Play Therapy: Engaging & Powerful Techniques for the Treatment of Childhood Disorders

20 reviews for Play Therapy: Engaging & Powerful Techniques for the Treatment of Childhood Disorders

1. heather richter

   Rated 5 out of 5

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   February 20, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!

   As a therapist this book will help little children understand what’s appropriate and not! Also will help get answers needed when not actually asking t...More

   As a therapist this book will help little children understand what’s appropriate and not! Also will help get answers needed when not actually asking the questions!

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   Liana Lowenstein, author, speaker, child psychotherapist

   Rated 5 out of 5

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   February 19, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and helpful

   This is a practical and helpful book that combines key theoretical information with creative interventions to address issues such as ADHD, depression,...More

   This is a practical and helpful book that combines key theoretical information with creative interventions to address issues such as ADHD, depression, anxiety, and trauma. A must-have for child and play therapists.

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   McKinney’s

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   November 27, 2021

   5.0 out of 5 stars As advertised

   Exactly as advertised

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   lc

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   September 14, 2021

   Just arrived ..content looks great

   Looks great. Simple easy to follow instructions for games/tasks organized according to diagnostic criteria. So, if you want to help someone with ADHD...More

   Looks great. Simple easy to follow instructions for games/tasks organized according to diagnostic criteria. So, if you want to help someone with ADHD, Dysregulation, OCD, Depression, ASD, etc., you go to the section for that diagnostic cohort and find great information and tasks to help them reduce symptoms and improve outcomes. Found it to be a great book (I'm a neuropsychologist/psychologist and my husband training to be a counselor)

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   Jeniflex

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   February 3, 2020

   5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource!

   As a behavior therapist, I found this to be a useful resource

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   Caleb

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   February 1, 2020

   5.0 out of 5 stars Good purchase

   Good book on play therapy for kids

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   Mary Romm

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   December 19, 2019

   5.0 out of 5 stars Great Therapy Book

   This is one of my favorite therapy books. This week alone I flipped through it and found more interventions I previously hadn't seen, and remembered a...More

   This is one of my favorite therapy books. This week alone I flipped through it and found more interventions I previously hadn't seen, and remembered a few I had. It is well-thought-out and inventive in it's approach. I highly recommend it for child and family therapists who see a variety of diagnoses and family difficulties.

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   Stefanie

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   June 15, 2019

   5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource

   Excellent resource for all play therapists!!

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   TD

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   June 9, 2019

   5.0 out of 5 stars Great therapeutic tool!

   This book has very good interventions!

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   Deanna Hill

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   May 25, 2019

   5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource

   Wonderful product. Great resource for working with my kiddos.

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   Ashley

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   April 4, 2019

   5.0 out of 5 stars A Highly Reccomended Read for Mental Health Clinicians Working with Children

   This is a wonderful book for mental health clinicians and play therapists to utilize with children who are diagnosed with mental health disorders such...More

   This is a wonderful book for mental health clinicians and play therapists to utilize with children who are diagnosed with mental health disorders such as with anxiety, ADHD, depression, etc and also for children with past trauma. What I really love about this book is not only they discuss what each disorder is, and emphasize the importance of the therapist-child relationship and the family relationship, but they also provide a case illustration on each disorder and several creative activities towards the end of each chapter that be used to treat children with a variety of these disorders. The book is also written in layman terms to allow beginning mental health and psychology students such as I, gain a better understanding for each disorder. I highly recommend this book to those working with children!

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   P. Ursery

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   March 22, 2019

   5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource

   A excellent resource to have as a clinician

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   Courtney F.

   Rated 4 out of 5

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   March 11, 2019

   4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful resource with quick background information and several activities

   I am an occupational therapist planning a pilot sensory/social group for 4-5 year olds in our clinic. I have found several activities in this book tha...More

   I am an occupational therapist planning a pilot sensory/social group for 4-5 year olds in our clinic. I have found several activities in this book that I am excited to implement into the group. I also really appreciate the descriptions of the diagnoses provided at the beginning of each chapter.

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   momtothree

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   January 20, 2019

   5.0 out of 5 stars Useful for therapy

   This has been helpful in my practice working with young clients.

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   Carlo

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   October 3, 2018

   5.0 out of 5 stars Great stragsties

   Great book!

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   Debbie Higginbotham

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   August 18, 2018

   5.0 out of 5 stars Good resource

   Use frequently

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   Mike Pickett

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   March 12, 2018

   5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars

   Great book to use with children. Creative interventions and easy to use format. Our office loves this book.

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   Jessica Stone, Ph.D., RPT-S

   Rated 5 out of 5

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   February 11, 2018

   5.0 out of 5 stars This amazing book by Clair Mellenthin is a really nice combination ...

   This amazing book by Clair Mellenthin is a really nice combination of play therapy information, important focal points, interventions and not just "do...More

   This amazing book by Clair Mellenthin is a really nice combination of play therapy information, important focal points, interventions and not just "do this craft," etc, but WHY you're doing it, what to look for and what you might want to process.

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   Holly Willard

   Rated 5 out of 5

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   February 7, 2018

   5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing play therapy book by Clair Evans-Mellenthin

   Amazing play therapy book by Clair Evans-Mellenthin. I really appreciate the diagnostic and theoretical framework to every chapter before the interve...More

   Amazing play therapy book by Clair Evans-Mellenthin. I really appreciate the diagnostic and theoretical framework to every chapter before the interventions. Recommend to all levels of play therapists!

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   Miguel Sanchez

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   January 31, 2018

   5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing writer and therapist

   Clair Mellenthin is an amazing writer and therapist. She's reknowned throughout my local Utah scene and is frequently featured on the local news provi...More

   Clair Mellenthin is an amazing writer and therapist. She's reknowned throughout my local Utah scene and is frequently featured on the local news providing tips and advice to parents. Excited for this book. Can't wait!

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