seymour, Ph.D., RPT-S, AAMFT supervisor, associate
professor, Minnesota State University, Mankato, MN*
This is one of the most engaging 'how-to' books in recent memory.
It combines play, symbol work, storytelling and drawing in ways
that provide symbolic links to a child's inner world. The stories
themselves are gems and when combined with Dr. Crenshaw's intuitive
and sensitive questioning, they serve all children well. This book
provides a major contribution that is of importance for teh novice
as well as for the more experienced practitioner. I only wish I had
it many years ago!
*Lois Carey, LCSW, author, Sandplay: Therapy with Children and
Families; editor of Expressive and Creative Arts Methods for Tramua
Survivors*
This book is a gem! Dr. Crenshaw presents a variety of incredibly
helpful therapeutic strategies that you can use in your practice
with children and adolescents. He does a beautiful job of outlining
practical, easy-to-follow directions for the activities, along with
touching case examples and citations of empirical research that
make these techniques practical, therapeutically useful, and easy
to "sell" to managed care providers.
*Terry Kottman, Ph.D., RPT-S, founder, The Encouragement Zone;
author, Partners in Play: An Adlerian Approach to Play Therapy and
Play Therapy: Basics and Bey*
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