Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I. Foundations

II. Group Play Skill Sequences

III. Group Play Interventions

• Teaching Module : Making and Maintaining Friends
• Teaching Module 2: Identifying Emotions and Appropriately Expressing Emotions
• Teaching Module 3: Following Directions and Impulse Control
• Teaching Module 4: Sharing, Joining a Group, and Group Cooperation
• Teaching Module 5: Anger Management
• Teaching Module : Anxiety and Stress Management
• Teaching Module 7: Developing Appropriate Personal Space
• Teaching Module 8: Effective Planning and Time Management

IV. Conclusion

• Final Comments and Future Directions
• Appendix A. Example Group Play Intervention Session
• Appendix B. Recommended Web Resources for Play Therapy

References

Index

About the Author

About the Author

Linda A. Reddy, PhD, is an associate professor of psychology at Rutgers University, where she also serves as director of the Child ADHD and ADHD-Related Disorders Clinic.
 
Dr. Reddy received a PhD in school psychology and MA in educational psychology (measurement) from the University of Arizona and a BA in psychology from Boston University.
 
She has published over manuscripts and book chapters in the areas of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related disorders, group play interventions, school and family interventions, and test development/validation. She developed the Child ADHD Multimodal Program for children with ADHD.
 
Dr. Reddy is a Fellow of APA and serves on the editorial board of over journals. She is the lead editor of Empirically-Based Play Interventions for Children (2 5), Neuropsychological Assessment and Intervention for Emotional and Behavior Disordered Youth: An Integrated Step-by-Step Evidence-Based Approach (in press), and the second edition of Empirically Based Play Interventions for Children. She coedited (with Steven I. Pfeiffer) Innovative Mental Health Interventions for Children: Programs That Work and Inclusion Practice in Special Education: Research, Theory, and Application.
 
Dr. Reddy serves on the APA Inter-Divisional Task Force on Child and Adolescent Mental Health and the APA Task Force on Violence Against Teachers, and on the Translation of Science to School Practice Work Group. She is the recipient of several research and service awards and has received over $2 million in funding for her research. She received the 2 9 Research Article of the Year Award for the Journal of School Psychology - Society for the Study of School Psychology.
 
Dr. Reddy is a licensed psychologist in New Jersey who has extensive clinical experience working with families schools and children with emotional, behavioral, and neurocognitive difficulties.